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Sometimes when you pick them up and they are very squirmy, if you put them back down and pick them back up immediately, they are calmer. At least this is how mine reacts.
They do like to control things.. Like you stated, he will get on your hand, but fight when being picked up. With regular and proper handling, he should calm down. Sometimes my tegu starts fighting me and I put him down and then pick him back up and he is usually ok. I do have to explain to him, from time to time, that he is the pet and I am the keeper.

My tegu is enormous, but he still knows who is in charge.

Rob

<blockquote data-quote="Tegasaurus" data-source="post: 102727" data-attributes="member: 3028">Sometimes when you pick them up and they are very squirmy, if you put them back down and pick them back up immediately, they are calmer. At least this is how mine reacts.They do like to control things.. Like you stated, he will get on your hand, but fight when being picked up. With regular and proper handling, he should calm down. Sometimes my tegu starts fighting me and I put him down and then pick him back up and he is usually ok. I do have to explain to him, from time to time, that he is the pet and I am the keeper.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />My tegu is enormous, but he still knows who is in charge.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />Rob<img src="http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj58/rcarreau/IMG_1580.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tegasaurus, post: 102727, member: 3028"] Sometimes when you pick them up and they are very squirmy, if you put them back down and pick them back up immediately, they are calmer. At least this is how mine reacts. They do like to control things.. Like you stated, he will get on your hand, but fight when being picked up. With regular and proper handling, he should calm down. Sometimes my tegu starts fighting me and I put him down and then pick him back up and he is usually ok. I do have to explain to him, from time to time, that he is the pet and I am the keeper.:D My tegu is enormous, but he still knows who is in charge.:D Rob [IMG]http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj58/rcarreau/IMG_1580.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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