Pip, our green iguana when he was a month old, and now at 3.5 years.

How big do the green iguanas get? For starters, these reptiles can grow anywhere from four to six feet long although some have managed to get up to seven feet in length. The tail of the iguana is almost half of its body, taking up more than half that length.

Did you know that they use their tails to sense when predators are nearby and if they lose their tails when babies, they will grow back as if it never happened? However, it won’t grow back to the same size or the same color.