Cyclura young babies seem to be always shedding in one area or another through the whole year. It is absolutely normal. But as they get older they shed less often and to a point that it is about once a…
Hand-feeding your Cyclura
So is it just me, or does all food for Cycluras taste better to them when it’s being hand-fed? Our cycluras all loooooooove to eat from our hands. Although sometimes you have to really watch your fingers when they’re excited.…
Pros and Cons owning Cyclura
If you are thinking of buying a Cyclura you need to consider all the pros and cons of owning one. Pros: They’re some of the most intelligent lizards and are capable of a significant amount of interaction and socialization. But…
How to prevent iguana escape while transferring between cages
Over the time I have heard several different stories from the iguana and cyclura owners telling how their iguanas escaped while outside one way or another. Some stories were about iguanas squeezing out through the tiny holes in the outside…
Why iguanas are picky eaters and how to train cyclura to eat healthy greens every day?
Some baby and adult cyclura can become very picky with their food. They will eat the “tasty” things like fruit and perhaps some vegetables and ignore the greens. Why iguanas are picky eaters and what can be done to train…
How to prevent snout rubbing and tearing in outside cage
The subject of iguana snout rubbing and tearing came up when somebody mentioned that their juvenile green iguana was having outrageous outburst while in the outside cage and was running into the cage and tearing up his snout extremely bad. We…
Cyclura harness and leash
We wanted to take our cyclura outside in the back yard on the leash and came up with this harness & leash combination. This is a small dog harness attached to the retractible leash that works very well for reptiles…
Cyclura male and female issues during nesting
So, how do you hadle a couple (male and female) of Cycluras that are in the same enclosure when female Cyclura is ready to nest and lay her eggs, but the male won’t leave her alone and consistently tries to…