new savy today.

[Guest]

just got my new savannah today.it arrived yesterday but i sent it to my parents.
anyways it is about a foot long.i didnt want one quite so big but o well.this wouldnt be as big a problem if he wasent grumpy.he pufs up and opens his mouth hasent really tryed to bite me but im guessing he will try.anyone here got some advice on taiming them?

 

[Guest]

I hold mine every day, I started holding it the day I got it for a couple minutes a few times a day. The person I got it from handled it daily so it was used to some human contact. I would keep holding it or at least get it used to you being near it, as close as you can get. It's much better to get bitten when its still young and tiny during the taming process than when its an adult lol. I haven't gotten bit yet but my little sav did hiss at me the other day... :shock: the little stinker.

Mine will still puff up a little when it first sees my hand going inside the enclosure but once it realizes its me it seems to calm down a little bit. Just try to have some sort of interaction daily, cleaning, changing water, feeding, etc.

 

[Guest]

yeah i said the hell with leaving it alone and i put it with me in the tub.unfortunatly its not a baby.=/ haha she kinda intimidates me.mostly hisssing from her but when i go to put her back in her cage she opens her mouth.but good news tho today she wasent as moody so maybe its helping a lil.im still trying to figure out her feeding schedule.shes a foot or more so im not sure if they eat every other day or what.

 

[Guest]

I've been feeding mine every other day and that seems to be working. I do a f/t mouse once every other week. Some people do one a week but theres some kind of debate on weather they should be eating rodents to begin with. You could always try getting some gloves to handle it until you're more comfortable. I did that with my tegu when it was smaller, I got them at dollar tree or something. It made me a little less nervous about the possible biting. Depending on the age some savs only get fed like twice a week. Mines about 6 months.

 

[Guest]

ahh my lil girl is a year old so she might not eat that often.

 

[eddyjack]

Be careful but keep interacting with it. It will come around the more you hang out with it. I think it is just confused and does not know anything but self defense. Use the gloves for the first few times to get it use to being handled and don't hesitate. The longer you wait the worse it will get.

 

[Guest]

im handling it everyday now,usually for 30 in at the least.she is at least showing progress i went to put her in her tank today and no mouth opening.=]