Hi, and welcome to the list!



I don't envy your decision. A lot of people will lean towards one or the other. I, personally have had great luck with tameness with both species AND with a Cyclura nubila caymanensis as well. When I started I only cared about tameness too. In 2001 I got a baby lewisi cross. She was INSANE for a long time to the point of me wanting to give her up. I had thought it would be easier. Just shy of 2 years old she tamed down. She was the most awesome dog-tame lizard. Unfortunately I lost her just as I was realizing how far she had come to egg issues in Aug of 2003. It was devastating. I had been taking her everywhere and she was completely ok with the car, other people, other animals etc.



I was then presented with a sick rhino girl (Kharma) who was about 3 at the time plus some eggs to incubate. The sick female is currently doing GREAT and has gone from 3.5 lbs to 10 lbs in 2 years. She is very tame as well. She is a good freeroamer when allowed out. The eggs hatched (most of them) and I have one from that litter (Diego) who is quite tame. I picked her out of the batch as she was the only one that sat still and she has remained very calm here in the house. I have not taken her out much in the last year so not sure how that would go.



Pete is the caymanensis that has been here for over 2 years. I adopted him in May of 2003 at about 3.5 years old. He is very tame here in his room/house. I cannot take him anywhere as he is a total FREAK outside his environment.



I'm not really sure what the moral of my story is. I have had both of the species in question and have had similar experiences with both. I am thinking perhaps the rhinos MIGHT tame down more readily but I think you are splitting hairs.



Now, the most calm of them all that I have seen is a Cuban owned by a friend of mine. I also met a wonderful Cuban at daytona in 2004. I have read a lot about how Cubans are the tamest of the tame. But I dont have one.



Is this helpful at all???



Carole



This is a pic of Tashmoo, my lewisi hybrid who has been gone 2 years now.



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