Re: Seeking some advice on freeroaming

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Posted by Tif on June 14, 2001 at 13:57:53:

In Reply to: Seeking some advice on freeroaming posted by April - Absolute Constrictor on June 14, 2001 at 13:42:08:

hmmmmmmm.....sure you couldn't get rid of the boyfriend instead??LOL~(just kidden) I would say he can be trained to go in water~ But so far even though mine will usually go in water he sometimes makes a beeline for my pillow because he gets mad at me!LOL~ and now for some reason poops in his food bowl when he doesn't like what i serve him!So they can be disagreeable at times. I am fortunate because my husband loves reptiles! But even he does not like my Iggy much~ Out of all our reptiles the Iggy gives us the most trouble. But I think my husband knows by now that once i get attached to an animal i will do anything for it and basically put up with lots of abuse~ They are wild animals and don't make great pets but to many adult igs are homeless and don't end up in the best of places. When i took on this big green lizard i realized it would mean we would be together through thick and thin and I could never let him go to another without feeling like i was letting him down. Of course he lets me know everyday just how much he would love to bite me hopefully he will get over this breeding season madness! does your boyfriend have any pets? Oh also how runny is your lizards stool? because it could have parasites? have you had it tested?

: Hey guys! I'll be moving (not sure where but in the same area)
: in about 4 months. I want to let my Wasabi freeroam... problem
: is... the boyfriend. He is totally disgusted by the iggy poop.
: Currently Wasabi goes to the bottom of his enclosure and goes
: on butcher paper. (I was trying to get him to go in his water-
: litter pan, but most of the time he missed and hung his vent
: on the wrong side lol). This *is* kinda gross but sometimes
: the urates slide off the paper and thru a small space in the
: enclosure and fall to the floor. He thinks this is disgusting.
: He wants me to find Wasabi a new home.

: Because of all this, he won't allow me to let Wasabi freeroam
: in the (once we move) living room OR bedroom. There will be
: a spare bedroom but this is going to be my snake room... so I
: can't let Wasabi freeroam in there, he could pull the tubs out
: of the racks or snab wiring and leave my snakes with no heat...
: (he does not seem to be afraid of them but I try to keep it so
: Wasabi doesn't see the snakes). I was thinking I could maybe
: somehow divide the actual room in half... or build Hatfield's
: enclosure and keep him non-freeroaming.

: Any ideas here? What can I do? I had always planned on letting
: Wasabi freeroam my bedroom. Any ideas on how I can convince
: the b/f to accept this? I could try to get Wasabi re-trained
: to poo in the bathroom but I am not usualy there when he
: decides to go. Any way I could set him up so he had a place
: to go that is secure and woulnd't gross the b/f out?
: Sorry this is so long but any ideas are greatly appreciated.

: Sometimes I do think about finding him a new home... esp since
: we like to go away for the weekend and one we move I can't count
: on my dad to come buy and visit and feed him... but he's been
: a part of my life now for 2 years and I love the lil bugger.
: Thanks for reading.

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: hmmmmmmm.....sure you couldn't get rid of the boyfriend instead??LOL~(just kidden) I would say he can be trained to go in water~ But so far even though mine will usually go in water he sometimes makes a beeline for my pillow because he gets mad at me!LOL~ and now for some reason poops in his food bowl when he doesn't like what i serve him!So they can be disagreeable at times. I am fortunate because my husband loves reptiles! But even he does not like my Iggy much~ Out of all our reptiles the Iggy gives us the most trouble. But I think my husband knows by now that once i get attached to an animal i will do anything for it and basically put up with lots of abuse~ They are wild animals and don't make great pets but to many adult igs are homeless and don't end up in the best of places. When i took on this big green lizard i realized it would mean we would be together through thick and thin and I could never let him go to another without feeling like i was letting him down. Of course he lets me know everyday just how much he would love to bite me hopefully he will get over this breeding season madness! does your boyfriend have any pets? Oh also how runny is your lizards stool? because it could have parasites? have you had it tested? : : Hey guys! I'll be moving (not sure where but in the same area) : : in about 4 months. I want to let my Wasabi freeroam... problem : : is... the boyfriend. He is totally disgusted by the iggy poop. : : Currently Wasabi goes to the bottom of his enclosure and goes : : on butcher paper. (I was trying to get him to go in his water- : : litter pan, but most of the time he missed and hung his vent : : on the wrong side lol). This *is* kinda gross but sometimes : : the urates slide off the paper and thru a small space in the : : enclosure and fall to the floor. He thinks this is disgusting. : : He wants me to find Wasabi a new home. : : Because of all this, he won't allow me to let Wasabi freeroam : : in the (once we move) living room OR bedroom. There will be : : a spare bedroom but this is going to be my snake room... so I : : can't let Wasabi freeroam in there, he could pull the tubs out : : of the racks or snab wiring and leave my snakes with no heat... : : (he does not seem to be afraid of them but I try to keep it so : : Wasabi doesn't see the snakes). I was thinking I could maybe : : somehow divide the actual room in half... or build Hatfield's : : enclosure and keep him non-freeroaming. : : Any ideas here? What can I do? I had always planned on letting : : Wasabi freeroam my bedroom. Any ideas on how I can convince : : the b/f to accept this? I could try to get Wasabi re-trained : : to poo in the bathroom but I am not usualy there when he : : decides to go. Any way I could set him up so he had a place : : to go that is secure and woulnd't gross the b/f out? : : Sorry this is so long but any ideas are greatly appreciated. : : Sometimes I do think about finding him a new home... esp since : : we like to go away for the weekend and one we move I can't count : : on my dad to come buy and visit and feed him... but he's been : : a part of my life now for 2 years and I love the lil bugger. : : Thanks for reading.

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