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Is it normal for Tegus to be more hesitant to being picked up?
My Tegu has absolutely no problem walking onto my hand or arm etc but he still does not want me to actually pick him up.. He's somewhat okay with me picking him up when hes on me already or in his feeding bin but if hes roaming around my desk, or his cage he does not want me to pick him up...

It just seems odd since he knows my hands, hes on them frequently but still freaks out.
And I generally try not to pick him up if i can help it, but if he's roaming and I need to get him back he wont want to get on my hands with all the other stuff to explore so sometimes i have no choice and he freaks out for a second until he is just laying on my hand with nothing holding/covering him.

And by picking up I dont mean grabbing from above, i mean trying to stick my hand under him and lift him up.

<blockquote data-quote="OsiViper" data-source="post: 102716" data-attributes="member: 3000">Is it normal for Tegus to be more hesitant to being picked up?My Tegu has absolutely no problem walking onto my hand or arm etc but he still does not want me to actually pick him up.. He's somewhat okay with me picking him up when hes on me already or in his feeding bin but if hes roaming around my desk, or his cage he does not want me to pick him up...It just seems odd since he knows my hands, hes on them frequently but still freaks out.And I generally try not to pick him up if i can help it, but if he's roaming and I need to get him back he wont want to get on my hands with all the other stuff to explore so sometimes i have no choice and he freaks out for a second until he is just laying on my hand with nothing holding/covering him.And by picking up I dont mean grabbing from above, i mean trying to stick my hand under him and lift him up.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="OsiViper, post: 102716, member: 3000"] Is it normal for Tegus to be more hesitant to being picked up? My Tegu has absolutely no problem walking onto my hand or arm etc but he still does not want me to actually pick him up.. He's somewhat okay with me picking him up when hes on me already or in his feeding bin but if hes roaming around my desk, or his cage he does not want me to pick him up... It just seems odd since he knows my hands, hes on them frequently but still freaks out. And I generally try not to pick him up if i can help it, but if he's roaming and I need to get him back he wont want to get on my hands with all the other stuff to explore so sometimes i have no choice and he freaks out for a second until he is just laying on my hand with nothing holding/covering him. [i]And by picking up I dont mean grabbing from above, i mean trying to stick my hand under him and lift him up.[/i] [/QUOTE]

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