Today is our one-week anniversary of my getting my little beardie, Ichi. He's 3 months old.
He doesn't run and hide from me anymore, and I give him water from a syringe every day. I can move stuff around in his tank and he watches. I can drop food for him from tongs (he attempted to eat from my tongs just once, but completely missed lol), and when I give him food in his bowl, he pounces onto the bowl all eager to eat! But he's nervous when I get TOO close, y'know? If I'm not holding the water-syringe, he leans away, takes a step back, and stares at my hand. I was told by the breeder that he was handled every other day during tank cleans, so I think there's a foundation to work with. Just, since this my first beardie, I dunno how to build it from here. The idea of picking him up makes me a wee bit nervous, to be honest, as I feel that'll make him bolt and I don't want to ruin what trust we have now.
What is the best approach to start the taming process for this little baby?
He doesn't run and hide from me anymore, and I give him water from a syringe every day. I can move stuff around in his tank and he watches. I can drop food for him from tongs (he attempted to eat from my tongs just once, but completely missed lol), and when I give him food in his bowl, he pounces onto the bowl all eager to eat! But he's nervous when I get TOO close, y'know? If I'm not holding the water-syringe, he leans away, takes a step back, and stares at my hand. I was told by the breeder that he was handled every other day during tank cleans, so I think there's a foundation to work with. Just, since this my first beardie, I dunno how to build it from here. The idea of picking him up makes me a wee bit nervous, to be honest, as I feel that'll make him bolt and I don't want to ruin what trust we have now.
What is the best approach to start the taming process for this little baby?