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Just some observations of Clyde, in the few weeks he's been living here:

Before I arrived on the scene, Clyde was kept on a diet of crickets in a 20 gallon aquarium. We have him in a much large enclosure that includes a hide (something his old tank lacked).

Now that he's with us, he isn't very interested in most of the fruit or vegetables we've offered; he did eat a grape the other night.

We've kept him on familiar food (crickets) while we experiment with his palate.

He enjoys basking with his front feet dangling over the edge of his water bowl, and he sometimes lies in the water for short periods. I sincerely doubt he ever had significant water in his old tank at the pet store.

For the most part, Clyde is diurnal, though he does sometimes come out at night.

He is becoming accustomed to our voices; I hope to begin building him a larger habitat soon.
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Scott Robert Ladd
1.0.0 Iguana (Rex)
1.0.0 African Giant Plated Lizard (Clyde)
1.0.0 Uro mali (Wizard)
0.1.0 Corn Snake (Amber)
1.1.0 Red-Eared Sliders (Jade and Emerald)
0.4.0 Homo sapiens (Maria, Elora, Becky, Tessa)
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Sounds like he is acclimating well. He may not eat alot or all fruits & vegs offered, his Spring/Summer he may eat a bit more of it. Mine always ate more fruits in Spring/Summer, a few ate none at all. Have you thought about also offering Waxworms, Superworms limited to once a week(only crush their heads with pliers to destroy mandiles which may cause problems to him or cage later), he may even eat canned Iams chicken/Lamb/Beef or Purina Pedigree Adult chicken/Beef with small amounts of mixed vegs. Try cut up Boiled egg too.
They will come out at night especially if you are up he will want to see what is going on. The more he gets used to family enviornment the more he will be inquisitive. This will help the taming process later on.