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my little beardie seems like hes really afraid of me. when i go to pick him up he trys to bite and runs. when i do catch him he breathes really hard and constantly runs away from me. what can i do to get him to like me. ive even tryed to hand feed him but he wont take the food from me. i want my beardie to get along with me what do I do. thanks

He's afraid is all. Short pleasant handlings and eventually he'll figure out you're not going to eat him.

Sean
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Heart Mountain Herps

so even though that hes scared all i have to do is handle him for a little bit a day and eventually he'll become my friend or whatever?

kailin

Usually that's how it works. There are some exceptions but they're rare.

Sean
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Heart Mountain Herps

I've taught my dragon and a couple of Uros to be "hand friendly" by offering them a treat fed out of my hand. In the case of all three animals waxworms worked very well. Now, even when I don't have a treat, they walk up onto my hand when i put it in the tank.

Any positive experience they have with your hand or handling will reinforce their confidence in you.

that probally would work but i dont know what to give him and he wont eat anything out of my hand ive already tryed that before.

Have you tried some bright colored food like strawberry, raspberry, red bell pepper. Mine usually so right for food like that.

Lance

MMMMMMM. Thats all well and good but mine goes for my fingers if i go in with some food or not. Hes getting to the size where he will start to do some damage!!

I've been bitten by dragons and have never had any damage to the skin. Am I missing something?