It's too soon for a leash- your dragon needs to acclimate to the tank and surroundings - he needs to learn trust - please no more leash and go slow w/ himHi everyone. I know I’ve been posting on here a lot lately since I joined the site, but I’m so very disheartened right now and don’t really know what to do or have anyone else to talk about it with as I don’t know anyone else with a beardie (also my whole family thinks I’m dumb for worrying so much over a lizard). I have been trying so hard to bond with my baby Orion whom I’ve had for a month and three weeks, but it just seems like she hates me She still jumps away when I go to pick her up and she runs from me whenever I have her out. I have been trying to get her used to a harness for the past week because I thought maybe when I had her out she just wanted to run around but I don’t want to lose her in any crevices. But it just seems like she’s running to be away from me specifically and tbh it’s been very traumatic experience for both of us I think. She runs and gets to the end of the leash and absolutely flips out, I guess because she’s tethered. I mean she gets so scared she pancakes herself to the floor and her spikes get hard and she puffs her beard out slightly (although she never black beards). She won’t even eat her most favorite BSFL when it happens. I seriously feel like such a bad pet mom (ngl it’s also hard because I’m an animal person and it sucks that an animal hates me). I hand feed her every meal, am the only one who handles her, talk to her and leave my hand in the tank so she gets used to it, and I have been cuddling her to sleep (which I thought was helping to make progress but clearly we’re not) and I’m sure I’ve traumatized her more now with the harness.
So yeah, that’s my post about my struggle. Sorry if that’s not what these forums are made for.
Definitely won’t be doing anymore harness for a long time, learned my lesson for sureIt's too soon for a leash- your dragon needs to acclimate to the tank and surroundings - he needs to learn trust - please no more leash and go slow w/ him
yes shes a baby correct? Please work on getting her hand tamed in the tank - does she still have stress marks?Definitely won’t be doing anymore harness for a long time, learned my lesson for sureWould it be ok to let her down on the floor in a play pen so she doesn’t get lost in the crevices of a room? That’s the main reason why I wanted to get her the harness so she could have a bit more freedom in the house. Or maybe letting her down in general right now is too much too quick?
I believe she’s probably about 5-6 months from her length, but I don’t know exactly when she was born since I got her from petcoyes shes a baby correct? Please work on getting her hand tamed in the tank - does she still have stress marks?
Definitely won’t be doing anymore harness for a long time, learned my lesson for sureWould it be ok to let her down on the floor in a play pen so she doesn’t get lost in the crevices of a room? That’s the main reason why I wanted to get her the harness so she could have a bit more freedom in the house. Or maybe letting her down in general right now is too much too quick?
A play pen is a good idea. Or just find a room where you can block off areas you don’t want her to go. Then you can relax and this will help her be more calm. Also put a hide in there or sit in there with your knees up to make a hide.Definitely won’t be doing anymore harness for a long time, learned my lesson for sureWould it be ok to let her down on the floor in a play pen so she doesn’t get lost in the crevices of a room? That’s the main reason why I wanted to get her the harness so she could have a bit more freedom in the house. Or maybe letting her down in general right now is too much too quick?
Sometimes I worry that I worry too much about the worriers.when we first got sir henry we would reach into his enclosure for a quick scratch or pat when we walked by. didn't try to take him out until he was older and comfortable with us. make sure when you are reaching in that you are not coming from above, just the side or front. from above they think you are a predator. he's 2 1/2 and we are just started to work with a harness this past summer. when you get to that point, i'd skip the cute wings and do just the harness itself. we also have a net enclosure so he can be out but not completely loose. i'll attach a link to it. we usually use it for outside natural UVB time, but i don't see why it couldn't be used indoors too.
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Q2J3FBX/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
and don't worry about worrying. you are in a very large group of worriers here! welcome to the club.
good to know i'm not the only one!Sometimes I worry that I worry too much about the worriers.
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