Here's an idea. Wait until he's asleep. Reach in and gently grab him behind the neck is a soft but secure manner. Disengage his legs and tail and place him in the new cage. I have a male Veiled who is a Pit Bull w/out the fur. Personally, I don't wait until he's asleep to do this. Does he get pissed? Absolutely. But, he is after all a lizard, and I don't have the time to play games with him. I take him out, place him on the back of a chair, do what I need to do in his cage, and put him back in. Does he stress? Darn right he's stressin' but the DURATION of the stressful situation is minimized. He's back to normal coloration in maybe 5 minutes.



Bill

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• How do i transfer to a new cage?? - lola44, Wed Feb 8 14:34:23 2006
• RE: How do i transfer to a new cage?? - kinyonga, Wed Feb 8 15:06:50 2006
• RE: How do i transfer to a new cage?? - FlammySnake, Wed Feb 8 15:38:18 2006
• Here's my technique... - beardiedude, Wed Feb 8 18:39:30 2006
• RE: Here's my technique... - gomezvi, Fri Feb 10 01:06:55 2006
• RE: How do i transfer to a new cage?? - vegasbilly, Wed Feb 8 19:19:40 2006
• It only hurts for a minute! - kriswaters, Wed Feb 8 21:17:50 2006
• RE: It only hurts for a minute! - kinyonga, Thu Feb 9 07:14:52 2006
• Thanks!!!! - lola44, Thu Feb 9 08:10:51 2006
• RE: Thanks!!!! - dianedfisher, Thu Feb 9 14:03:32 2006
• RE: It only hurts for a minute! - kriswaters, Thu Feb 9 14:17:04 2006