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It took three months to get Eva to the point that she trusted me and not have a hissy fit when I picked her up. Mind you I spent almost an hour everyday with her in the bathroom letting her crawl around and on me.
Gordo, my adult male I have had about a month or a two. Supposedly, he was "very tame". Well, that wasn't exactly true. When he is awake, I take him to the bathroom, feed him, bathe him and let him crawl around as well. He is just now climbing up on me for chin and jowl scratches and strokes.
I have an AA as well who is six months old and when he is awake, which isn't often, he is hell on wheels. Tail whipping, squirming, hissing and generally being an arse is his normal behavior. When I manage to grab him for a bath, he calms down and tolerates handling, stroking etc. The big issue is catching him.
The moral of the story is they are all different and it takes time an diligence. Give him and yourself time.

<blockquote data-quote="Dana C" data-source="post: 106585" data-attributes="member: 3009">It took three months to get Eva to the point that she trusted me and not have a hissy fit when I picked her up.&nbsp; Mind you I spent almost an hour everyday with her in the bathroom letting her crawl around and on me.&nbsp; Gordo, my adult male I have had about a month or a two.&nbsp; Supposedly, he was &quot;very tame&quot;.&nbsp; Well, that wasn't exactly true.&nbsp; When he is awake, I take him to the bathroom, feed him, bathe him and let him crawl around as well.&nbsp; He is just now climbing up on me for chin and jowl scratches and strokes. I have an AA as well who is six months old and when he is awake, which isn't often, he is hell on wheels.&nbsp; Tail whipping, squirming, hissing and generally being an arse is his normal behavior.&nbsp; When I manage to grab him for a bath, he calms down and tolerates handling, stroking etc.&nbsp; The big issue is catching him.&nbsp; The moral of the story is they are all different and it takes time an diligence.&nbsp; Give him and yourself time.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dana C, post: 106585, member: 3009"] It took three months to get Eva to the point that she trusted me and not have a hissy fit when I picked her up. Mind you I spent almost an hour everyday with her in the bathroom letting her crawl around and on me. Gordo, my adult male I have had about a month or a two. Supposedly, he was "very tame". Well, that wasn't exactly true. When he is awake, I take him to the bathroom, feed him, bathe him and let him crawl around as well. He is just now climbing up on me for chin and jowl scratches and strokes. I have an AA as well who is six months old and when he is awake, which isn't often, he is hell on wheels. Tail whipping, squirming, hissing and generally being an arse is his normal behavior. When I manage to grab him for a bath, he calms down and tolerates handling, stroking etc. The big issue is catching him. The moral of the story is they are all different and it takes time an diligence. Give him and yourself time. [/QUOTE]

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