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I'm not gonna let him bite me... I know that... but it's the way to get him to stop doing it is what I need to figure out.

Like I was trying to figure out, if they're able to realize by cause and effect "i shouldn't try to bite that anymore". Like a dog, the dog does something bad, you tap it on the snout and force it to look away. How do I make it clear I'm the dominant.

I know that aggression only is replied with aggression with most lizards so I haven't done anything like tapping him on the snout or whatnot, as to only make the situation worse.

I know when I had my iguana way back when, she was pretty nippy when she was younger, and would open her mouth to bite when I held her. I took the claw clipper I had for her and I'd put it on her mouth, when she bit, she bit metal (which I know doesn't taste very good) I wasn't violent or aggressive, I just placed it near or at the end of her mouth, and she bit down on her own. After a couple times with the clipper she stopped and never did it again. I only got bit once by her and I accidently scared her, so it was my fault, but even then she quickly realized who it was and looked at me as if to say "sorry, I didn't mean it"
I wonder if a method like that would work on a tegu...

<blockquote data-quote="Bobbydelaneyiii" data-source="post: 67835" data-attributes="member: 1934">I'm not gonna let him bite me... I know that... but it's the way to get him to stop doing it is what I need to figure out. Like I was trying to figure out, if they're able to realize by cause and effect &quot;i shouldn't try to bite that anymore&quot;. Like a dog, the dog does something bad, you tap it on the snout and force it to look away. How do I make it clear I'm the dominant.I know that aggression only is replied with aggression with most lizards so I haven't done anything like tapping him on the snout or whatnot, as to only make the situation worse. I know when I had my iguana way back when, she was pretty nippy when she was younger, and would open her mouth to bite when I held her. I took the claw clipper I had for her and I'd put it on her mouth, when she bit, she bit metal (which I know doesn't taste very good) I wasn't violent or aggressive, I just placed it near or at the end of her mouth, and she bit down on her own. After a couple times with the clipper she stopped and never did it again. I only got bit once by her and I accidently scared her, so it was my fault, but even then she quickly realized who it was and looked at me as if to say &quot;sorry, I didn't mean it&quot;I wonder if a method like that would work on a tegu...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bobbydelaneyiii, post: 67835, member: 1934"] I'm not gonna let him bite me... I know that... but it's the way to get him to stop doing it is what I need to figure out. Like I was trying to figure out, if they're able to realize by cause and effect "i shouldn't try to bite that anymore". Like a dog, the dog does something bad, you tap it on the snout and force it to look away. How do I make it clear I'm the dominant. I know that aggression only is replied with aggression with most lizards so I haven't done anything like tapping him on the snout or whatnot, as to only make the situation worse. I know when I had my iguana way back when, she was pretty nippy when she was younger, and would open her mouth to bite when I held her. I took the claw clipper I had for her and I'd put it on her mouth, when she bit, she bit metal (which I know doesn't taste very good) I wasn't violent or aggressive, I just placed it near or at the end of her mouth, and she bit down on her own. After a couple times with the clipper she stopped and never did it again. I only got bit once by her and I accidently scared her, so it was my fault, but even then she quickly realized who it was and looked at me as if to say "sorry, I didn't mean it" I wonder if a method like that would work on a tegu... [/QUOTE]

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