Slapped!

[TheDragonKeepers]

I'm amused to say that Frank's taken to slapping me. He was sitting in the tunnel and I leaned over and tickled his ribs with a finger through the mesh. He grumbled at me, so I tickled him again - and he swatted at me with his left hand.

I left him to it, and went back half an hour later, gently tickled him and got another slap. Hehehehehe.

Apparently this is a thing Frank now does, and I'm happy to allow it - he used to be an extremely aggressive little lizard, and I'd rather have a slap than the threat of a bite any day - not that he's actually landed a bite on a human for months; he's learned to divert his aggression to things like the carpet block, and he knows the difference between flat hand (no attacking) and balled fist (okay, you can get me) these days. I'm very pleased with his behavioural modifications.

I'll try to catch a video next time.

 

[CooperDragon]

I'm glad to hear he's learning. I'd love to see a video of the slapping if you can get one.