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My little Cyclura cornuta (pic update)

swilson86 Sep 16, 2008 12:40 AM

Hey guys. Here's my little Cyclura cornuta. It's coming along nicely. I've had it for about 9 months now and it's growing like a weed and eating like a damn race horse. A nice pile of greens daily with some shredded squash and some occasional grapes or banana (less than 5% of the total diet).




I've already noticed some head bobbing and it's developing some pretty impressive femoral pores already. Also, you can (at least I can) notice the development of the jowels already. I'm hoping that it's a boy (wishful thinking, but hopefully those are all pretty positive signs). I use a mercury vapor bulb for it's basking site and it has a surface temp of about 120º F (not air temp) on the basking site. I offer a bowl of fresh water for drinking every 2 or 3 days and a small amount of crickets or super worms about once a month. Anyways, tell me what you guys think. Constructive criticism is always welcome!

-Shane

Replies (2)

argus333 Sep 16, 2008 06:03 PM

sounds good to me id just try to get him outside when warm out then hell really grow fast.

swilson86 Sep 16, 2008 08:40 PM

I'd like to, but I don't have anything enclosed for it to run around in. And if I just put him out back, the little chihuahua would get him lol. I know the mercury vapor bulb puts out a ton of UVB but still, nothing beats natural sun in my opinion. Thanks for the input!

-Shane

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