We've had Rico for a year and a half now. I never set out to "tame" or "train" him in any way~



But I did



I see everyone here talking about building a "food bond"~ could be you want to be carefull about that.



I accidently trained him to act like a lunatic with me! The rotten beast (said affectionatly) has figured out that I am the food source. Food only comes from me (because if I didn't feed him no one else would)~ so~ whenever he see's me looking like I may open his cage he acts like a lunatic braining himself on the glass of his enclosure until I feel guilty enough to get him something more to eat. This has been mostly just funny~ until recently..........



Now when I open the cage for any reason (cleaning, misting, water or food) the rotten beast LEAPS out of the cage at me (or into the glass, braining himself again if I close the door fast enough)snapping at anything and everything (hasn't actually bitten me yet~ but he's been close!).



Gonna have to figure out a way to train him to be a little LESS obsessed with me.



I can't even show him to guests anymore. They think he is vicious if he see's me. He's a perfectly reasonable display animal looking all handsome~ until he gets the idea that I may actually touch his cage~ then he is a lunatic braining himself on the glass repeatedly.
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Cheryl Marchek

AKA JM

The Red Dragons Den

Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons~ for you are Crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!

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