Snack time for Sampson!

[shiftylarry]

It was meaty food day for my spiny tail today. I can't explain it, it's like a switch flips when he sees these worms. He'll tripod and even leap to get at them.

I love this face:

AHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here's a still shot if you couldn't get a good look:

Bobby, I know you said you wanted to get some of these in the future. All I can say is that they are tons of fun. They have a lot of spunk and overall are my favorite iguana species for many reasons. I like other species, but Pectinatas obtain a very manageable size, have excellent color, and are very personable.

Thanks for stopping by.

-Chris

 

[Lexi]

Wow awesome boy you got there!!! beautiful colors! Your lucky

 

[shiftylarry]

Thank you. I really need to post a video of feeding. It's hilarious.

 

[MMRR - jif]

Cute pics and handsome lizard! When it's bug feeding time for the Ctenos here it's always fun. I feed crickets to my bakeri by hand just for the challenge of keeping my fingers intact! LOL

What is that icky looking stuff in the bowl? Is that what you feed daily?

 

[shiftylarry]

The "icky stuff" is some shaved zucchini mixed with Rep Cal. It's not what I feed him daily. He also likes tomatoes, squash, and green beens that I've sprouted for him. I'm having trouble getting him to eat his collard and mustard greens. He just doesn't seem interested in them at all.

Any tips Jif? My Similis loves greens, so this is very confusing for me. As you can tell from the pics, he doesn't appear to be sick and lethargic at all.

 

[Lexi]

How did you get him again?

 

[MMRR - jif]

Does he eat the stuff that's in the bowl? If he does, my suggestion is to shred the greens pretty fine and mix them into the zucchini and RepCal. Mine eat their greens really well when they are topped with a ground up mix of squashes, sweet potato, parsnip, and a little bit of carrot.

 

[shiftylarry]

Jif, you always make me so jealous! Those are some real lookers you got there. We'll have to have a contest to see who makes sexier babies in the future.

Lexi: I got him from a guy somewhere in the continental United States. (Lol) Sorry, but I'm trying to get a female and I don't want any competition.

 

[VARNYARD]

Jif, you always make me so jealous! Those are some real lookers you got there. We'll have to have a contest to see who makes sexier babies in the future.

Lexi: I got him from a guy somewhere in the continental United States. (Lol) Sorry, but I'm trying to get a female and I don't want any competition.

Larry, I have had a few different types of Ctenosaurs, I just never had the Pectinatas. You say you are looking for a female, have you tried contacting Kelly Paul?

Your male is looking awesome, keep up the great work!!

 

[shiftylarry]

I have. He is a nice guy, but wont have any females for a while. I'm pretty positive that I'll just have to be patient for a bit. It doesn't exactly matter. He's not mature yet, but I think it'd be better to raise them up together in terms of compatibility for future breeding.

I love all ctenos. I wish they got more attention in some respects, but then again the pet trade has decimated the Green Iguana, so maybe it's better if they only fall into the hands of serious breeder/keepers like you and Jif. That way there'll be less fatalities.

If you get some in the future, let me know. They are my favorite spiny tail species so far (sorry Oscar, you are still loved), but there are other species that are so rare in the trade, I've just never gotten the chance to have experience with them.

But I'm pretty sure Jif owns all of them LOL.

Thanks for the comments.

-Chris

 

[MMRR - jif]

Chris, there are still a couple of species that I don't have that I would like to keep some day. I've not been successful obtaining melanosterna altho I've come close a couple of times. I'd also like to keep defensor if some ever become available.

I've picked up several palearis over the last couple of years, which is exciting because they are considered endangered now and hopefully will be protected in their natural habitat. I really like this little species...not much "pet" value but they are really fun to watch. I also think they are quite attractive as adults.

I have no immediate breeding plans with any of my Ctenos or Cyclura. The rescue keeps me way too busy for that. Maybe in a few years I'll consider it.