Hello. Today I would like to discuss Blue. Blue is a Blue Diamond Iguana. His full name is Blue Diamond Philips. Iguanas are not a great starter pet. They are a very long commitment (they can live to be over 25 years old). A lot of people underestimate their size. After two years, they can grow to over 3 feet long and when they are fully grown, after 7 years, they can reach over 6 feet.

Now, think about how you would house a six foot long dinosaur. That’s basically what it is. It needs humidity, so you can’t keep it in something that has a lot of ventilation. It needs lots of room to move around. And it needs heat. Along with heat comes special lighting. Without special lighting that provides UVB rays, Iguanas cannot produce the vitamin D3 they need to metabolize the calcium from their food. Many Iguana owners do not know the basics and are baffled when their Iguana is in poor health, has lack of color, doesn’t get as big as it is supposed to, or even dies. A lot of research and care is particularly important for raising an iguana properly.

Blue loves to eat different vegetables. His favorite is romaine lettuce, but we like to keep a balance of different fruits and vegetables for a multitude of vitamins and minerals.

Blue is my girlfriend, Ann’s, favorite pet. She holds him every day and feeds him out of her hand. One funny thing about Blue is that he knows when it is bedtime. At around 11pm, he climbs up onto his log in the corner, shuts his eyes and goes to sleep. We then shut his lights off (except for a red heat lamp) and let him get some shuteye until morning. He’s a heavy sleeper too. He won’t wake up until we turn the lights back on. He’s slept until noon before.

Here you can see our cat, Amber mesmerized by Blue.

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