Iguanas are very curious and can cause a lot of damage to your home or themselves if let roam around unattended. If you want your iguana and house to remain in one piece, you will need to "iguana-proof" your home. This article will give you a few tips.

Escape

First and foremost, you don't want your iguana to escape outside. Make sure all doors and windows in his area are closed tight. If you have a smaller lizard, then he may be able to fit under doorways easily. Therefore, you need to use a towel or other obstruction if you want to confine him to one room.

Cleanliness

It's very important that you keep the floor clean in the rooms where your iguana will be roaming. They will eat just about anything. Eating certain things can cause impaction which can easily be life-threatening. So, clean up all hair, strings, cloth, or anything else that may be ingested.

Plants

Iguanas love to eat plants. Unfortunately, certain plants are very toxic to them. If you have any plants in your home, you need to make sure that they're not toxic to your lizard. Even if the live plant itself isn't poisonous, the dirt it's sitting in can cause impaction. So, it's best not to have any plants around him at all.

Cords

Another common problem are electrical cords. Needless to say, your iguana will be in for a shock if he tries to bite through a cord carrying live power. In addition to biting them, they may also try to climb electrical cords. This may cause heavy objects to fall down and injure your iguana. The object itself will also probably be broken. Keep this in mind when letting your ig loose.

Pets

These exotic pets don't mix very well with more common pets. This is something you need to think about if you have a small animal or bird in your home. It's best that they're not around each other at all. If you do let them around each other, you need to watch them very closely. One of them can easily get injured severely.