Thanks for the tip! I also make my ig's food ahead of time, and adding the branch idea sounds great.



When I got him/her, she was very tail whippy and would open her mouth and whatnot out of fear but now she/he seems to be less fearful and more confrontational. This literally started about one week ago and I have read differing opinions on how to go about taming/earning his/her trust. I started out holding it every day, as gently as possible even though she fought at first every time. That lasted about 2 weeks. then I tried just putting my hand near for a few days, then only touching her leg for a few days, I got to the point where I could pet her head and she would close her eyes (go to a happy place) and I could even slip my hand under her gently and lift her. She seemed to really enjoy this slower approach as apposed to the former. My question is: is there a right way to do it, and what have people with difficult iguanas had success with? I'm worried maybe the more timid approach i've been using made him/her think she's boss (should I lay down the law Lol) I'll try to post some pics too.

Thanks everybody

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