birds love hot peppers, doesn't hurt them. maybe ig's are same way

Posted by meretseger on April 17, 2002 at 04:59:12:

In Reply to: Re: hot sauce ?!? posted by Lily on April 16, 2002 at 22:11:19:

: OK, I don't think it's the iguana that's the problem. If they solve the hand-biting with the hot sauce (some people use vinegar to keep their igs from biting their tails, might be a little safer), aggressive behavior will probably manifest elsewhere. Igs are essentially peaceful creatures and their aggression has something to do with discomfort--fear, self-defense, poor living situation, illness, etc. The best thing to do (and I know you've tried) is change the husbandry and try a little TLC.

: I guess what I'm saying is you can't fight fire with fire. Doing something aggressive to the iguana is NOT going to teach it not to bite and, believe it or not, iguanas are extremely intelligent animals that learn by example.

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• birds have a dull....... Becky 04/17/02 (0)
• actually, now that you mention it, mine does love bell peppers... nm Lily 04/17/02 (0)

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