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How do you guys tame your BTS?
What is your substrate?

G'day. Lots of patience. How young's your BT? I suppose they need your reassuring voice and touch first. Talk to it and stroke it gently for a week or two. Once you feel that it is comfortable with your touch, then you may pick it up from just behind the fore arms. Remember to support its hind legs with the other hand. It'll take longer if it's kinda aggressive. Sometimes, the 'signs of irritation' are a bluff. Once you've picked it up securely, it should calm down.

Mine is 8 months old and measures 10 inches now. He has great appetite but are really aggressive towards any moving things inside his cage. LOL. Hope he will calm down soon
What do you use for substrate?

My BTS just bited my finger hardly.. I guess he's thinking my fingers as sausage. LOL

Does your BTS bite you often?

I have a BTS that was a schoolroom pet, and needless to say he was pretty frazzled when I first got him, gaping and hissing. First thing I did was to make sure he had the proper setup, lots of room, things to climb under and over, right temps. Then I made sure he was eating well (he was stunted from improper diet). Then I left him alone for most of the day, and gave him a chance to settle into his new home. Now when I feed him I put my hand in front of the food dish, and he touches it with his tongue and has to move around it to get to the dish. I talk to him in a calm, but not too soft voice. When I pick him up I make sure to support his whole body, don't let his legs dangle! He has really calmed down now that he knows he's not going to be hurt or dropped. Remember, these guys are used to being on the ground, and being lifted up in the air is pretty scary! He's really gotten to be a nice animal!
As far as substrate, the best thing I have found is cypress mulch.
Good luck with your guy!
Beth

Thank you. Hope your guy grow fast to catch up soon.