{"id":3245,"date":"2014-09-16T15:44:29","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T15:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lafeber.com\/staging\/vet\/?p=3245"},"modified":"2020-04-30T19:19:52","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T00:19:52","slug":"green-iguana-care-of-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/green-iguana-care-of-the\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Iguana, Care of the"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The green or common iguana (<em>Iguana iguana<\/em>) is a tree-dwelling reptile native to the tropical and subtropical regions of central and South America and parts of Mexico. Unlike domestic pets that have lived with human beings for multiple generations, pet reptiles, (even those that are captive bred) are still essentially wild animals. Our goal for keeping iguanas in captivity should be to copy their natural environment and diet as closely as possible. Therefore this client education handout reviews the essentials of green iguana housing and nutrition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Green-Iguana-4-1.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49799\" src=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Green-Iguana-handout-screenshot-250x250.png\" alt=\"green iguana handout\" width=\"200\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Green-Iguana-handout-screenshot-345x400.png 345w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Green-Iguana-handout-screenshot-500x580.png 500w, https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Green-Iguana-handout-screenshot.png 603w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Green-Iguana-4.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Word<\/a> (23 KB) or <a href=\"https:\/\/lafeber.com\/vet\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Green-Iguana-4-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PDF<\/a> (144 KB) version of the Care of the Green Iguana handout.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The green or common iguana (<em>Iguana iguana<\/em>) is a tree-dwelling reptile native to the tropical and subtropical regions of central and South America and parts of Mexico. 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