#39506

 More cantankerous then ever

i must be doing something wrong. Can any one please fill me in. my rhino is so mean its not funny.I hold her every day for about a half hour 2-3 times a day not including her bath. I talk to her as I do house work And so on an dso forth. What scares me is the fact that her and her attitude are growing so quickly now that im afrade if i dont nip this in the bud soon i may never be the one with te upper hand. and as a side note damn she is freekin smart.

 #39511

 More cantankerous then ever

This reminds me of the post I just made below! I’m seeking advice as well!

 #39543

 More cantankerous then ever

Read my post below about the shirt thing... but other than that I’d just keep doing what you are doing. It can take awhile! And, find some treats so you are known as the "treat giver". Fruits or breads seem to work well for green iguanas, although each reptile will have his/her favorite.

 #39798

 More cantankerous then ever

Rhino iguanas are extremely intelligent animals and can take a while to tame. If you have patience, something magical happens to them when they reach the 2 year old mark. Regardless of how tame they are, at 2 years old they just seem to calm down, lose their fears, and become much more interactive. This is the time that I start freeroaming mine. The difference it makes in their personalities and level of trust is amazing. Keep doing what you are doing, spend time with her, talk to her, handle her....just don’t let her get the upper hand!! Don’t put her down when she’s struggling...keep holding her until she calms down and then put her down. Best of luck to you. I LOVE my Rhinos!! :)

 #40201

 More cantankerous then ever

thanks it just gets a little discouraging sometimes. I must admit though that once she quits with all the struggeling and her newest bad habbit peeing as she proseeds to whip her lower body all over, its like having an indoor sprinkler systom, And after i get a clean towel around her, shes not so bad she may hiss and try to bite at the new little dog that adopted me other then that shes a dig fat brat. by the way how big are they at 2 years? and do they cranky when they go in to heat?

 #40217

 More cantankerous then ever

sprinkler!?!

 #40480

 More cantankerous then ever

Baby Cyclura are notorious for peeing and pooping on people! She will outgrow that, I assure you! LOL My younger male turned 2 on November 5th and his stats at that time were 34+ inches STL and 14 inches SVL. I believe he weighed about 3 pounds. I’ve not had any trouble with mine during breeding season, they have been easier to deal with than the Green Iguanas.

 #40534

 More cantankerous then ever

i want a rhino but they r so expensive and get big and my mom has banned me from getting anymore pets 4 a while

 #40790

 More cantankerous then ever

Well its good to know shell grow out of it and that she wont be a pain durring breeding season. Got a Dumb question though what time of year do they go in to heat? and if you dont mind Jif how many animals do you have?

 #40851

 More cantankerous then ever

I never really see a "heat" period, but the normal breeding season for Cyclura is in the spring with egging taking place in late summer. Mine have shown interest in breeding all year long! LOL I can’t really give you a definate count but here is a partial list... 28 Green Iguanas 8 Cyclura Iguanas (4 Rhinos, 2 Cubans, and 2 lewisi hybrids) 4 Spinytail Iguanas 2 Desert Iguanas 7 Bearded Dragons 2 Frilled Dragons 2 Chinese Water Dragons 3 Black Roughneck monitors 5 Savannah monitors 2 Nile monitors 1 Blackthroat monitor 2 Mali Uromastyx 2 Egyptian Uros 2 Blue Tongue Skinks 3 Veiled Chameleons 1 Brown Basilisk 16 Tegus ( just had 39 eggs laid this past weekend) 5 Sulcata torts 3 Russian torts 1 Redfoot tort 1 Hermanns tort 3 Box turtles About 3 dozen snakes from Reticulated Pythons to Western Hognose 2 dogs 3 cats 6 ferrets 7 hedgehogs and about 60 or so rats... A good number of the reptiles are rescues and most are available for adoption. Please visit us at www.geocities.com/midmichiganherp .

 #41049

 More cantankerous then ever

D#&n you could your own mini Reptile Zoo. Ill be sure to check that out a.s.a.p. Could you do me favor and check out the question i just posted.

 #41257

 More cantankerous then ever

whats that website again

 #41376

 More cantankerous then ever

Reptile Rescue

 #41450

 More cantankerous then ever

this is in response to jif’s website, (midmichiganherp) I went on the site and it just broke my heart to see so many poor igs and other animals that were abandoned. it did give me hope though since they were thankfully rescued. hats off to all of those involved in the rescue efforts!