...not as much. Hah, this is a small branch of my life since getting my beardie about 6 weeks ago. His name is Charmander and he is now about 8-9 inches in length. When I first got him he was very hyperactive, in fact he jumped out of my hand at the pet store. He was from a local place and they really cared, they had handled him daily.
After getting acclimated to being home he decided he wanted to murder me. Every day, all day, for any reason. New haircut? Double murder. Different color shirt? Murder. His viv is next to my desk and he made it a habit to murder me visually when I didn't try to take him out.
I began with the basics like scent familiarization (leaving a shirt in his viv) and daily short handlings. He eventually got to the point of trying to and/or biting me. I was scared but worked through this. Finally, for the past two days he has gotten better with me, he no longer acts like he wants to murder me and in addition he now spends many of his hours observing me. He has let me pick him up multiple times with only minor gaping (open mouth) and no bites. He does not try to run away or kill me.
While this may not sound impressive I do want to let other owners who are taming know... it can feel hopeless when your beardie wants to murder you for days at a time, even weeks but if you are persistent, kind and level headed (don't get upset) he/she will come around. Charmander is currently sliding across his backsplash (rock wall) to get closer to me so he can observe my keyboard, this seems to be his new past time.
After getting acclimated to being home he decided he wanted to murder me. Every day, all day, for any reason. New haircut? Double murder. Different color shirt? Murder. His viv is next to my desk and he made it a habit to murder me visually when I didn't try to take him out.
I began with the basics like scent familiarization (leaving a shirt in his viv) and daily short handlings. He eventually got to the point of trying to and/or biting me. I was scared but worked through this. Finally, for the past two days he has gotten better with me, he no longer acts like he wants to murder me and in addition he now spends many of his hours observing me. He has let me pick him up multiple times with only minor gaping (open mouth) and no bites. He does not try to run away or kill me.
While this may not sound impressive I do want to let other owners who are taming know... it can feel hopeless when your beardie wants to murder you for days at a time, even weeks but if you are persistent, kind and level headed (don't get upset) he/she will come around. Charmander is currently sliding across his backsplash (rock wall) to get closer to me so he can observe my keyboard, this seems to be his new past time.