biting male iguana

[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ The Iguana Forum ]

Posted by Barbara on January 19, 2002 at 12:22:06:

I know its breeding season and it brings the aggressiveness out in males, but here's my story. I just discovered my iguana is male, two days ago, a day after he bit me. It was the first time he bit me hard, and it was my neck. So far he's bit me once more on the cheek. It's always when I am trying to take him back to his cage. I've had the hardest time taming him before and now I am beginning to think its near impossible. He hates when I take him out of his cage, but once with me, loves to have his head and neck and dewlap area rubbed. but once I stop he flees from me. Its been hard to get in scheduled time between us because I am a full time student. When he was given to me a year ago as a baby he was very fiesty, and I didn't know how to take care of him. Now I find myself a year later after reading several books, in the same boat. I just don't know how to take care of him, or tame him. I don't know what to do with his new found love of biting my face. If anyone could give me any advice on how to help him out, and possibly tame him during mating season I'd love to hear it. I don't want to give him away or put him down, but he's only going to get bigger with stronger jaws, and I'm scared of what he may become.

Follow Ups:

Re: biting male iguana Michelle B 01/22/02 (0)
Re: biting male iguana Barbara 01/19/02 (0)
Re: biting male iguana nanci 01/19/02 (0)
Re: biting male iguana Roger 01/19/02 (3)
- Re: biting male iguana Jeri L. Boyd The Chocolate Box 01/19/02 (2)
  - "...the sunshine of my day and I will do what it takes ..." Roger Van 01/20/02 (0)
  - Re: biting male iguana Barbara 01/20/02 (0)

Post a Followup

Name:
E-Mail:

Subject:

Comments:
: I know its breeding season and it brings the aggressiveness out in males, but here's my story. I just discovered my iguana is male, two days ago, a day after he bit me. It was the first time he bit me hard, and it was my neck. So far he's bit me once more on the cheek. It's always when I am trying to take him back to his cage. I've had the hardest time taming him before and now I am beginning to think its near impossible. He hates when I take him out of his cage, but once with me, loves to have his head and neck and dewlap area rubbed. but once I stop he flees from me. Its been hard to get in scheduled time between us because I am a full time student. When he was given to me a year ago as a baby he was very fiesty, and I didn't know how to take care of him. Now I find myself a year later after reading several books, in the same boat. I just don't know how to take care of him, or tame him. I don't know what to do with his new found love of biting my face. If anyone could give me any advice on how to help him out, and possibly tame him during mating season I'd love to hear it. I don't want to give him away or put him down, but he's only going to get bigger with stronger jaws, and I'm scared of what he may become.

Optional Link URL:
Link Title:
Optional Image URL:

[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ The Iguana Forum ]