After waking up I bask for awhile under my 250 watt heat lamp. You can see my ZooMed UV light in the background. We iguanas need UV light during the hours we are awake, after our 12 hours of sleep. To wake up we need a basking spot of around 100 degrees Fahrenheit. (I also have a heater in my bathroom which keeps the temperature around 85 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and 75 degrees at night. This keeps me comfortable and healthy.)

My cage at my caretaker's home is a converted shower. A frame of plastic wood was inserted in the shower with coated wire for climbing. I have two levels of shelves and two large water containers which help keep the humidity in my cage up. In the rain forest the air would be dripping with water all day, but this is not practical in a house.