Re: Welcome aboard Brandon

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Posted by BabyHerp on April 25, 2001 at 18:32:23:

In Reply to: New Iguana Owner:) posted by Buckalewz on April 25, 2001 at 17:49:20:

I'd give him a couple of weeks to get used to his new enviroment before starting any taming deal. Just feed him and clean up after him for awhile. Your hand swooping down on him, chasing him as he scurries about his tank trying to catch him is kinda similar to predatory type behavior TO HIM/HER! Try and choose a small enclosed room (like a bathroom-NO EXIT!/Less hiding places if he should escape) take him there and read ,talk softly, pet him about 20-30 minutes a day). At his age I'd go ahead and let him bite you as long as he wants (wear rubber housecleaning gloves or gardening gloves if ya want)...till he gets it thru his thick head (and GGIs have THICK heads) biting isn't gonna get him anywhere. Stroke his tail gently...get him used to it being handled so he won't drop it later (autotomy)...hand feed him...let him learn to trust you! It can take anywhere from a few weeks to a year....You need to try and do these things daily. So he gets used to a routine; knows what to expect. I put a few websites down below on taming and GGI care you might wanna look over. As far as TRICKS...hmmm...the only herper I know teaching his celebrity iguanas... tricks is Henry Lizardlover (he answers all his e-mails too!) so contact him he WILL help ya out in that dept. He hails from Santa Monica, CALI...and even tho I live 3 miles away from him ....never met the guy! He has helped me numerous times on the internet anyway with my igs.I posted his website too:

GGI caresheets:
http://www.baskingspot.com/iguanas
http://www.greenigsociety.org/
http://www.icomm.ca/dragon/napoleon.htm
http://www.icomm.ca/%7Edragon/gnhealth.htm
http://www.milagros.net/caiman/wongs.htm

Henry Lizardlover & his celebrity Igs:
http://www.herp.com/henry/henry.html

TAMING:
http://www.icomm.ca/dragon/igtaming.htm

SEXING:
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/9008/gender.html

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: I'd give him a couple of weeks to get used to his new enviroment before starting any taming deal. Just feed him and clean up after him for awhile. Your hand swooping down on him, chasing him as he scurries about his tank trying to catch him is kinda similar to predatory type behavior TO HIM/HER! Try and choose a small enclosed room (like a bathroom-NO EXIT!/Less hiding places if he should escape) take him there and read ,talk softly, pet him about 20-30 minutes a day). At his age I'd go ahead and let him bite you as long as he wants (wear rubber housecleaning gloves or gardening gloves if ya want)...till he gets it thru his thick head (and GGIs have THICK heads) biting isn't gonna get him anywhere. Stroke his tail gently...get him used to it being handled so he won't drop it later (autotomy)...hand feed him...let him learn to trust you! It can take anywhere from a few weeks to a year....You need to try and do these things daily. So he gets used to a routine; knows what to expect. I put a few websites down below on taming and GGI care you might wanna look over. As far as TRICKS...hmmm...the only herper I know teaching his celebrity iguanas... tricks is Henry Lizardlover (he answers all his e-mails too!) so contact him he WILL help ya out in that dept. He hails from Santa Monica, CALI...and even tho I live 3 miles away from him ....never met the guy! He has helped me numerous times on the internet anyway with my igs.I posted his website too: : GGI caresheets: : http://www.baskingspot.com/iguanas : http://www.greenigsociety.org/ : http://www.icomm.ca/dragon/napoleon.htm : http://www.icomm.ca/%7Edragon/gnhealth.htm : http://www.milagros.net/caiman/wongs.htm : Henry Lizardlover & his celebrity Igs: : http://www.herp.com/henry/henry.html : TAMING: : http://www.icomm.ca/dragon/igtaming.htm : SEXING: : http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/9008/gender.html

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