Re: Is your ig scared of little kids?

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Posted by Michelle B on April 03, 2002 at 07:25:40:

In Reply to: Is your ig scared of little kids? posted by j on April 02, 2002 at 21:07:57:

Yes! I once had a female who was usually very calm about everything, including meeting new people. But when the nieces came over, watch out! She would pull out the old throat fan to look intimidating, and if they got to close to the cage, she would whip at them! (She was in the cage, so no kids actually got whipped...and although it sounded loud, her tail was OK too.) I learned after that to keep the kids occupied in another room, because PJ clearly did not like them around. I'm really not sure why, either, becuse these were fairly quiet and calm girls, not noisy or rambunctious...PJ just didn't like them!

: My 2 year old nephew spent the weekend at my house and my ig seemed very stressed out about it. My ig didn't eat or go to the bathroom for 2 days and he was hiding behind his log in his cage. My nephew didn't stay in the same room as my ig, but on the same floor of the house, and although my ig only saw my nephew once I'm sure he heard him the whole time(you know how noisy little kids can be). The day after my nephew left, my ig was back to normal. He was eating and pooping and back to his normal behavior. My iguana has been around people he doesn't know before but he has never had this kind of reaction. Does anyone else's iguana act this strange around little kids?

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: Yes! I once had a female who was usually very calm about everything, including meeting new people. But when the nieces came over, watch out! She would pull out the old throat fan to look intimidating, and if they got to close to the cage, she would whip at them! (She was in the cage, so no kids actually got whipped...and although it sounded loud, her tail was OK too.) I learned after that to keep the kids occupied in another room, because PJ clearly did not like them around. I'm really not sure why, either, becuse these were fairly quiet and calm girls, not noisy or rambunctious...PJ just didn't like them! : : : My 2 year old nephew spent the weekend at my house and my ig seemed very stressed out about it. My ig didn't eat or go to the bathroom for 2 days and he was hiding behind his log in his cage. My nephew didn't stay in the same room as my ig, but on the same floor of the house, and although my ig only saw my nephew once I'm sure he heard him the whole time(you know how noisy little kids can be). The day after my nephew left, my ig was back to normal. He was eating and pooping and back to his normal behavior. My iguana has been around people he doesn't know before but he has never had this kind of reaction. Does anyone else's iguana act this strange around little kids?

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