Taming Iggy

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Posted by nanci on January 23, 2002 at 07:55:58:

In Reply to: will my ig ver be able to tame(very aggresive dude) posted by w.reid on January 22, 2002 at 23:22:42:

: i have a new 2 ft ig . ive had him for about a month.every time i reach in his cage he flairs at me and whips his tail like crazy.i realy have to strugle with him to get him out. the other day he was so scared he ran into the tank and made his mouth bleed. not good.this is my first ig im starting to get scared of him. my arm is raw from his tail.should i force him to be held or wait tell he is ready.im lost.im starting to get woried. i didnt have this problem with my monitors.

The longer you let it go, the worse it will become -- since he will be bigger and stronger.

They are afraid when you reach in -- and react with teeth and tail. It took me almost six months to tame mine. Mine now free roams in a room and I definitely think this makes a difference. What helped me -- I bought a small baby cover at K-mart for 5.99 (real soft one which Max still sleeps with) and reached in with that to pick him up. Cover his body with it and he will be biting at the cover and he can't whip his tail. That's what I did and mine got used to it when he realized I was bringing him out and he wasn't getting hurt.

nanci

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: : i have a new 2 ft ig . ive had him for about a month.every time i reach in his cage he flairs at me and whips his tail like crazy.i realy have to strugle with him to get him out. the other day he was so scared he ran into the tank and made his mouth bleed. not good.this is my first ig im starting to get scared of him. my arm is raw from his tail.should i force him to be held or wait tell he is ready.im lost.im starting to get woried. i didnt have this problem with my monitors. : The longer you let it go, the worse it will become -- since he will be bigger and stronger. : They are afraid when you reach in -- and react with teeth and tail. It took me almost six months to tame mine. Mine now free roams in a room and I definitely think this makes a difference. What helped me -- I bought a small baby cover at K-mart for 5.99 (real soft one which Max still sleeps with) and reached in with that to pick him up. Cover his body with it and he will be biting at the cover and he can't whip his tail. That's what I did and mine got used to it when he realized I was bringing him out and he wasn't getting hurt. : nanci

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