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They also like crickets coated with powder containing calcium and vitamins. They should be fed dark green leafy vegetables, fruits and clean water. The Red iguanas belong to terrestrial category and spend time in search of food within a short distance from their domicile. They cannot travel long to find any other suitable dwelling place as they easily get disjointed. It relishes the yellow flowers on creosote bush. It is also known to eat the insects, worms and feces of desert lizards, mammals as well of carrion. The desert iguana can move very fast. You may spot them often crossing the roads or running ahead of your car. They possess powerful hind legs to move swiftly. Taking into account their small sizes, they seem to be easygoing, but they need a tender care for their proper safeguard so that they grow up into healthy young ones. Baby iguanas also have some crucial requirements to be furnished similar to those for any other pet. They are simple and not much fussy like many other pets for a specific food, but you have to make the things perfect for them to live and grow. Making the closet a safe and clean shelter for you iguana is a real perplexing task. You should not provide a very big space also as iguana may hide somewhere away from heat. 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. A normal iguana may even live for thirty years. In case you want to keep iguanas as pet, you should note a few important points as dos and don'ts with them. The enclosure of your pet iguana should be cleaned regularly. It should be big enough to accommodate the pets for moving freely and feel comfortable in it. The iguanas flourishing in Fernandina become brick red and dull green. The sizes of marine iguanas also vary from one island to another. In Isabella and Fernandina, you can get the biggest marine iguanas of complete Galapagos Islands. There are smallest marine iguanas living in Genovesa. Marine iguanas are classified as poikilothermic creatures. 

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