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How long can an iguana live without heat?

william by william
December 10, 2020
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Iguana is a tropical animal and belongs to family of reptiles and they look similar to lizards but are larger than that. They love to be left alone and do not like to be in crowded places. They are herbivorous in nature and iguana are cold blooded animals and they need heat for proper digestion.

So there is lots of importance of heat in the life of an iguana and we will discuss about how long an iguana can stay without heat in this article. As we know heat plays a crucial part in the life of an iguana.

Contents

  • 1 How long iguanas can go without heat?
  • 2 Importance of heat for an iguana
    • 2.1 Digesting food
    • 2.2 Immune system
    • 2.3 Free of diseases
    • 2.4 Bottom line

How long iguanas can go without heat?

An iguana can sustain itself without heat not more than a month. As it will stop itself from eating as it needs heat for digestion and if proper heat is not available it will die. It will starve itself to death.

For couple of weeks it will still be alive but after sometime the diseases will start infecting the iguana and it will die quite soon if the heat is not provided to the iguana as heat plays a very important part in the life of an iguana.

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Importance of heat for an iguana

As we know iguanas are cold blooded animals this makes the heat very important element in the life of an iguana. The ideal temperature of the iguana is 84 to 90 degree Fahrenheit during the day time and 70 to 77 degree Fahrenheit at night.

Digesting food

The heat helps the iguana to digest the food and if the proper digestion does not take place than the iguana will most likely fall ill. To check the proper temperature in the cage one should add a thermometer inside the cage.

Immune system

The heat also provides the iguana with stronger immune system as it helps in absorbing the nutrients from the food which will strengthen the immune system of the iguana.

Free of diseases

The iguana will not get diseases as it will be able to digest the food properly due to heat and also the immune system will be strengthened. This will help the iguana to stay fit and due to the heat presence the iguana will not become weak, sick or even lethargic in that case. As heat also makes the iguana active.

Bottom line

The iguana cannot live for a longer time without heat. It will be very tough for an iguana to even survive for a month without heat. As iguanas are tropical animals they need heat to survive and that is why heat plays a very important role in the life of an iguana.

So the owners should provide them with natural heat if possible as that is the best way to provide the iguanas with heat and if you live in colder regions then you can provide them with artificial heating such as heat lamps, etc. As this will help in providing heat to the iguana and will help them to live a healthy life.

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My name is William C. Chin and I am a writer and marketer for the pet industry. I have worked as a freelance writer and blogger as well and have been lover of all animals since my childhood.

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