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Got this little one a couple weeks ago. Really pretty colors. I was wondering if anyone can tell if this is a pure Cuban Rock, or possibly some sort of hybrid cross? I'm hearing more and more that the crosses are becoming pretty common.

This little cutie is super sweet! A little flighty when I reach in to pick it up. But all I have to do is touch the top of the head, and the eyes close and the body goes limp! I put it on my shoulder and it just goes to sleep as soon stop moving for a few seconds. I think I'm really going to enjoy this lizard! I have had greens before, but this is my first experience with a cyclura!

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As far as whether it's a pure Cuban or not is hard to tell. Do you know who the breeder was? Do you know or trust who you bought the animal from?

I got it from a local reptile shop. The guy there had a friend go down to South Florida to pick up a cuban and a rhino. I think it was Miami. When I got the lizard, it was only in the shop for a few hours. I actually had to wait a few days to get it. I don't have the name of the direct breeder.

However, I'm mostly just curious about what kind it is. If it's pure, that's great! If it's a cross of some sort, that fine too! It's got a sweet temperament, healthy, and beautiful! That's all I was really concerned about!

Thanks!

Its a baby one!

Welcome to the fourm. This place is a wealth of information. Cycluras are awesome little guys, You will be hooked (and you thought you loved greenies.... )

I don't know if there is any way to tell, other than tracing the animal's history from the breeder. My girl, Kismet, is a three way cross with Cuban, caymanesis and lewisi. She's wonderful docile and sweet and amazingly intelligent. I know that people like the high percentage lewisi hybrids for color, but every lewisi hybrid I've heard of with a decent amount of Cuban has been amazing as far as temperment and has tamed down quickly. Yours looks quite docile already. What a beauty. Here is my girl. She has rich beautiful colors that change and I think she is fascinating and wonderful. I hope you have a similar experience with your baby!