hey guys,
i just built a 40 inch tall and long size cage with a 2 ft width out of wood and acrylic for my 5 month old iguana, do yall know how long it will be until I have to move it to a larger cage?

It wont be long, they grow like weeds. I would actually start planning out the adult cage now, so by the time it is built and up and running he'll be ready to move in!

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At one year, an average Iguana should be somewhere around 20 to 27 inches.

As a rule of thumb, I use the following as a guideline for active lizards (I count Iggies as an active lizard).

Side to side = 2 to 3 times the length of the lizard
Front to back = 1 to 1.5 times the length of the lizard
Height for climber (like an Iggie) = 1.5 to 2 times the length of the lizard.

At one year, it's enclosure should be at least 4 to 6 ft side to side, 2 to 4 ft front to back, and 3 to 5 ft tall.

By this standard, by the time your iguana is 5 years old, his enclosure would be something like 10 to 15 feet side to side, 5 to 8 feet front to back, and 7 to 10 feet high. If you're thinking that's the size of a small room, you're correct.

By my standards, most Iguana enclosures are too small.

Good suggestions Chrome, but I would suggest either more or an equal amount of height to width since iguanas are arboreal and geel most secure up high!

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Its not going to be long at all! Young iguanas have a very rapid growth rate and I have see 1 year old igs that were already at 3-4 ft! The minimum adult siaze cage is generally recommended at 6x4x6ft. And this is assuming the ig has access to getting out and roaming a bit.

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i also plan on planting english daisy in my iguana tnak and I was wondering if it would be okay if the iguana ate it?