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Hello all,

I brought home a baby Columbian Tegu a month ago, and had few questions. He does not like to be picked up so I do it as little as possible. Instead i spend a lot of time around him trying to get him used to me. This week he has started huffing when I come near him so I have not been touching him at all. My question is, should I be making the attempt to pick him up or leave him alone until he comes to me? I am afraid that picking him up to give him a bath or feed him may be making things worse. His attitude towards me has only improved slightly over the last month, so I don't want to start making things worse.

[QUOTE="JTV, post: 119755, member: 3660"] Hello all, I brought home a baby Columbian Tegu a month ago, and had few questions. He does not like to be picked up so I do it as little as possible. Instead i spend a lot of time around him trying to get him used to me. This week he has started huffing when I come near him so I have not been touching him at all. My question is, should I be making the attempt to pick him up or leave him alone until he comes to me? I am afraid that picking him up to give him a bath or feed him may be making things worse. His attitude towards me has only improved slightly over the last month, so I don't want to start making things worse. [/QUOTE]

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