Largelizards
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Advice from reptilemagazine,
“After the first few days, you can start handling your tegu, gently but firmly, so that it doesn't fall or escape from your hands. Continue to hold your tegu, even if it is wriggling and trying to escape. Once it calms a bit, stroke the back of its head and talk to it in a soft voice. Once it's completely calm, wait another couple of minutes before placing your tegu back inside its enclosure.”
From what I read on this forums it seems like you’re mostly to let your tegu you go where he wants to go not obstruct him too much but I’m sure there is a balance and I’m trying to find where that balance is. I’m aware of tub techniques but was wondering if it’s a good technique to walk them in your hands,holding not tightly but only enough yo restrict his movement when he keeps trying to walk away?
Second, how important or is it to not to get them to stop squirming and trying to escape beforeputting them in the cage in order train them out of that behavior and not reinforce it?
It Would be great to see someone post a thread about balance of letting a new tegu explore and limiting their movement to tame and get them used to the environment they’re going to be surrounded by for life.
“After the first few days, you can start handling your tegu, gently but firmly, so that it doesn't fall or escape from your hands. Continue to hold your tegu, even if it is wriggling and trying to escape. Once it calms a bit, stroke the back of its head and talk to it in a soft voice. Once it's completely calm, wait another couple of minutes before placing your tegu back inside its enclosure.”
From what I read on this forums it seems like you’re mostly to let your tegu you go where he wants to go not obstruct him too much but I’m sure there is a balance and I’m trying to find where that balance is. I’m aware of tub techniques but was wondering if it’s a good technique to walk them in your hands,holding not tightly but only enough yo restrict his movement when he keeps trying to walk away?
Second, how important or is it to not to get them to stop squirming and trying to escape beforeputting them in the cage in order train them out of that behavior and not reinforce it?
It Would be great to see someone post a thread about balance of letting a new tegu explore and limiting their movement to tame and get them used to the environment they’re going to be surrounded by for life.