suzjohnson
Sub-Adult Member
Yep, that's how my Rufus is beginning to make me feel He is 10 weeks old today and has been in my care for 4 weeks. His enclosure and feeding are set to the guidelines I have absorbed here. He is a robust eater, bugs & salad, and gaining weight and length at an astonishing rate. His one shed since being here, start to completely finished, took 3 days. I pick him up for a bit of lovin' at least 3 times a day and he seems to panic when I take him out of the enclosure. He just doesn't appear the least bit interest in any me to him contact unless I'm bringing his bug bag at feeding time. I talk to him as I am entering the room, don't reach over him to pick him up, don't let him go un-caught when catching him is my goal, don't hold him in a death grip when he works at wriggling away, which is constantly, and don't let him leap from my hand when returning him to his enclosure. He is finally, if reluctantly, accepting bath time but won't have any of this wrapping him up in a towel stuff. Nor does he like to sleep on anything other than the exposed glass beyond his paper towels. He won't poop on paper towels either which does make clean-up pretty simple. Don't get me wrong... I'm ever so grateful he appears to be doing so well in so many ways but, dang, I wish he could occasionally act like he isn't afraid of me or maybe even likes me a bit. Can't believe I finally have the opportunity to have ONE beardie and he's a Mr. Crankypants. I'll continue working with him, naturally, but if anyone has any suggestions, I would be so grateful for the input. Sorry for all the whining.
Suzanne
Suzanne