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A lot of advice about tegu taming seems to rely on actually being able to pick up your tegu, like taking them into the bathroom or putting them in your shirt...
But my girl is pretty much untouchable. The one time I had to get her to the vet, I had to throw a towel over her and grab her that way. It was stressful for everyone involved.
She almost seems to have a fear of hands. She has no problem crawling over, say, my legs, to get to her food, but if my hands go anywhere near her she either lunges or runs.
I've been sitting quietly by her cage each day for about two months now and have made some progress, as she doesn't immediately hide anymore. She seems to want to explore the rest of the room and house, buuuut the problem is I have no safe/easy way to get her back into her cage.
For background, she's a feral caught from Florida. Maybe someone grabbed her too rough and traumatized her? No idea... But any tips from people who had similar issues would be great.
But my girl is pretty much untouchable. The one time I had to get her to the vet, I had to throw a towel over her and grab her that way. It was stressful for everyone involved.
She almost seems to have a fear of hands. She has no problem crawling over, say, my legs, to get to her food, but if my hands go anywhere near her she either lunges or runs.
I've been sitting quietly by her cage each day for about two months now and have made some progress, as she doesn't immediately hide anymore. She seems to want to explore the rest of the room and house, buuuut the problem is I have no safe/easy way to get her back into her cage.
For background, she's a feral caught from Florida. Maybe someone grabbed her too rough and traumatized her? No idea... But any tips from people who had similar issues would be great.