OWNING MULTIPLE IGUANAS

When you own more than one iguana it can become an issue or it can go smoothly you never really know until they meet, even then it can change when the seasons do. The most important thing is to never house multiple iguanas together.
When iguanas as hatchlings they naturally like to stick together, this is for their love for each other this is because there is safety in numbers. So people buy two babies and house them together and thing they love each other.
Everything could go fine for a couple months, but as they grow small changes become apparent. One isn't growing as fast, isn't eating as much or isn't betting good basking spots. This is because they start to become more territorial, they want their own space, so the bigger and stronger one takes over the cage and controls the food and basking spots. This causes a lot of stress not only on the smaller one but also on the other one. When iguanas have high stress levels it causes their body to release more adrenaline, this causes the body to slow its growth rate.
Also with babies you could come home to one or both with injuries from a fight breaking out. Its safer and healthier to keep your iguanas in separate enclosures.

Adults can have larger issues and bigger more sever injuries as they are stronger and more powerful. Adults require a lot of space for themselves and some are very strict about maintaining that territory clear. Housing two males together is a complete no no, even if they get a long outside the enclosure (mutual territory) doesn't mean you house them together. Come breeding season you will have very aggressive fights break out and they can be fatal. Two females can be similar but normally not as aggressive. A male and a female is better however when breeding season comes the males will want to constantly breed and the female will tolerate it for a bit but then will fight back and become aggressive which can cause serious injuries.


I get it a lot where people say "they have been together since they were babies and never had a fight"
You may not notice small things that happen or that one isn't getting enough heat or food. Or they could be getting along fine but they change as they age. It only takes one of them to do something the other one doesn't like to start a fight and personally I do not recommend taking that risk as juvenile and adult iguana fights can be very sever or fata. Its not worth risking the life of your iguana, just get a second enclosure and let them roam around together.

For the safety and wellbeing of your iguanas PLEASE HOUSE THEM SEPERATLY they can spend supervised time together outside the enclosure but not in an enclosure. Some pairings may be fine to spend time together like my Molly and Billy. They love being together but I will never leave them unattended for long periods. So allow your iguanas to interact (if they like each other) but give them separate enclosures. Once you become familiar with their unique body language you can read them better and understand their moods and what they are thinking and planning on doing.

Hope this helps clear up some confusion when it comes to owning multiple iguanas.


Robin

this is a photo of Billy and Lola (an iguana I rescued worked with and rehomed back in 2012. They were housed together for the time being and got a long fine but would have small disputes about the favourite spots. I wouldn't have ever housed them together but she was a rescue and I didn't have another enclosure and it was for s short period of time. I had to remove Billy from the enclosure during breeding season as he became to much for her. This is a perfect example for knowing what signs to look for and when its time to remove one.