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I never pick my tegu up from the enclosure, I lay my hand down and if he climbs up my arm he wants to come out, if he doesn't I try later or the next day. My guy has been amazing from day one though, so I think I had it pretty easy. Our daily routine is I let him on my arm, I mist his cage, he goes to the feeding bin, then we go to the computer desk which is about 5 feet long with drawers and shelves, he has free roam of it, has his favorite spot etc. Everytime he passes from one side to the other he always stops by and gets on the keyboard and lays on my hand for a minute. When he is done, he climbs up my arm and sleeps on my shoulder. The place I have my problem, is getting him back in the enclosure! He hates going back in, but settles down soon after. I would say just don't ever force anything. never grasp too hard. From the first day i got mine, I started rubbing his cheek with my finger. Now it puts him to sleep, that and massaging the back of his neck.

<blockquote data-quote="Piercedcub32" data-source="post: 98456" data-attributes="member: 2413"><p>I never pick my tegu up from the enclosure,&nbsp; I lay my hand down and if he climbs up my arm he wants to come out,&nbsp; if he doesn't&nbsp; I try later&nbsp; or the next day.&nbsp; My guy has been amazing from day one though, so I think I had it pretty easy.&nbsp; Our daily routine is&nbsp; I let him on my arm,&nbsp; I mist his cage, he goes to the feeding bin, then we go to the computer desk which is about 5 feet long with drawers and shelves,&nbsp; he has free roam of it,&nbsp; has his favorite spot etc.&nbsp; Everytime he passes from one side to the other&nbsp; he always stops by and gets on the keyboard and lays on my hand for a minute. When he is done,&nbsp; he climbs up my arm and sleeps on my shoulder.&nbsp;&nbsp; The place I have my problem,&nbsp; is getting him back in the enclosure!&nbsp; He hates going back in,&nbsp; but settles down soon after.&nbsp; I would say&nbsp; just don't ever force anything.&nbsp; never grasp too hard.&nbsp; From the first day&nbsp; i got mine,&nbsp;&nbsp; I started rubbing his cheek with my finger.&nbsp; Now it puts him to sleep, that and massaging the back of his neck.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Piercedcub32, post: 98456, member: 2413"] I never pick my tegu up from the enclosure, I lay my hand down and if he climbs up my arm he wants to come out, if he doesn't I try later or the next day. My guy has been amazing from day one though, so I think I had it pretty easy. Our daily routine is I let him on my arm, I mist his cage, he goes to the feeding bin, then we go to the computer desk which is about 5 feet long with drawers and shelves, he has free roam of it, has his favorite spot etc. Everytime he passes from one side to the other he always stops by and gets on the keyboard and lays on my hand for a minute. When he is done, he climbs up my arm and sleeps on my shoulder. The place I have my problem, is getting him back in the enclosure! He hates going back in, but settles down soon after. I would say just don't ever force anything. never grasp too hard. From the first day i got mine, I started rubbing his cheek with my finger. Now it puts him to sleep, that and massaging the back of his neck. [/QUOTE]

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