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#2271588
Warbyrd
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Scared? 
Hi. I have had my Iguana for 6 mos. now, and he is always so afraid of me when I get near him. I wouldn’t dare let him outside like I see others do in pictures, and I am afraid to let him roam the house as well. What can I do to calm him? I really need help. Thanks! Bill
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06/29/12 01:56am
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#2271593
Olesen
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Message To: Warbyrd In reference to Message Id: 2271588
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Hi I have had my iguana for almost 15-16 months and still can’t go near her so please be patient. Have you read the post on top of this page it’s called something like how to get your iguana to like you it has some good tricks :)
how old is the iguana? they can be very skittish when not fully grown, they think that everything bigger than them is trying to eat them.
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06/29/12 04:23am
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#2271603
Warbyrd
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Message To: Olesen In reference to Message Id: 2271593
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Hi. TY for the reply. I am not sure how old he is. I took him from someone who had wayyy too many reptiles, and he was selling because of allergies. My ig is pretty small, but eats like a champ. He measures 14" from head to tail. Even though he eats well, he still looks under weight to me. I am no expert, but I have had snakes for 30+ years. I have never had an iguana before, so I have turned to this site for info/help. So, my best guess is around 18 mos. old or so. I really don’t have a vet around here that I feel comfortable with, so if problems arise, I have quite a drive. I will learn to be a little more patient. Thanks!
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06/29/12 10:52am
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#2271606
Jokerlover93
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Message To: Warbyrd In reference to Message Id: 2271603
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I have had my iguana for about 2 years maybe if my memory is correct and she was extreamly skittish when i got her but I just let her out of her cage in my room with the doors closed and towels under the cracks so she couldnt escape and eventually because she got used to me she is completely fine with being held and having other people and other creatures around but when one of the cats scare her or she just doesnt want to be around them she does the whole stand on her tiptoes, flatten her body out, and tail whip to be scary. I dont know if this will help you and it takes quite a while to get them to come around but if your just watching tv, reading a book, or even cleaning or doing something else around them they learn that you wont hurt them.
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06/29/12 01:38pm
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#2271620
Warbyrd
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Message To: Jokerlover93 In reference to Message Id: 2271606
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This is very helpful. I will take your advice and I am sure in time, everything will be ok. I just hate the thought of upsetting my iguana. Makes me feel bad inside to see him like this. I keep referring to my iguana as a "him", when, in fact, I am not 100% sure of the sex. I call "Sammy" a him by trying to determine the sex by the information I have learned on this site. I would love to show a photo, but I am having difficulty trying to do so. Sooo...pics coming soon!
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06/29/12 03:57pm
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#2271651
Lloydene
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Message To: Warbyrd In reference to Message Id: 2271603
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Quote: He measures 14" from head to tail
This measurement is still a very little baby if it still has all the original tail.
This what a healthy one JUST under 1 year looks like..
and that is without about one third of the original tail.. Course you can’t see that but it is not there! :0 :)
So good for him that he is still small and eating like a champ.. Good for you too.
Wishing you luck on this and not in a bad way. 
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06/29/12 08:32pm
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#2271662
Really
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Message To: Lloydene In reference to Message Id: 2271651
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I thought I posted earlier but for whatever reason it did not go through. Fourteen inches snout to tail is very small, particularly if he has all of his tail. Tazumal is about 14 months old and he measures 26 inches snout to tail and that is with the tip of his tail missing. He was about 14 inches snout to tail when he was five months old. He is currently 8 inches from snout to vent, which is the best way to measure iguanas because so many of them lose part of their tail. What is your iggies snout to vent (SVL) length?
If his early care before you got him was poor, that can certainly have stunted his growth.
I highly recommend the books Iguanas for Dummies, by Melissa Kaplan and Iguanas, the Ultimate Owners Manual by James Hatfield. Those will help you a lot with both care and socialization.
I’m sure you are learning that having an iguana is very very different from keeping snakes. Iggies require a lot of direct contact to socialize -- in many ways they are more like scaly mammals.
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06/29/12 10:07pm
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#2274445
Tempestborn
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Message To: Really In reference to Message Id: 2271662
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wondered if we ever heard from this guy again. thought i’d bump it and see what happens.
jesse
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07/24/12 12:17pm
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