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i just got my dragon today and some people said i shaould not pick him up for a few days. should i or should i not.
please help.

thanks brandon

Let him tell you what to do... if he's relaxed, scritch his head a bit, see how he reacts. If he spooks or is at all frightened, leave him alone for a bit. My guy I could handle from day one, he's very outgoing, but others take more time to settle in and come around. I'd make sure he's eating before too much handling myself, but head scritching and body scratching I try to get in as soon as I can without freaking out the baby

Good advice from bexley. Better to be safe and go slow, then rush in and cause undue stress.

I agree. My male was skittish and took a week or two. Noel (who I received at Christmas) immediately jumped on any hand that went into her tank wanting to come out and explore.