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If you are gone all day at work, I would definitely take him out in the early morning before work and spend time with him, maybe give him a small snack and also take him out in the late afternoon when you get home and just chill with him, get on the floor with him and let him roam around and smell you, pet him if he'll let you or just talk to him. Yeah, I would say talk to him constantly, let him get used to your voice and identify you as that cool person who feeds him good stuff! I got my tegu when he was a yearling and it took a bit of time and a lot of patience before he got used to me and was ok with being handled daily. I can hand feed mine and walk him on a harness/leash now but it took time and repetition. Good luck!

<blockquote data-quote="Danya" data-source="post: 152860" data-attributes="member: 3563"><p>If you are gone all day at work, I would definitely take him out in the early morning before work and spend time with him, maybe give him a small snack and also take him out in the late afternoon when you get home and just chill with him, get on the floor with him and let him roam around and smell you, pet him if he'll let you or just talk to him. Yeah, I would say talk to him constantly, let him get used to your voice and identify you as that cool person who feeds him good stuff! I got my tegu when he was a yearling and it took a bit of time and a lot of patience before he got used to me and was ok with being handled daily. I can hand feed mine and walk him on a harness/leash now but it took time and repetition. Good luck! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Danya, post: 152860, member: 3563"] If you are gone all day at work, I would definitely take him out in the early morning before work and spend time with him, maybe give him a small snack and also take him out in the late afternoon when you get home and just chill with him, get on the floor with him and let him roam around and smell you, pet him if he'll let you or just talk to him. Yeah, I would say talk to him constantly, let him get used to your voice and identify you as that cool person who feeds him good stuff! I got my tegu when he was a yearling and it took a bit of time and a lot of patience before he got used to me and was ok with being handled daily. I can hand feed mine and walk him on a harness/leash now but it took time and repetition. Good luck! :) [/QUOTE]

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