Some Useful Information about Marine Iguanas The marine iguana lives in the sea away from the other iguana that is dwelling on the land. It has its exclusive characteristics of being able to nourish in the sea water. It is prospering only on Galapagos Islands and is named after the island as Galapagos Marine iguana. They have monochromatic green color. Their green shade is different from bright green or grayish and dull green. Their skin is rough like rasps and they have pointed scurfs on their back. They possess big claws and long fingers and can effortlessly grasp and climb up. Their Habitat: The baby green iguanas are mostly brought up in the rainforests in tropical regions particularly in places having lower altitudes and approachable water bodies like rivers and streams. Their bellies are white in color and tails have white spots and have stripes. They are normally about 15 inch in size when grown up. They have long tails almost double the length of their bodies. Genus Sauromalus iguana is referred as Chuckwalla. This species is full-bodied herbaceous iguana normally living in Mexico and United States. You can use the lower two feet storage place. Some iguana will usually try to hide in the bottom portion. They may fall sick and get hypothermia. It is better to provide a circular closet bar and a shelf on top. If you fix the lights on bar, these will lie too low. The lights can be fixed at the top with some clips. The best time to give them food is at the daybreak almost an hour after they wake up. It is the ideal time for their food as they can digest the food during the day before going to sleep. Moreover, the morning atmosphere provides perfect temperature for digestion of food. You can feed them all through the day also, but take care to feed in small quantities. This is one of the major reasons for people to keep them as their pets. It is not difficult to offer them food rather than feeding animals. However, herbivore does not signify that iguana will eat any plant. To keep them healthy and to maintain their growth, they should be given a balanced and nutritious diet.