Posted by cwatbay on July 24, 2000 at 21:14:57:
In Reply to: Pulling hair out... posted by Sara (Minga's Mom) on July 24, 2000 at 11:05:25:
I am sorry to hear about the anole. but they are small enough so that a cat has no trouble with them. We have 3 cats and one that is a real hunter. However, Our first ig was an adoption and he was about 40 inches and had previously ( before us ) taught a few dogs a lesson with his tail. Our cats caught on real quick. We had also taught the cats that our snakes were off limits.
I have seen videos that are available that cover the subject of educating cats not to eat other animals. It's a slow ( although not as slow as teaching igs ) process of showing the cat that being around certain other animals - you don't eat them - of course all of this is supervised heavily. The scientific term is : behavioral conditioning.
Just to let you know, our hunter cat keeps on eye on our sav when he gets to run loose in the front ( which is heavily enclosed with 7'high redwood fencing). The cat will keep by the sav and even go to sleep next to where he is, plus she keeps other cats in the neighborhood away from him.
Good luck, I think the separate room idea is a good thing until your ig is about 31/2 to 4ft long. CW