Reptile Function

Cyclura Birthday celebration with fruit salad 2013

Every year in October we celebrate our adult Cyclura Birthday. And this year wasn’t any different.

I prepared a huge bowl of freshly chopped fruit salad from papaya, persimmons, blackberries, strawberries and raspberries.

Each adult rock iguana gets a hefty portion of fruit and we let them gorge on it as much as they are willing to eat. Oh boy, they love to stuff their bellies. Normally we feed only a 1-4 bites of fruit with their greens daily. Feeding them such a big portion is a very special once a year occasion. But it is fun to see them so excited. Our male Casanova especially turned very blue while eating fruit. It has been noted that Cyclura lewisi turn blue while eating tasty fruit in the wild as well as in captivity.

Here is the video and photos below of our adult cyclura eating their Birthday present. You will see Xena, Casanova, Yasha and Bella Blue. Yasha turned 10 years old and other turned 8 years old in this video.

Casanova turned super blue while eating birthday fruit Oct-2013

Casanova turned super blue while eating birthday fruit Oct-2013

Casanova, male Rock iguana (Cyclura Lewisi hybrid) eating fruit salad Oct-2013

Casanova, male Rock iguana (Cyclura Lewisi hybrid) eating fruit salad Oct-2013

Bella Blue, female rock iguana eating her Birthday fruit Oct 2013

Bella Blue, female rock iguana eating her Birthday fruit Oct 2013

Xena, female rock iguana eating her fruit salad Oct-2013

Xena, female rock iguana eating her fruit salad Oct-2013

Yasha, female rock iguana eating Birthday fruit salad Oct-2013

Yasha, female rock iguana eating Birthday fruit salad Oct-2013

Rock Iguana Birthday fruit salad: papaya, persimmon, strawberry, blackberry and raspberry.

Rock Iguana Birthday fresh fruit salad: papaya, persimmon, strawberry, blackberry and raspberry.

 

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