i mean you can even hold them without them trying to attack you
2007-02-08 15:40:34 · 12 answers · asked by Ashley D 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
like with any lizard or monitor. you need to handle them at a young age. so they get use to you. and never stop doing this or they will get use to being left alone. then if you try to get them out there cage. they will think your trying to invade their territory and attack you.
so if they are use to not having human contact then you need to start holding them and might not be a bad idea to get a pair of very heavy gloves. so when they bite you it wont hurt you that much.
owned a savanna monitor and a nile monitor and even when they was about 4 feet long they was just like babies. but liek with any wild animals they will bite from time to time.
2007-02-08 16:12:41 · answer #1 · answered by Jecht 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The excellent recommendation is to take away the smallest one earlier than the higher one kills it. You can investigate the intercourse of each by means of watching within the hind legs. If you notice little dots going alongside the within of each legs, the iguanas are men they usually have to be separated instantly. Males additionally bob the pinnacle up and down. Even even though the more youthful one is exceptional now, does not imply that it is going to be the equal as an grownup. The temperament of an iguana isn't predictable.
2016-09-07 00:32:19 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep, sorry to say it, but in my experience, your likely never to be able to handle them safely again. To keep an iguana mellow you -HAVE- to handle it -at least- every other day, they don't have very long memories when it comes to being grabbed. If they're still young, you have a chance, but if they're adults, good luck.
2007-02-08 23:41:19 · answer #3 · answered by gimmenamenow 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How would you feel if you were an iguana and were kept in captivity? I'd try to attack my captor as well! You should not have pets such as these, just because they are sold in stores does not make it okay to own them. You participate in the commodifcation of sentient beings...Give what you are doing some thought.
2007-02-08 15:46:30 · answer #4 · answered by nenababy1982 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋
do you keep them in the same cage ,iguana's dont like company,not even if its another iguana,try keping them separated,most of the time.
2007-02-11 08:20:29 · answer #5 · answered by robertisgone 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Proper caging, diet, lighting to start. Keep them separated if they are being mean to each other.
Handle them several times a day.
2007-02-08 16:20:50 · answer #6 · answered by moabmusher 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pretty much the same as everyone else.you can't expect them to kiss you on the lips unless you SOCALIZE with them.you have to make them feel safe and just like part of the family.they have to learn that you are not a threat.to them your size makes you appear to be a predator.
2007-02-08 19:01:41 · answer #7 · answered by jgmafb 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
IF YOU DID NOT PLAY WITH THEM WAN THEY WERE YOUNG THEN YOU MIGHT WANT TO LETA THE OUT OF THERE CAGE AND LET THEM RUN ROUND FOUR TWO WEEK 'S AND THEN TRIED TO LETA THEM COME TO YOU I DID IT AND IT WORK FOR ME BUT IF THERE SMALL THEN TRIED TO WEAR SOME GLOVE'S AND HOLD THEM AND ONES YOU DO THAT THEN DO NOT STOP HOLDING THEM TAKE TIME FOUR THEM TO TO COME UP TO WITH OUT GETTING BIT DON PUT HAND IN THE TANK AND THEM BE CAUSE YOU WILL GET BIT.
2007-02-08 18:18:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will never be completely calm but handle them frequently and make sure you are caring for them properly. Do research.
2007-02-09 15:28:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It takes time...Make sure you spend a good amount of time with them each day.
2007-02-08 17:40:55 · answer #10 · answered by ~LYNZ~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋