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Thank you. We have had a long, bumpy twp years but has been worth every second. As far as taming goes, we literally had to "love him into submission" it was rough at first and he still puts up a fight some days. Essentially, Strax was just being a jerk to be a jerk. What we had to do was catch him, let him tire himself out trying to get away (safely thougg so he wouldn't hurt himself and close to the ground so he wouldn't fall) once he was tired and we could handle him easily, give him a few good pats and put him away when he was calm. He came to learn that of he is calm and doesn't fight we both get what we want. I get cuddles, then he gets to go back in his cage or get free roam time. He still gets a little huffy with me some days but its a process.

[QUOTE="Vastra, post: 162910, member: 7342"] Thank you. We have had a long, bumpy twp years but has been worth every second. As far as taming goes, we literally had to "love him into submission" it was rough at first and he still puts up a fight some days. Essentially, Strax was just being a jerk to be a jerk. What we had to do was catch him, let him tire himself out trying to get away (safely thougg so he wouldn't hurt himself and close to the ground so he wouldn't fall) once he was tired and we could handle him easily, give him a few good pats and put him away when he was calm. He came to learn that of he is calm and doesn't fight we both get what we want. I get cuddles, then he gets to go back in his cage or get free roam time. He still gets a little huffy with me some days but its a process. [/QUOTE]

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