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Jà agora dá uam vista de olhas no site:Biting, Tail-Whipping & Aggressiveness - One minute, you have a calm, nicely behaved iguana. The next, the iguana is biting, tail whipping, and being generally mean. The behavior can change like the flick of a light switch. Knowing why this happens can help you to deal with your iguana better.
Many iguanas bite when they want to threaten you. They might do this when they want to be left alone, while being picked up when they don’t want it, or if they are just generally annoyed. For the most part it is a bad habit that they have gotten into and that is your responsibility to get them out of. What often works is to have a piece of food or a treat in your hand, and when they stop to tongue-flick or examine the food, then go about what you were doing (picking them up, feeding them, etc). The distraction works well for most iguanas, so continue doing it until they feel comfortable with your actions and don’t bite as much. If the iguana is an adult in breeding season, or if it is biting in extreme aggression, use caution when using a treat to distract its biting behavior.
If your iguana is scared, its first defense is to run away. If that isn’t possible or doesn’t work, your iguana will most likely tail whip. With a hatchling, tail whipping isn’t very painful. Don’t jerk away, and just ignore the whipping. If the iguana thinks that the whipping will work, it will continually try to use it. If you have a big iguana, keep in mind that tail whipping only works from a distance. Stay as close to your iguana as possible, pick it up, and hold it close to your body. There is no room for the tail to whip when the iguana is held this way and is close to you. Repeatedly doing this will discourage a big iguana from tail whipping. Although holding or standing close to your iguana will prevent tail whipping, an extremely aggressive iguana may bite, so use caution with an extremely aggressive iguana. For more information on preventing injuries from an aggressive iguana, please visit our Your Health and Safety page.
Aggressiveness itself can come from many things. Aggression can simply be the way an iguana acts when it is not acclimated to its surroundings. If the iguana is fearful, it can respond aggressively. If it is in breeding season, it can respond with aggression. If it is sick or in pain, it can respond with aggression. It is best to try to understand what is causing the aggression. For more information on acclimating your iguana, visit our Taming & Training page. For more information on breeding season, visit our Breeding Season Issues page. If the aggression persists without an understanding as to why it's acting that way, it may very well mean that your iguana needs to be examined by a quality veterinarian.
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