Murkve
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Hey everyone!
After getting my new baby Tegu - Sigourney - from Laura, I've been working to build her trust as a hatchling. While I will definitely do as Varnyard suggests with the "ignore" technique, I want to wait until she's a bit bigger. For now I've been gently talking to her, and letting her get use to my hands in the enclosure.
As something I picked up from Monitor Keepers, I've also been tong feeding her for every meal the last 4 days. Things seem to be going well, she'll willingly come by to investigate my hands (without food), and as of today I can lead her out of her hide and anywhere in the enclosure with tongs and food.
I'm wondering how many of you have used tongs as a taming method, and did it work well for you?
After getting my new baby Tegu - Sigourney - from Laura, I've been working to build her trust as a hatchling. While I will definitely do as Varnyard suggests with the "ignore" technique, I want to wait until she's a bit bigger. For now I've been gently talking to her, and letting her get use to my hands in the enclosure.
As something I picked up from Monitor Keepers, I've also been tong feeding her for every meal the last 4 days. Things seem to be going well, she'll willingly come by to investigate my hands (without food), and as of today I can lead her out of her hide and anywhere in the enclosure with tongs and food.
I'm wondering how many of you have used tongs as a taming method, and did it work well for you?