relocation stress?

[cruzdavid467]

its about to be 2 weeks since i got my beardie at first he was cool but now hes so scared of me since i put him ina large exo terra tank hes been hissing and barely eats his stress marks get so bad im starting to get so worried he does eat a good amount but not as much as he should be i have a reptisun 10.0 tube bulb inside the tank i put that in today before that ive been using a 10.0 coil bulb but i herd that was bad how long can he be stressed for its starting to worry me alot and i even avoid handling so much only to bathe him now just so he wont get stressed but idk how else to help as soon as i come in the room his stress marks come back so dark you can tell from far how frightened he is

 

[nursejones813]

Try putting a shirt you have worn but not washed in his tank. When you go to his tank, just put your hand in there for awhile. Don't pick him up. So he can see you're not trying to hurt him. Then, after a couple days maybe try to hand feed him a treat that he likes. That way he can associate you with something good like eating! Be patient. Hope that helps!