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. The other specific type is Genus Amblyrhyncus also called marine iguanas or Galapagos Marine Iguana. The marine iguanas is the most arduous to be kept in confinement. They essentially feed on marine algae that are almost imposible to create commercially. Genus Conolophus, have closest resemblance with the marine iguana. 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. It may constitute green and leafy vegetables and other food. You can add some lettuce. Fibrous Osteodystrophy: Metabolic bone diseases are very common with iguanas. In fibrous osteodystrophy their bones become weak and may fracture also. This is basically due to malnutrition and lack of vitamin D3, calcium and phosphorous in food. You can get the details of the nutritious food advice for iguanas from those selling the pets. So many times when they are noticed by predators, baby iguanas will straightaway jump and plunge into water from trees. They are fantabulous swimmers as well. Over and above these qualities, the baby green iguanas are very strong. They jump and fall from the height of 40 to 50 feet without any sign of injury and stay safe and sound. The experts advocate that more vegetables should be fed to iguanas than insects or fleshy 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.