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Hello, thinking about getting a Cuban ig

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Posted by: joann42 at Wed Oct 10 19:36:30 2012  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by joann42 ]  
   

Okay so Ive been thinking of getting either a regular ig or a Cuban rock iguana.
Now I used to own a Arg. tegu for several years, he was massive and easily over 4ft.I had to sell him because my hubby got very sick(longterm illness) and I couldnt deal with everything at that time..

Heres the problem, it gets very cold here in winter.It wasnt as big a deal with a tegu since they burmate/hibernate whatever you call it nowadays.And I kept him in the warm attic in a 10ft pen but he mostly slept in his bin through winter.

How hard are Cyclura to care for in Winter? I can keep it outside in summer.Do they need "alot" of heat? I thought I read somewhere that they need very high heat but Ive just browsed through care sheets for now.
Basically would the care requirements be the same as a green iguana? I could easily make an indoor pen for a Greenie but not sure about a rock.
Thanks so much for putting up with this long post.


   

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