Hangry

By Geckosrock99 - 20/07/2016 05:58

Today, my iguana tried to eat my hand. Taking that as a sign of being hungry, I gave him a bowl of fruits and veggies. After he finished the bowl, he tried to eat my hand again. My iguana's an asshole. FML
I agree, your life sucks 13 281
You deserved it 1 856

Same thing different taste

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Geckosrock99 33

Hey, OP here. So what happed was I was sitting on my bed watching anime when my iguana climbed up and sat next to me. I thought nothing of it as he likes watching cartoons. I was totally into the show (Twin Star Exorcists) and was pretty surprised when I felt the bite. He did very little damage, just two teeth sized little holes. After washing up, I gave him a mix of collard greens and a peach with his reptile calcuim on top and he ate everything. Guess he thought my finger was a peach, because he nibbled it. Same hand, only a little damage. He's a good boy when he's not trying to eat my hand/fingers. I think he got that habit when I was hand feeding him to help fix his behavior problems. He's easier to read now that he trusts me, but he associates fingers with food a little too much, even if his food is in a bowl. I used asshole in an endearing way, since he will knock things off my dresser, escape the safety of my room, and make messes where he isn't supposed to, on top of trying to eat my hand/fingers. I love him anyway, mischief and all.

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iguana are assholes for one and males get very teritorial and two they are omnivorous mean to eat vegetables and meat so try feeding it to meet ie crickets or something similar

Nah, they are just not very smart - your finger probably smelled after your food, so iguana couldn't resist. They are not allowed to eat any meat, pastry or diary products (it could literally destroy their liver), but they just love the smell.

Congratulations, you just taught your iguana to bite you for food. It's called positive reinforcement.

or maybe he is acting like any lizard and is trying to 'eat' your hand because it smelled like what he eats