Lunging at food (and me!) advice please?

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Posted by April - Absolute Constrictor on April 19, 2001 at 09:50:09:

Hey all!

My iggy (Wasabi, pic a few threads down) has been lunging at
his food when I put it in the enclosure for quite a while
now. I usually wake him up and put his food in and everything's
fine since he's just warming up in the mornings, but when I get
home he has finished his plate so I'll give him a smaller
portion in the afternoons.. and he lunges at this food like
he's starving (and in the process running over my arm, scraping
me up, sometimes knocking the food out of my hand and all over
the place, he also bites (bites my hand/arm when I put the food
in).

Does anyone have an ideas how to stop this? I know he's not
starving, he gets a big plate in the morning! (he's a little over
3' long my guess and 2 yrs old) I feed him a big handful (or two) of
greens and handful of mixed veggies.. which seems and looks like
a lot to me... and that's just in the morning. Is he trying
to tell me to leave him bigger bowls of food? Am I not
feeding enough? You can see in the pic below he's a little
pudge so I would think he's getting enough. Is there another
reason he'd be lunging at the food like that or any advice on
how to get him to stop charging it like that? (And get him to
stop biting me?? I was told on IML year ago he was biting
because he probably thought I was food but he'd grow out of
it... he hasn't stopped yet...)
Thanks for any advice!!!! I don't want this to keep happening,
when he's adult those bites are going to really hurt.
-April

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Re: Lunging at food (and me!) advice please? Mr. D 04/19/01 (3)
- :) yup! and here's why... April - Absolute Constrictor 04/19/01 (2)
  - hmmmmmmmmmmmm ... iZ's mom 04/19/01 (1)
    - :) yeah my plan... April - Absolute Constrictor 04/19/01 (0)
Re: Lunging at food (and me!) advice please? Dave 04/19/01 (0)

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: Hey all! : My iggy (Wasabi, pic a few threads down) has been lunging at : his food when I put it in the enclosure for quite a while : now. I usually wake him up and put his food in and everything's : fine since he's just warming up in the mornings, but when I get : home he has finished his plate so I'll give him a smaller : portion in the afternoons.. and he lunges at this food like : he's starving (and in the process running over my arm, scraping : me up, sometimes knocking the food out of my hand and all over : the place, he also bites (bites my hand/arm when I put the food : in). : Does anyone have an ideas how to stop this? I know he's not : starving, he gets a big plate in the morning! (he's a little over : 3' long my guess and 2 yrs old) I feed him a big handful (or two) of : greens and handful of mixed veggies.. which seems and looks like : a lot to me... and that's just in the morning. Is he trying : to tell me to leave him bigger bowls of food? Am I not : feeding enough? You can see in the pic below he's a little : pudge so I would think he's getting enough. Is there another : reason he'd be lunging at the food like that or any advice on : how to get him to stop charging it like that? (And get him to : stop biting me?? I was told on IML year ago he was biting : because he probably thought I was food but he'd grow out of : it... he hasn't stopped yet...) : Thanks for any advice!!!! I don't want this to keep happening, : when he's adult those bites are going to really hurt. : -April

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