I feel like Amaru is the sweetest, most easy-going lizard. I never ever fear that he is going to bite me. I even occasionally hand feed him (I know some people think that is a bad idea) and it almost seems like he is careful not to get anywhere near biting my hands. The only times, he's shown the least amount of aggression towards me is once when I was taking a temp gun reading near him in his enclosure and he jerked his head towards it thinking it might be food. Even then, he seemed carefully hesitant. He even tolerates me pulling him out of tight hiding spots when he free roams or helping remove stuck shed skin on his toes.
Now, on the other side of the coin, my girl has recently developed a slight fear or at least lack of confidence around him. She spends a lot less "quality time" with him. But she is often the one that lets him out and feeds him during the day since I start work before he really comes out of his hide in the morning. She tells me that a couple of times he has aggressively run at her or "jumped" at her, usually when he is warmed up, hungry, and out of his enclosure.
Is he playing favorites? Does he sense her fear and take advantage? Is he interpreting something on her body as food? I already advised her no necklaces or dangling clothing, but maybe her hair? Or her smell? Any other thoughts?
Now, on the other side of the coin, my girl has recently developed a slight fear or at least lack of confidence around him. She spends a lot less "quality time" with him. But she is often the one that lets him out and feeds him during the day since I start work before he really comes out of his hide in the morning. She tells me that a couple of times he has aggressively run at her or "jumped" at her, usually when he is warmed up, hungry, and out of his enclosure.
Is he playing favorites? Does he sense her fear and take advantage? Is he interpreting something on her body as food? I already advised her no necklaces or dangling clothing, but maybe her hair? Or her smell? Any other thoughts?
