Rebecca Stout
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I'm really wondering, do I have a total sweetheart or is this very common? She has never gone through any type of phase growing up, nor gotten cage territorial (heck I feed her in her cage). Shes been spooked to where I had to restrain her, etc, and shes never even opened her mouth. Interestingly, I got her as a yearling and I can tell she was never handled or in a home before. Yet shes so sweet. The odd thing is, she hides a lot and likes to be held very, very snug. She wont just sit or come up to me much. I have to go get her most of the time. She hates being picked up, but once in my lap, if I hold her firm, she settles. She LOVES petting. She will stay around me, or cuddled with me for as long as I pet her. If I stop she leaves. Lol.
I really wish she would just walk around the house. But she wont. She finds a crack and there she will stay. She wont sit with me in the open. Only cuddled up. She wont let me pick her up without thrashing. Yet .... massage her, pet her, etc, she will stay with me forever.
Anyway, she's never bitten despite the fact she is not as "tame" as other tegus. So, my question (for the future whenever I get another one), how common is this? Hugely and almost all the time? Just most of the time? Most of the time but they go through phases or have quirks?
I really wish she would just walk around the house. But she wont. She finds a crack and there she will stay. She wont sit with me in the open. Only cuddled up. She wont let me pick her up without thrashing. Yet .... massage her, pet her, etc, she will stay with me forever.
Anyway, she's never bitten despite the fact she is not as "tame" as other tegus. So, my question (for the future whenever I get another one), how common is this? Hugely and almost all the time? Just most of the time? Most of the time but they go through phases or have quirks?