as long as you can control his territorial nastiness and calm him down when it is nessesary I wouldnt be concerned just make sure he knows your the real boss and let him think hes guarding his "big wild ig space" dont forget that most igs I wont say all but most get a charge from natural sunlight thats what causes the all the displaying and territory stuff which is healthy though I understand from igseriencethat the size of an ig can fool the untrained person. aftre all who would think that a 5 foot ig would be so hard to hold onto =)

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I initially thought that it was sunlight too but...

1) the change is instantanious upon steping out of the door
2) still aggressive when I take him out late in the evening (sun real low and behind houses) granted I don't have a meter though
3) I stepped from a single 24" reptisun 5 to a megaray EB flood a few weeks ago and there has been no change in his behavior due to it.

My intro here was wiped out in the last crash. I have not worked with many igs at all, I think that I have only handled three including Bob, but I have had Bob for over nine years and able to hold my own with him at anything I have even seen him try on me. This current state is more of an annoyence than anything as I am no longer able to sit in the lawn and read or do homework as he walks around.

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wish I had a good answer for you I know of at least 2 people who have igs that are very aggressive at all times I have been through many trial and error workings with them to resolve the igs aggresive state running the gambit of diet to uvb exposure anything you can think of ive been over it with them and still they have very aggresive iguanas the only other factor that you have that changes it is you are a male and they are female. who knows what lurks in the mind of an iguana perhaps it is the move itself that has made him different how recent was this move ? iguanas dont like change they prefer things to be the same old routine I do hope that he works through it...

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Move was 3 weeks today. He is fine inside and when for a walk away from the yard. He was not too bad in the yard for a few minutes today -- I just stayed standing directly over him out there and did not let him walk more than 2 feet away.

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I have to agree with Steve here. The move has likely stressed him in some way, which is manifesting in him claiming the new "territory" for himself.

Keep up your correcting practices Mark and hopefully he'll ge tthe message soon enough that the yard is actually YOURS not his.

Also, I believe the strong UVB from Mega-Ray can have something to do with it. Iguanas get energized from strong UVB either from the sun or from the new lamp and they start to "feel their oats". Let's not forget that calm, timid iguanas are NOT healthy iguanas. I have certainly seen a difference in Rex's personality since he's been under the Mega-Ray and I think it's a positive step.

Good luck!

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Should have been clearer. I have been dealing with this since mid June but now I just have a smaller lawn that I have to share with him. I was hoping that the move and new yard would throw him off and out of the territorial displays. I have been keeping up on correcting this since it started and asking for help with it over at ig-zone.

There was no noticeable change in him with the new lights.

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After a week of being confined to the house I took Bob back outside today. Now he seems hesitant and skittish out there with no aggressive display or even much walking around. I was eating some grapes and walking around as he was on the lawn. He showed no interest in the grape I offered him, but he never was a big fan of grapes. I later walked up from his side and slightly behind as I always have to pick him up and he started to run, not a full out run but faster than normal. Ran straight to the closed front door which he only just slowed down for. After realizing that the door was closed he continued to scratch at it until I opened it and lifted him up.

Last time he was out he actually bit the side of my shoe. More of a glancing blow than a direct downward chomp but one tooth hit its mark well and slashed open a 3/4 inch long cut in the leather. Now I have to figure out how to fix my shoe, these are comfortable nice looking black leather shoes that I have worked a nice, somewhat deep, shine into over that last year. At least my finger would have healed...

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Sounds like he is making progress kinda...at least he ran to the door and didn't charge you.
Sorry about your shoe...just be thankful you were not barefoot!