How long does it take for iguanas to become full size,or are there smaller versions of them.?

Question

I am writing a story and I was just curious how long it takes, or if there are any smaller species of iguanas. Thanks!

Answer 1

How long does it take for an iguana to become full size adult? Males usually can get up to 6 ft tall total body length, females usually can get up to 5 ft total body length. Some can be shorter some can be taller.
You can't usually tell if you have a male until snout-vent (SVL) is 6inches in length, for female it's usually SVL is 10inches in length. Some females can go into breeding/gravid when they are around/over 10 1/2 inches long. Age of maturity can begin around 1 1/2-2 years of age, depends are care.
There has been some iguanas who are actually shorter then the average, and it's usually hereditary. The mother/father had to be shorter in size. Pet stores do not know the total length of the iguana you are getting, and I pry they will never alter and sell shorter iguanas for reasons to have a shorter then average iguana.
Depending on care, which includes UVB processed light, or full spectrum sunlight, proper diet (collard greens, mustard greens, turnip greens, endive, radicchio, watercress mache, dandelion greens - there are some veggies/fruits that are toxic to iguanas), big enough enclosure, correct temps, humidity, and doesn't get mites or parasites, or get scared and drops it's tale, it can take 2 1/2-3 years to reach full size. Proper care does take a part.
In captivity they can live from anywhere from 6 months to 20 years. If properly cared for, they can live up to 20 years, that is the longest I recall of hearing one in captivity.
You may want to include the difference in dewlap, head, and spikes in you're story. Coloring. Teeth. Nails. And how much work they can be for slave/owner, so people will not want to run out and get one after they read/hear your story.
Some links that may help you w/ more topics to add, heres some reading:
http://www.greenigsociety.org/
http://www.iguanaden.org/
http://www.anapsid.org/iguana/index.html

Answer 2

It really depends on what you mean when you say "iguana".

The genus Iguana includes only two species: the Green Iguana and the Lesser Antillean Iguana. The Green iguana grows up to 1.5 meters (5 feet) from head to tail. The Lesser Antillean iguana is slightly smaller, with males growing up to 1.2 meters (4 feet) and females generally being two-thirds the males' size.

However, there are other lizards called "iguana", which belong to a broader and much more diverse Iguanidae family.

Answer 3

1-3 years

Answer 4

Tropical iguanas take around 1 year to be fertile, and three more to reach their full size, close to 2 mts long (7'), they live around 25 to 20 years, the full size is bigger when they live on the forest aside the rivers.

Answer 5

How Long Are Iguanas

Answer 6

I even have had 2 iguanas and on the initiating i had a small cage whether it replace into nonetheless sufficiently enormous for them to have there very own room. you purely could desire to make beneficial that it has stuff to climb on (like take some tree branches) something to warmth them up (like a heating pad) and additionally you in addition to mght have been given to make beneficial that they could have foodstuff and water. If all this works and your iguana nonetheless has room to circulate around then your good. this ought to be ok for a minimum of a week or so. yet you will ought to get a much better cage speedy in order that it has greater area to do stuff

Answer 7

there a definatley smaller species but i think one of the normal speciesis 1-3 years

Answer 8

a year look it up