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My columbian tegu's name is Dino and I got him around march 2012, this is pretty much my first pet so help would be appreciated! He is not really tame yet, I believe he knows im his caretaker but he doesn't let me hold him much without hissing and throwing a fit. The first few months I didn't interact with him as much as I should but recently I had been sticking my hand in his tank and picking him up occasionally when possible. He has only bitten me twice, both times after I had been pursuing him for a while, and the second time was the only time he had really sunk his teeth in for me to feel them! Since then I haven't had as much time for trying to pick him up during the weekdays and I was wondering any good methods for taming him asap with as little biting as possible lmao. Also how often should I be feeding him now? Is it safe for me to let him out around my apartment? Feedback is greatly appreciated!!

<blockquote data-quote="AlphaandDino" data-source="post: 126270" data-attributes="member: 3882"><p>My columbian tegu's name is Dino and I got him around march 2012, this is pretty much my first pet so help would be appreciated! He is not really tame yet, I believe he knows im his caretaker but he doesn't let me hold him much without hissing and throwing a fit. The first few months I didn't interact with him as much as I should but recently I had been sticking my hand in his tank and picking him up occasionally when possible. He has only bitten me twice, both times after I had been pursuing him for a while, and the second time was the only time he had really sunk his teeth in for me to feel them! Since then I haven't had as much time for trying to pick him up during the weekdays and I was wondering any good methods for taming him asap with as little biting as possible lmao. Also how often should I be feeding him now? Is it safe for me to let him out around my apartment? Feedback is greatly appreciated!!</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="AlphaandDino, post: 126270, member: 3882"] My columbian tegu's name is Dino and I got him around march 2012, this is pretty much my first pet so help would be appreciated! He is not really tame yet, I believe he knows im his caretaker but he doesn't let me hold him much without hissing and throwing a fit. The first few months I didn't interact with him as much as I should but recently I had been sticking my hand in his tank and picking him up occasionally when possible. He has only bitten me twice, both times after I had been pursuing him for a while, and the second time was the only time he had really sunk his teeth in for me to feel them! Since then I haven't had as much time for trying to pick him up during the weekdays and I was wondering any good methods for taming him asap with as little biting as possible lmao. Also how often should I be feeding him now? Is it safe for me to let him out around my apartment? Feedback is greatly appreciated!! [/QUOTE]

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