Ladyhawk42
Hatchling Member
Hello everyone!
My dragon is now a little over 7 inches. The Bearded Dragon Manual says I should wait until he's about eight before I handle him much.
Despite the books' advice I have been handling him and he seems less than enthusiastic about it much of the time. Sometimes he stays calm. The other day he escaped and nearly made it behind the hot water heater. Yipes! When I finally caught him, he bearded at me and really, really wanted to bite. It was both funny and terrifying because I don't know how I would have got him out from behind the water heater or under the fridge. Crikey, he's quick!
He'll eat and drink from my hand (I have a catheter-tipped syringe I use for watering), but when we've had a "failed" session of handling, he seems more nervous.
Should I wait until he's eight inches? Should I buy a harness that eliminates the escape problem?
What's a gentle, safe way to tame Grover?
My dragon is now a little over 7 inches. The Bearded Dragon Manual says I should wait until he's about eight before I handle him much.
Despite the books' advice I have been handling him and he seems less than enthusiastic about it much of the time. Sometimes he stays calm. The other day he escaped and nearly made it behind the hot water heater. Yipes! When I finally caught him, he bearded at me and really, really wanted to bite. It was both funny and terrifying because I don't know how I would have got him out from behind the water heater or under the fridge. Crikey, he's quick!
He'll eat and drink from my hand (I have a catheter-tipped syringe I use for watering), but when we've had a "failed" session of handling, he seems more nervous.
Should I wait until he's eight inches? Should I buy a harness that eliminates the escape problem?
What's a gentle, safe way to tame Grover?