damico@fortune.UUCP (Lee Damico) (10/09/85)
Has anyone out there in netland had any experience with iguanas?
In particular, I have an 7-month old, 14 inch long iguana that's an
absolute monster! Although his tail whipping doesn't hurt now, his
teeth do, and I'm concerned this little guy isn't going to get any
better as he gets larger. Does anyone have any suggestions for
mellowing this critter out?
I've tried leaving him alone, only opening the cage to feed him or
change his water. That didn't seem to work, so now I'm working on
holding him (if I can catch him) at least once or twice a day in
an attempt to "break" him in. This doesn't appear to be working
either. He's still mean as hell! About the only progress I've
made, is getting him to eat food from my hand, which he's done
since I first got him 6 months ago.
Also, any suggestions on how to house train an iguana, if such a
thing can be done? Can they be trained (or convinced) to use a
litter box, or newspaper, etc.? Should I start working on that
now or wait until he's larger?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Lee Damico
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