The lack of information on caring for my own iguana spurred me to spend more than six years trying to fill my head with answers to all my iguana questions.

Fired by fanaticism, I began by sending inquiries to more than 60 herpetological (reptile and amphibian) societies in the United States, and I joined three of them. Over the six-year period, I sent out almost 1,000 questionnaires directly to iguana owners, as well as questionnaires to veterinarians, pet stores, wholesalers, and zoos. In many cases I talked directly with manufacturers of products used for iguanas.

I attended international herpetological seminars and conferences, read scientific publications and trade journals, and did follow-up research at leading colleges and universities. I even attended a seminar for veterinarians on iguana medicine and surgery. I talked with recognized experts in a range of iguana-related fields, including state, federal, and international wildlife agencies.

I looked at hundreds of pet iguanas, plus I kept a detailed and exacting daily log book on my own pet iguana, Za.

My research also took me to the jungles in Mexico and Central and South America many times. One summer, the Jalapa Ecology Institute near Veracruz, Mexico, invited me to work with them on an iguana egg research project. Another invitation came from the Director of the School of Veterinary Medicine and Zoology in Oaxaca, Mexico, to study iguanas on the coast with one of the school's researchers.

This book is a compilation of all the information sources in which I've immersed myself for these years. In the end, I discovered that if you bend over backwards, jump through hoops of fire, follow all your leads, never give up, and let one desire drive you like a laser beam to your goal, eventually you get answers.

The original book is no longer printed because it evolved from a paperback book into an E-Book. The simple reason for the E-book is that the author always wanted his book to be in the hands of everyone who owned a green iguana as a pet, and now that can happen. With the E-Book price of under $10, every iguana owner can have this book. Now there is no excuse for harming iguanas in captivity with wrong information on food, housing, or general care. All the information in this 650+ page E-book is the solution for all pet iguanas to have a better life!