Re: Cuban Rock Iguanas

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Posted by Joe III on August 24, 1998 at 17:03:27:

In Reply to: Cuban Rock Iguanas posted by Teresa on August 24, 1998 at 12:31:45:

: Hi all! I am in search of some general information. My family has never owned a lizard of any sort but have recently been introduced to them by a co-worker at the animal hospital that I work at as a receptionist. She turned us on to a local shop called Lifeforms that has gotten us ( my husband and 10 yr. old son ) interested in doing some research on a
: particular kind of lizard- the Cuban Rock Iguana. I have done some surfing and haven't been able to come across much info about them. This leads me to
: you in the hope that you will be able to answer some questions. I would be most grateful for any help that you could give me... a web site, an e-mail,a book, Whatever. Here goes...

: - Are they a good "first" reptile?
: The one at the pet shop has been handled daily and seems to be friendly, however I have never tried pet it or handle it myself. It has been one of the shop
: employees that has done this.

: -How big do they actually grow to?
: I've been told 4-6 feet nose to tip of tail if I recall right.

: -What do they eat?
: I believe the one at the store is being fed a diet of mainly fruits & veggies. I think that he also gets some crickets on occassion.

: -What housing requirements would they have - lighting, temp,size,contents?

: -What is their lifespan?

: Any other pertinent information that you could give me that I haven't thought of yet would be great! I would love to hear from a past or present owner, but anyone that could point me in the right direction would be wonderful.

: Thanks a bunch,
: Teresa
: rodgers @eznet.

Cubans live a long time... You should check out Dragon's Glade at http://www.gate.net/~fuhri/index.html and blue-einstein.com/users/99/ both of these have a lot of info... they are Great pets!

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: : Hi all! I am in search of some general information. My family has never owned a lizard of any sort but have recently been introduced to them by a co-worker at the animal hospital that I work at as a receptionist. She turned us on to a local shop called Lifeforms that has gotten us ( my husband and 10 yr. old son ) interested in doing some research on a : : particular kind of lizard- the Cuban Rock Iguana. I have done some surfing and haven't been able to come across much info about them. This leads me to : : you in the hope that you will be able to answer some questions. I would be most grateful for any help that you could give me... a web site, an e-mail,a book, Whatever. Here goes... : : - Are they a good "first" reptile? : : The one at the pet shop has been handled daily and seems to be friendly, however I have never tried pet it or handle it myself. It has been one of the shop : : employees that has done this. : : -How big do they actually grow to? : : I've been told 4-6 feet nose to tip of tail if I recall right. : : -What do they eat? : : I believe the one at the store is being fed a diet of mainly fruits & veggies. I think that he also gets some crickets on occassion. : : -What housing requirements would they have - lighting, temp,size,contents? : : -What is their lifespan? : : Any other pertinent information that you could give me that I haven't thought of yet would be great! I would love to hear from a past or present owner, but anyone that could point me in the right direction would be wonderful. : : Thanks a bunch, : : Teresa : : rodgers @eznet. : Cubans live a long time... You should check out Dragon's Glade at http://www.gate.net/~fuhri/index.html and blue-einstein.com/users/99/ both of these have a lot of info... they are Great pets!

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