Does anyone own/care for this species of Spiny Tailed Iguana (Ctenosaura quinquecarinata or Club Tailed/Five Keeled Iguana)?
I recently picked up one of these guys at a reptile show, (impulse buy, shame on me) but I am having a hard time finding consistent care information on these iguanas.
The gentleman who sold it to me gave me a brief run down of what it eats, it's temperament, adult size, etc... basically, he said it was going to be a more tropical (and speedy) version of my Beardie.
But as I started looking around for info to set-up a permanent habitat for it (it's in a generic quarantine enclosure currently) I'm finding a wide variety of information. Stuff like one saying it should be on Calcium Sand, another saying Repti-Bark, another saying Eco Dirt, all of which are different substrates. Or that it's semi-arboreal and should have something to climb on and then others saying it's strictly ground dwelling and needs deep substrate to burrow in. That a 20gal is sufficient, then another saying anything under a 40gal is too small. You know, basically a big mash of conflicting information.
I just want to get started on setting up an enclosure that will make my Iguana healthy and happy. That's the most important, after that... any personal experience with this species is also welcome and appreciated.
Thanks!
I recently picked up one of these guys at a reptile show, (impulse buy, shame on me) but I am having a hard time finding consistent care information on these iguanas.
The gentleman who sold it to me gave me a brief run down of what it eats, it's temperament, adult size, etc... basically, he said it was going to be a more tropical (and speedy) version of my Beardie.
But as I started looking around for info to set-up a permanent habitat for it (it's in a generic quarantine enclosure currently) I'm finding a wide variety of information. Stuff like one saying it should be on Calcium Sand, another saying Repti-Bark, another saying Eco Dirt, all of which are different substrates. Or that it's semi-arboreal and should have something to climb on and then others saying it's strictly ground dwelling and needs deep substrate to burrow in. That a 20gal is sufficient, then another saying anything under a 40gal is too small. You know, basically a big mash of conflicting information.
I just want to get started on setting up an enclosure that will make my Iguana healthy and happy. That's the most important, after that... any personal experience with this species is also welcome and appreciated.
Thanks!
