I'm not sure that taming is really the right word, but it's the only word I've got right now.
We adopted an adult male beardie on Monday. His first two or so years were in the pet store. His next 2 or so years were with a family. That family was able to hold him and keep him out of the enclosure daily. Their kids held him. Then he went to another family for the last three months. I visited him there. The mom was very comfortable with him. She took him out and let him hang out on the floor where we were all sitting. My daughter held him on her lap for a few minutes. That family was looking for a home for him, and we took him after two visits with him. That family was feeding him salad and super worms. I was hoping we could offer him some live crickets and phoenix worms, but so far, no luck. He turns up his nose and ignores them. As far as I can tell he hasn't touched the daily salads that I have been providing. Tues and Wed he ate two super worms each day for me. And today he didn't eat any.
Monday and tuesday I took him out of the enclosure and let him hang out on the ground with us for a few min. He was head bobbing, but that's it. I held him and he stopped. Then I put him back. When we walk by the tank he gets all head bobby. Wednesday I offered him some phoenix worms in his tank. I used the chop sticks that he is use to seeing the super worms on, and after a couple minutes he showed me his beard. I left him alone at that point.
Today I didn't have time to take him out in the am, and when we got home in the pm it was close to his bedtime, so I didn't try. When I took out his dish and put it back cleaned with new salad this am though he got all head bobby on me again.
So, I'm not sure what to do tomorrow. Do I take him out and see how it goes? Do I give him more time to get use to us before trying to hold him again? I don't want to push myself at him if he's not ready, but I also don't want to not hold him for weeks and then have him be averse to anyone holding him.
Thoughts? I know he's been through a lot and is probably freaked out.
Thanks, Chelsea
We adopted an adult male beardie on Monday. His first two or so years were in the pet store. His next 2 or so years were with a family. That family was able to hold him and keep him out of the enclosure daily. Their kids held him. Then he went to another family for the last three months. I visited him there. The mom was very comfortable with him. She took him out and let him hang out on the floor where we were all sitting. My daughter held him on her lap for a few minutes. That family was looking for a home for him, and we took him after two visits with him. That family was feeding him salad and super worms. I was hoping we could offer him some live crickets and phoenix worms, but so far, no luck. He turns up his nose and ignores them. As far as I can tell he hasn't touched the daily salads that I have been providing. Tues and Wed he ate two super worms each day for me. And today he didn't eat any.
Monday and tuesday I took him out of the enclosure and let him hang out on the ground with us for a few min. He was head bobbing, but that's it. I held him and he stopped. Then I put him back. When we walk by the tank he gets all head bobby. Wednesday I offered him some phoenix worms in his tank. I used the chop sticks that he is use to seeing the super worms on, and after a couple minutes he showed me his beard. I left him alone at that point.
Today I didn't have time to take him out in the am, and when we got home in the pm it was close to his bedtime, so I didn't try. When I took out his dish and put it back cleaned with new salad this am though he got all head bobby on me again.
So, I'm not sure what to do tomorrow. Do I take him out and see how it goes? Do I give him more time to get use to us before trying to hold him again? I don't want to push myself at him if he's not ready, but I also don't want to not hold him for weeks and then have him be averse to anyone holding him.
Thoughts? I know he's been through a lot and is probably freaked out.
Thanks, Chelsea