Stephani, if you have noticed, your ig has certain 'poop' behavior he..

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Posted by Thumper on June 09, 2000 at 22:05:46:

In Reply to: Thumper's Poop Pics posted by Stephani on June 09, 2000 at 15:39:53:

displays each time he is ready to do his thing. Designate a place you 'want' him to poop. A dry bathtub, shower, or even the potty, if you are quick enough to read his behavior.

If you can watch close enough and you know he is ready, pick him up quickly and take him to that place. Talk nicely to him and give him a vocal que, like, "Time to poop for Mommy." (Or something like that.) Keep it short and simple. If he does it, play it up like he just dictated the Gettysburg Address. Let him know you're really, really proud of him. Give him a special treat while he's still there and tell him, "Good boy!"

If he does his thing anywhere but where you 'want' him to go, tell him, "no poop" or 'Bad poop". Let him know that that wasn't the right place. Don't scold him, just tell him it was the wrong place.

After saying that, pick up the poo in a tissue and take it to the place you'want' him to go. Put it down on that place, set your ig next to it and say, "This is the poo place."

Then love on him and play with him before you put him back in his enclosure.

I know this sounds like a lot of work, but the hardest part is just reading your ig's body English. Once you know his pre-poop habits, you're well on your way.

BTW, igs like the slick surface of the tub, shower, floor etc. That always signaled poop time for Bad boy. They also like to poop in crevices/holes. That's why the potty worked for us.

Having them trained to go outside of their enclosure makes it *so* nice and *so* easy to keep clean.

Best of luck!

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: displays each time he is ready to do his thing. Designate a place you 'want' him to poop. A dry bathtub, shower, or even the potty, if you are quick enough to read his behavior. : If you can watch close enough and you know he is ready, pick him up quickly and take him to that place. Talk nicely to him and give him a vocal que, like, "Time to poop for Mommy." (Or something like that.) Keep it short and simple. If he does it, play it up like he just dictated the Gettysburg Address. Let him know you're really, really proud of him. Give him a special treat while he's still there and tell him, "Good boy!" : If he does his thing anywhere but where you 'want' him to go, tell him, "no poop" or 'Bad poop". Let him know that that wasn't the right place. Don't scold him, just tell him it was the wrong place. : After saying that, pick up the poo in a tissue and take it to the place you'want' him to go. Put it down on that place, set your ig next to it and say, "This is the poo place." : Then love on him and play with him before you put him back in his enclosure. : I know this sounds like a lot of work, but the hardest part is just reading your ig's body English. Once you know his pre-poop habits, you're well on your way. : : BTW, igs like the slick surface of the tub, shower, floor etc. That always signaled poop time for Bad boy. They also like to poop in crevices/holes. That's why the potty worked for us. : Having them trained to go outside of their enclosure makes it *so* nice and *so* easy to keep clean. : Best of luck!

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