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Hey guys, I have about a 7 month old blue female tegu. I've only had her for a week, and i've given her space for the most part (only feeding and cleaning). I don't try to touch her, but on two occasions i've left my hand, balled up into a fist, sitting on her substrate. She's curious and comes up to my hand each time, tongue flicks for a little, nudges it and then tries to bite. When I pull my hand away she gets stressed out and crawls away to hide. Right now im feeding in the enclosure, which i know a lot of people recommend against- I just wanted her to settle in this first week before i try to convince her that food is outside the cage. Shes not aggressive at all, just a scaredy cat. Any suggestions on how to deal with this behavior? I wash my hands pretty thoroughly before i stick them in there..im not sure why she wants to eat me