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I would give it a few days but its entirely up to you. If it were me I would do something like this:
Give him a few days to settle in, hang out around the outside of the enclosure (reading, redditing, whatever). This will help him get used to your presence.
Once he seems comfortable having you in eyesight I would start putting my hands in the enclosure more often. Spot cleaning, water changing, etc. I wouldn't touch him quite yet, maybe a few days of this. Then slowly work your way closer to him as you planned. Hold a hand out, slow movements, some touching as he allows, etc. I wouldn't chase him around if he gets uncomfortable and bolts.

I'm not sure if they pick up on voices, I talk to my lizards lol. You can also try wearing an old shirt to bed for a few nights and then put it in the enclosure. I tried this with guru, I put a shirt in his hide and I think it may have helped... Certainly didn't hurt.
There are a bunch of different ways you can go about handling. Try one and if you have negative results play around with it.

<blockquote data-quote="Rhetoric" data-source="post: 123176" data-attributes="member: 2215">I would give it a few days but its entirely up to you. If it were me I would do something like this:Give him a few days to settle in, hang out around the outside of the enclosure (reading, redditing, whatever). This will help him get used to your presence.Once he seems comfortable having you in eyesight I would start putting my hands in the enclosure more often. Spot cleaning, water changing, etc. I wouldn't touch him quite yet, maybe a few days of this. Then slowly work your way closer to him as you planned. Hold a hand out, slow movements, some touching as he allows, etc. I wouldn't chase him around if he gets uncomfortable and bolts. I'm not sure if they pick up on voices, I talk to my lizards lol. You can also try wearing an old shirt to bed for a few nights and then put it in the enclosure. I tried this with guru, I put a shirt in his hide and I think it may have helped... Certainly didn't hurt. There are a bunch of different ways you can go about handling. Try one and if you have negative results play around with it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rhetoric, post: 123176, member: 2215"] I would give it a few days but its entirely up to you. If it were me I would do something like this: Give him a few days to settle in, hang out around the outside of the enclosure (reading, redditing, whatever). This will help him get used to your presence. Once he seems comfortable having you in eyesight I would start putting my hands in the enclosure more often. Spot cleaning, water changing, etc. I wouldn't touch him quite yet, maybe a few days of this. Then slowly work your way closer to him as you planned. Hold a hand out, slow movements, some touching as he allows, etc. I wouldn't chase him around if he gets uncomfortable and bolts. I'm not sure if they pick up on voices, I talk to my lizards lol. You can also try wearing an old shirt to bed for a few nights and then put it in the enclosure. I tried this with guru, I put a shirt in his hide and I think it may have helped... Certainly didn't hurt. There are a bunch of different ways you can go about handling. Try one and if you have negative results play around with it. [/QUOTE]

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