I have had my little guy for about a month now and when I thry to pick him up he dose not run or any thing he just hissis at me after I pick him up he stops. Should I stop holding him tell he gets a little bigger or just get passed it and pick him up more often ? thx
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Hissing help
papa_puff
May 30, 2004 07:27 PM
Replies (2)
B22
May 30, 2004 07:32 PM
Hi
i think you aproache him from the top?
try to reach him from the front and scope him up .
oftehnd it go away when they get older .
here a link to understand behavour more about beardies.
http://beardeddragons.50megs.com/mark.html
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littleherper
May 31, 2004 01:10 PM
welcome to my world. this exact same thing happened to me and my beardie. i thought it was just a phase and stoped handling her( yours may be going through a phase if it is, getting used to you will help it through a little). big mistake. the next time i needed to bath her i tried to pick her up and she drew blood from my palm. hold you beardie for about 5-10 minutes about 3 times a week. when you are holding him let him perch on your shoulder if he wants and so forth. but dont let him run wild. when picking him up gently scoop him from underneath with both hands. one hand in front of the front legs one in front of the back legs. also while your holding him make sure that his feet are all supported. if doing this make the problem worse then hes probably going through a phase and you should keep handling to a minimum.
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sincerely,
jonathan
JDDK Reptiles www.jddkreptiles.com
