They look like a cross between cayparas and beavers, with nutria tails but they can climb trees! I think I've seen them for sale before but it was many many years ago. They would probably be a lot of trouble as house pets.
There's a few different species of hutia, some are communal and some aren't some look like big guinea pigs and I don't like the looks of them as much.
Has anyone ever seen any for sale. I'd be curious about their price range. I'll probably stick to a mara or possibly a paca but these are adorable but I believe are much harder to come by, unless someone could get some babies imported.
Hutiaconga (Kuba - Baumratte) - Capromys pilorides - Cuban Hutia by StefanKoeder, on Flickr
455 Hutia by XimoPons, on Flickr
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Bunch of cute ones except the one in the bird cage is kind if sad unless that's just temporary
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Cuban hutia aka Cuban beaver or tree-rat by mothclark62, on Flickr
Hutiaconga (Kuba - Baumratte) - Capromys pilorides - Cuban Hutia by StefanKoeder, on Flickr
[73/365] Cuban Hutia by Sander van der Wel, on Flickr
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Found someone in the UK with them so sent them a note asking some questions about them.
