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Tonight i put my hand in his enclosure for the second day, (i have for about 8 days now). He run for cover ! , but when i try to put some water in his humid hide, he attack the dropper ! Now, should i wait a little longer before handling him ? And running for cover like that, if i want to pick him up, i will have to get all of his hide out...Wont that stress the hell out of him ? And when i pick him out, should i keep him even if he bite and fight back ? Well, a lot of question

Mizar 21
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1.0 Collared lizard (Ganymede)
1.0 Florida banded water snake (Serpentard)
1.2 Cats
1.0 leopard gecko (Gethsemani)
Bunch of tropical fish

is just to keep trying to pick them up, even if you only pick them up a couple inchs off the ground, just keep trying. another thing, to u talk to him? talkning accually helps i thought it was crazy but i tryed it and it worked.
nevin
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1.1 brazilian rainbow baos-sunshine&chaos
1.1.1 leopard geckos-killer, narvana &sallean
1 blizzerd lizzard-grim
.1 bell leopard gecko-ecstacy
.1 tremper leopard gecko-euphoria
.2. amazon tree boas-sweetness&carnage
0.1.0 kenyan sand boa-stimpy R.I.P.
0.1.0 bearded dragon-blaze
1.0.0 uromastyx-chubby
2.0 brothers
0.2 sisters
3 cats-fat max, spiderman, &toby
1 miniture mutt-brutis

"dont be afraid to die, only be afraid to not live"

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If i were you, i wouldnt just start trying to grab them. I never grasp my geckos and never have. I always just put my hand flat, even if they're in their hide, and let them explore. It may take a week or two of doing this before they walk on your hand. When they do, you can pick them up. Then they learn that when you hand is laid flat, they get to come out and have fun. This also minimizes the risks of one dropping its tail and reduces stress on your lizard. You can also try and bribe them out with a mealworm in your hand. Sooner or later, they wont be able to resist and will come get the food. This takes patience, but since i own several birds, patience comes easy now.