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Little Wise Owl
12-19-12, 06:33 PM
How do I do this? lol

I needed to remove my tegu from his cage to add some sand to the soil and rearrange his home. He wouldn't have any of it. I tried very slowly coaxing him onto my hand which worked until I lifted him (slowly) and he thrashed like mad. I don't want to stress him with any type of handling but I needed him out. How should I approach this for next time?
War Machine
12-19-12, 06:38 PM
Skip a feeding day, prepare large rubbermaid tub, feed, lure, capture lol
BarelyBreathing
12-19-12, 06:51 PM
In an emergency I just throw a towel over the lizard and scoop them up that way. Obviously this isn't an emergency, so I would say lure him with food into a box.
alessia55
12-19-12, 07:39 PM
I have no advice for you since I've never dealt with a tegu, but let us know how you do it so others can know for future reference ;)
Little Wise Owl
12-19-12, 07:54 PM
Luring with food isn't an option. He refuses to tong feed and isn't much of an eater in general. He'll only eat if I'm not in the room and only if he feels like it.

It's a good idea but my tegu is a stubborn jerk. lol
infernalis
12-20-12, 06:21 AM
I deal with this enough, Cera hates getting picked up, but sometimes I have to.

A quick scoop and get it over with fast is all I can offer.
Lankyrob
12-20-12, 06:28 AM
Quickly with the minimum of fuss, to much faffing around will just stress the poor guy out even further :)
KORBIN5895
12-20-12, 06:34 AM
Get a stout stick and knock it upside the head.
infernalis
12-20-12, 06:43 AM
Get a stout stick and knock it upside the head.

I need to try that with my son. :cool:
KORBIN5895
12-20-12, 10:21 AM
I need to try that with my son. :cool:

Skip the stick and get a bat.
infernalis
12-20-12, 10:39 AM
Skip the stick and get a bat.

I have been tempted.
KORBIN5895
12-20-12, 10:51 AM
I have been tempted.

Lol. I believe it.
Little Wise Owl
12-20-12, 04:01 PM
I deal with this enough, Cera hates getting picked up, but sometimes I have to.

A quick scoop and get it over with fast is all I can offer.

I guess that's the best bet.

Get a stout stick and knock it upside the head.
After getting tail whipped 30348938457 times, I almost wanted to do this...