Turtle Farm

[DynamicDisneyDuo]

Hey guys! Does anyone know if the Turtle Farm on Grand Cayman has any of the Cayman Lizards (the blue ones)? My wife really wants to see them when we go there next year. Trying to plan our day.

Thanks!

 

[Itinkso]

There were quite a few bright green iguanas near the snorkeling lagoon. I am not sure if Caiman Lizards are in the Caymans - perhaps she is thinking of the iguanas?

 

[DynamicDisneyDuo]

Yeah. I was thinking iguana and said lizard. She is wanting to see the Cayman Iguanas.

 

[kcashner]

We saw iguanas all over the place. Our tour guide caught one in Hell to show the kids. Didn't see any in the turtle farm, but they are everywhere...along the side of the road, etc.

 

[abdgeek]

Hey guys! Does anyone know if the Turtle Farm on Grand Cayman has any of the Cayman Lizards (the blue ones)? My wife really wants to see them when we go there next year. Trying to plan our day.

Thanks!

I was at the Turtle Farm last April and they didn't have any igunas, just turtles. Not sure if things have changed.

 

[BeardedDragons]

When we were there, we saw 3 iguana's in front of the Turtle Farm, just hanging about on the fence. They took a few guests by surprise.

 

[Golden Rose]

We were there a month ago. There are no captive iguanas at the Turtle Farm, only free roaming "volunteers." We did the full day at the Turtle Farm, the Boatswain's Adventure Park version, and we must have seen 8 or 9 iguanas. My kids absolutely loved them. I admit, they got too close and scared some sunbathing iguanas into the landscaping.

I don't know what species the ones we saw were. The Cayman Iguanas are rare and I think they are an endangered species, and there aren't many (if any) places you can be certain to see them. I suspect the ones we saw were not unusual.

 

[bwallace]

just got back and there were dozens of iguanas of all sizes EVERYWHERE at the Turtle Farm, but I didnt see any blue ones.

 

[sara mom]

These are the kind we saw everywhere last month!

These friends were watching the snorkelers in the lagoon.

 

[Drew Sailbum]

While there are many green iguanas at the Turtle Farm there are no Cayman Blue Iguanas.

The Cayman Blue Iguana is a highly endangered species. Since the early 2000's there has been an intensely managed recovery program at the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park. The recovery program has been highly successful and wild populations are being established in the eastern parts of Grand Cayman.

The green iguana is not native to the Cayman Islands and is viewed as an invasive species. The greens compete for habitat and food with our native blues. The greens are considered a pest and have eliminated the native blues on the western end of Grand Cayman.