What is the proper way to give an iguana a bath?

[LittleDuudeIsAGirl]

i dont have an iguana but i do have a bearded dragon which you do give them bathes as well..and what i do is run a warm bath that goes up to her tummy a little deeper because she likes to dunk her head and swim under the water..very graceful i might add..but just make it warm for them...our water has a filter that takes out the chlorine but i dont think the water will be too harmful only because some people drink water straight from the tap.

[Ken Worthington]

There's an old adage about not testing the water with your hand but with your elbow!

I'd still be interested in recommended temperatures, though.

PS. My friend's iguana will use an empty bath as a toilet, if he can get to it (whilst out of his tank, roaming around!)

[Deku]

i dont have an iguana but i do have a bearded dragon which you do give them bathes as well..and what i do is run a warm bath that goes up to her tummy a little deeper because she likes to dunk her head and swim under the water..very graceful i might add..but just make it warm for them...our water has a filter that takes out the chlorine but i dont think the water will be too harmful only because some people drink water straight from the tap.

We drink chlorinated water because the chlorinated for US isnt too concentrated to do us harm, but again its not good for us. I dont like tap water that much but I drink it if I have to(warm or cold). Same with the reptiles, but with the reptiles it COULD irritate their skin. I had a friends iguana stay over at my house for the weekend, and I gave it a bath. It went frantic and was rubbing its eyes. This iguana ussually loves baths... SO there ya go. Also water thats higher than 80 wont kill it, but it isnt good for it either.