What is the breeding age for iguanas, how should I introduce them to each other and what months are breeding season?
thanks
2006-11-02 10:47:15 · 6 answers · asked by Alexis' macaws 2 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Please think about what you are suggesting. Are you prepared to care for up to 60 baby iguanas if all the eggs are fertile? I had a female who laid 54 eggs...over half of them looked viable. They were frozen to keep from hatching.
Iguanas are the #1 throw away pet in the U.S. They are bought by people who don't do the research...or by pet stores who don't care who the lizard goes to. They are extremely high maintenance and once the babies start to grow you will need to seperate them. What heppens if you can't find them all homes right away? You will have territorial issues that can end up in a lot of injured...or dead...iguanas.
This is more of a moral and ethical issue and only one you can truly decide on...but being in reptile rescue...I can tell you...there are way too many iguanas in rescues to need more bred into the population.
Just think about it...:-)
To the poster who said the opposite sexes won't attack each other...very wrong!! Iguana "love" can be extremely vicious and females are often killed during the mating process. On the flip side...some females absolutely hate the male and will inflict her own damage if she is not ready for him.
2006-11-03 02:00:36 · answer #1 · answered by prism_wolf 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Iguana Breeding
2016-11-02 23:22:01 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You cannot mate them until they have reached sexual maturity. Every iguana reaches sexual maturity at different ages. Breeding season also depends on where you live. You will be able to tell it is breeding season because your males femoral pores will be swollen. Some males get orange coloring in them when it is mating season; but not all.
When you introduce them, make sure you keep a close watch. You also have to make sure it is mating season. Don't introduce them near their habitat. Iguanas are extreamly territorial so, if you put the male into the females cage or vise-versa; they will fight for the territory. Set up a 'mating habitat' elsewhere in the house; and don't introduce them to it until you are ready to mate them. Keep a very close eye, because Iguanas are not like dogs, The female may decide that she doesnt want him, in that case she may whip, bite, and injure him. so; you have to be VERY watchful of them.
2006-11-02 12:38:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Iguanas in the wild - and healthy iguanas in captivity - will attain sexual maturity at about 18 months of age. If you got your iguana as a hatchling (about 2.5-3"/6.3-7.6 cm SVL), he or she was about 1 to 2 months of age at that time.[1] By the end of the iguana's first year, the SVL should be 8" to 9"/20-22 cm, and you will be able to sex the iguana.[2] This means that about six months before onset of sexual maturity you will be able to tell if you have a male or female. This gives you six months or so to prepare for the possibilities: male aggression [3, 4] or a gravid female.[5]
2006-11-02 11:32:37 · answer #4 · answered by Ambegurl 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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Please do not breed green iguanas. There are already thousands of green iguanas in the US who are in need of proper homes. We don't need more.
2016-04-02 22:11:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
breeding season usually is is the fall from aug-oct and usually breding age is over a year old. And just put the two lizards together if you know they are opposite sex they usually won't fight. The male will bop his head to her.
2006-11-02 14:03:59 · answer #6 · answered by lizardlover42000 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋