I have 2 male blizzards and they are both very "fiesty" ie. they hissing and puff up and occasionally try to bite. Try putting your hand in the cage and just letting it get used to you being there. You can also try to put your hand in front of it and just touch it's tail to get it to crawl on to your hand.(I do this any time I pick up any of geckos.) Most geckos that I've handled have a tendency to freak out when they are picked up without warning and from above.-maybe because their predators are birds-

If this doesn't work you can try getting a hide with a solid bottom, so when your gecko is in the hide you can pick up the entire hide(like a terra cotta pot that is made to hang on the wall, basically half a pot) and slowly tip it a bit to get your gecko to slide right out on to your hand.

Here is one of my boys that I had to use the half a pot method to get out.

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• I'm scared! - TheHugeGuy, Wed Aug 23 12:53:28 2006
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