My name is Renata Carlseen and I am known for having very tame iguanas. People often ask me about how to tame rock iguana babies. My specialty is that I produce very social rock iguana pets and I do it…
Feeding is a great way to get your rock iguana’s attention and teach it to be comfortable around your hands. It is normal for very young juvenile rock iguanas to be afraid of your approaching hands. They see your hands as…
Observation on learning behavior of 6 months old juvenile rock iguana baby Gamma. So, he lives in the dining/kitchen area and he is the first one to wake up in the morning and goes to bask and watches me work…
I can’t believe these babies are 5 months old now! It has been such a great experience interacting with them and learning their personalities. By now I can see how different they are and not just with patterns, colors and…
Our 5 months old baby Beta The Superman (rock iguana hybrid) doesn’t stop to amaze me. Clearly he is also Einstein. His latest “invention” is to jump on my hand when I extend it and offer it to him. I…
In the past month I have been spending my weekends inside the walk-in iguana cage with our baby rock iguanas. I step inside and sit with them for at least an hour. They get used to my presence rather quickly…
Observation on rock iguana baby psychology. There was a disturbance in the baby cage for the past week. 7 one-month old babies live in the 4ft cage. Two babies were constantly nagging each other, where one (Gamma) would passionately hiss…
Did you know that human heads can also be used as “baby iguana magnets”? Oh yes! They love getting up there on the top of your head and supervise the world around them from above. Our Rock Iguana babies are…
Interesting observation from the Rhino Rock Iguana owners. Even most tame males seem to exhibit strong territorial behavior when it comes to specifically their habitat. Our male Cyclura Lewisi hybrid Casanova (who is Blue Rock Iguana and not Rhino) doesn’t…
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.…