Re: rescued baby! need help

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Posted by xta on January 11, 2001 at 07:09:11:

In Reply to: rescued baby! need help posted by Bev on January 10, 2001 at 23:21:46:

You seem to be doing the right thing-- keep handling him for short periods a few times per day at least. Make sure he cannot see your larger iguana (stress him out) and maybe is kept away from a lot of house traffic and noise so he can adjust to his new surroundings. Try to hand feed him and talk gently to him. Mine was a freak when I got him and it was a slow process over several months of calming him down so he knew I wasn't going to hurt him. Now he really does trust me which is a great accomplishment! He does fairly well with others although is strangely nervous around some and hates a couple others. Eventually he will associate you as his master slave and all will be well! ;-)

: I just rescued a 9-12 month old iguana that a college girl let run around her dorm for the past couple of months. It has never been handled, unless whoever worked at the pet shop played with it. The previous owner was in fact scared of him and said she just wanted him to say she had an iguana. That girl left for Malaysia and didn't bother to take Carlos with her, so my sister, being the RA in the building thought of me and gave me her iguana. My problem is that I'm not sure what the best way to go about taming him would be. I have a 7 year old iguana and she's sweet as she can be, but he's out of control! He lunges at me when i put food in his bowl, he whips his tail at me and hisses and runs from me. I do eventually get him calmed down after catching him and petting him. Should I force him to calm down by catching him and holding him till he gives up or should I give him time and space. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I'm used to dealing with leopard geckos, fat tails, red ear sliders, and my old iggie. This new guy has got me all stressed out!

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: You seem to be doing the right thing-- keep handling him for short periods a few times per day at least. Make sure he cannot see your larger iguana (stress him out) and maybe is kept away from a lot of house traffic and noise so he can adjust to his new surroundings. Try to hand feed him and talk gently to him. Mine was a freak when I got him and it was a slow process over several months of calming him down so he knew I wasn't going to hurt him. Now he really does trust me which is a great accomplishment! He does fairly well with others although is strangely nervous around some and hates a couple others. Eventually he will associate you as his master slave and all will be well! ;-) : : I just rescued a 9-12 month old iguana that a college girl let run around her dorm for the past couple of months. It has never been handled, unless whoever worked at the pet shop played with it. The previous owner was in fact scared of him and said she just wanted him to say she had an iguana. That girl left for Malaysia and didn't bother to take Carlos with her, so my sister, being the RA in the building thought of me and gave me her iguana. My problem is that I'm not sure what the best way to go about taming him would be. I have a 7 year old iguana and she's sweet as she can be, but he's out of control! He lunges at me when i put food in his bowl, he whips his tail at me and hisses and runs from me. I do eventually get him calmed down after catching him and petting him. Should I force him to calm down by catching him and holding him till he gives up or should I give him time and space. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I'm used to dealing with leopard geckos, fat tails, red ear sliders, and my old iggie. This new guy has got me all stressed out!

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