Hello again, just to recap. Our Ig is about 6 months old, we switched to the diet recommended here (and his growth has clearly taken off).

I have been putting my hand in his cage for several minutes several times a day. His temperament has not changed – if I approach him he freaks out and runs frantically through the cage to avoid me. I have not tried to pick him up again as I have been following the advice of letting him get use to my hand. Also should note, its only been a couple of weeks. A few weeks back was the last time I caught him and handled him (catching his was a real pita – and he kept nipping at me). Now, just a few weeks later he is larger and I am sort of afraid to be bite by him – I don’t know if he can hurt me or not, so I am getting a little gun shy around him.

He has become a huge pig and eating more and more, he’s only going to get larger. Is this all normal? Will he calm his ass down any time soon?

Should I chase him around his tank until I catch him? Or just keep putting my hand in the tank still?

Oh yeah...does he have teeth? I need to gage how much damage he can do (if any) before I go trying to catch him again. his stomach is about the size of a "C" battery and he is about 7 inches from nose to vent.

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