Re: Nose banging - long

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Posted by xta on January 28, 2001 at 13:55:48:

In Reply to: Nose banging - long posted by Anita on January 28, 2001 at 10:53:46:

It is definitely the mating thing! Mine does it too, but when he can free roam in his room, he still does it to the door, and when he has the whole house, he does it to the fire place! Let me out (he somehow knows clear surfaces have something on the other side-- all our doors are french doors!) If you are only housing him temporarily, I wouldn't build another cage either but perhaps give him more roaming time-- can you leave him closed off in another room? Give him more baths. Tire him out. Encourage him to mate with that muppet! I hope things work out and he finds a permanent home soon. In the meantime, but some triple anibiotic cream on that nose.

: I volunteer with WildTalk Inc, in Wisconsin. WildTalk rescues exotic cats, but will do other species if necessary. Last June, WildTalk rescued two lions, a tiger and a green iguana.

: It appeared the iguana's front toes had been amputated past the first joint, there are old scares on his body, his tail had been damaged and eventually a piece fell off and he was being feed only lettuce. I took Lizzy, (I was told he was a she) into my house in October since WildTalk did not have an indoor enclosure that could be used during the winter.

: Since then, I've tried to learn about iguanas. I've read everything I can find on the net, I bought Melissa Kaplan's Iguana's for dummies, and I've taken Lizzy to the vet for a checkup. The vet in October did blood tests, ?float test on feces?, and a general physical. He said Lizzy was under nourished but otherwise healthy. We don't know how long he lived at the place he was rescued from.

: He's about 13 inches snout to vent now. When I first brought him home he was very docile. He'd eat and poop, but when I'd pick him up, he'd just lay on my arm or on my shoulder. When I'd place him on the floor, he'd just remain where he was. In December, he started trying to mate with me. I learned quickly to stay out of his reach when he did his displaying behavior. This is when we found out she was a he. He got a green muppet doll for Christmas, mated, and wanted baby muppets(lol). Now he is very active when he's out of the enclosure.

: Now comes the question. During the last two weeks, he has been nose banging in his enclosure when no one is in the room with him. He has scrapped the skin off his nose several times. What is going on in that little iguana brain? I let him roam around the computer room when I can be in there with him. ( I have three cats and they are locked out of the room so I can't let him roam the house.) Is the enclosure too small? It's about 4 ft by 4 ft. I'm reluctant to build a larger enclosure since he will be returning to WildTalk in the spring and this is only temporary. I don't feel safe having him roam while I'm not in the room because of all the cords for the computer equipment.

: I'm tempted to paste a rubber clown nose to his nose as a bumper. But seriously can someone guess what's going ?

: Thanks in advance.

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: It is definitely the mating thing! Mine does it too, but when he can free roam in his room, he still does it to the door, and when he has the whole house, he does it to the fire place! Let me out (he somehow knows clear surfaces have something on the other side-- all our doors are french doors!) If you are only housing him temporarily, I wouldn't build another cage either but perhaps give him more roaming time-- can you leave him closed off in another room? Give him more baths. Tire him out. Encourage him to mate with that muppet! I hope things work out and he finds a permanent home soon. In the meantime, but some triple anibiotic cream on that nose. : : I volunteer with WildTalk Inc, in Wisconsin. WildTalk rescues exotic cats, but will do other species if necessary. Last June, WildTalk rescued two lions, a tiger and a green iguana. : : It appeared the iguana's front toes had been amputated past the first joint, there are old scares on his body, his tail had been damaged and eventually a piece fell off and he was being feed only lettuce. I took Lizzy, (I was told he was a she) into my house in October since WildTalk did not have an indoor enclosure that could be used during the winter. : : Since then, I've tried to learn about iguanas. I've read everything I can find on the net, I bought Melissa Kaplan's Iguana's for dummies, and I've taken Lizzy to the vet for a checkup. The vet in October did blood tests, ?float test on feces?, and a general physical. He said Lizzy was under nourished but otherwise healthy. We don't know how long he lived at the place he was rescued from. : : He's about 13 inches snout to vent now. When I first brought him home he was very docile. He'd eat and poop, but when I'd pick him up, he'd just lay on my arm or on my shoulder. When I'd place him on the floor, he'd just remain where he was. In December, he started trying to mate with me. I learned quickly to stay out of his reach when he did his displaying behavior. This is when we found out she was a he. He got a green muppet doll for Christmas, mated, and wanted baby muppets(lol). Now he is very active when he's out of the enclosure. : : Now comes the question. During the last two weeks, he has been nose banging in his enclosure when no one is in the room with him. He has scrapped the skin off his nose several times. What is going on in that little iguana brain? I let him roam around the computer room when I can be in there with him. ( I have three cats and they are locked out of the room so I can't let him roam the house.) Is the enclosure too small? It's about 4 ft by 4 ft. I'm reluctant to build a larger enclosure since he will be returning to WildTalk in the spring and this is only temporary. I don't feel safe having him roam while I'm not in the room because of all the cords for the computer equipment. : : I'm tempted to paste a rubber clown nose to his nose as a bumper. But seriously can someone guess what's going ? : : Thanks in advance.

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