Food: Now coming to the food to be given to your pet iguana, naturally it should be given a healthy food. In their initial years, iguanas should be fed regularly daily. The older animals can be given food on alternative days. The type of food you feed to your iguanas will determine their health. The best food recommended for iguanas is leafy green vegetables. 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. Iguanas: Types and n Common Features The most common type of iguanas is green iguana that is usually kept as a pet in the homes. It is the renowned type of iguana and is becoming a favorite pet of most of households very fast. But, you should know that there are other varieties of iguana also, which are mostly found in the forests. 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. They can spend only a short time in cold water of sea when they dive in search of their algae food. They also need plenty of water to drink. Albino iguana will dip its head in water to drink it. So you should supply enough fresh water in deep glasses or bowls for them. They also occasionally lick off droplets of water from pants to quell their thirst. You should never feed them on leftover food or vegetables. How to prepare an Iguana Nest: For carrying out the reproduction of iguana smoothly, both male and female iguanas are to be put together in their mating and breeding season. There should be proper size of the group and ratio of male and females. For one male, you can keep one or more females. It is better to maintain the number of male iguanas smaller than females; otherwise males may be killed fighting with each other during mating.