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How do iguanas have babies?

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Iguana Reproduction. Iguanas lay eggs even when they are not fertile. In fact, females will lay abo ut 20 to 70 eggs per year once they reach sexual maturity. When 65 days have passed after mating, the female iguana will deposit pale, cream-colored eggs into burrows that she constructs. read more

Iguanas tend to breed in the dry season, ensuring that young hatch in the wet season when food is more readily available. Mating appears to be polygynandrous. Courtship occurs within a defined territory where more than one female may be present. read more

Most green iguanas reach sexual maturity between three and four years of age, although maturity can be reached earlier. Iguanas tend to breed in the dry season, ensuring that young hatch in the wet season when food is more readily available. Mating appears to be polygynandrous. read more

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