Okay so i have had my tegu for about a month now, and I think we are about 8mths old. I know he came out of Miami but other than that I'm not sure where the pet store acquired him. I don't believe he is been handled much he does do the death roll and tail whipping although since I've had him he is getting much better. My question is most of the time he is under his hide box. I put food in the cage in the morning and he does come out and eat it at some point during the day however he seems to pick times to come out and eat when he knows I am not around. For bonding purposes I know pulling them from their safe spot is not a good idea however I seriously feel like he is never out for me to grab him and bond with him. So what I am asking is it absolutely horrible if I pull him from under his hide in order to get him used to being held and around me? I have done it a few times just to give him a bath to make shedding go easier. He doesn't seem to like it but I've never had him try and bite.