I was given a 3 ft male by a lady that was keeping him in a 29 gallon fish tank outside in full sun--no shade what-so-ever. She only had him for 3 months, luckily. He is very sweet, loves to be petted, wil eat from my hand, but does not like to be picked up. How can I get him tame enough to be able to pick him up? He is very well-mannered except for this one flaw.
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Deborah

0.0.1 blue tail monitor
3.2 bearded dragons
2.0.2 adopted green iguanas
1.1 furry 4-legged
barking kids
0.1 furry 4-legged
meowing kid (claimed me)
0.1 of the 2-legged
scaleless/furless variety