Hands-on handling, positive and negative experience question

[infernalis]

Originally Posted by mdfmonitor

One negative experience could undo several positive experiences

Bazinga!

Good timing to share this, several evenings ago I was feeding my lizards, as per the usual, Littlefoot jumped out onto the floor to attack the plate of food. He noticed a crack in the door (it was not fully closed) and bolted full speed, before I could even react or flinch, he was down the hallway.

I had to chase him down, corner him and forcefully place him back in the cage and close the door.

Ever since then, at the first sight of me, he vanishes down a hole and won't come back out.

The one forced grab up has set me back on trust quite a bit.

[formica]

Originally Posted by infernalis

Bazinga!

Good timing to share this, several evenings ago I was feeding my lizards, as per the usual, Littlefoot jumped out onto the floor to attack the plate of food. He noticed a crack in the door (it was not fully closed) and bolted full speed, before I could even react or flinch, he was down the hallway.

I had to chase him down, corner him and forcefully place him back in the cage and close the door.

Ever since then, at the first sight of me, he vanishes down a hole and won't come back out.

The one forced grab up has set me back on trust quite a bit.

im interested in the diffrence between the way you interact with your current two, and your previous Sav? you seemed to have built up a pretty good trusting relationship with him, where as your current two, as you say are more 'wild', what method did you use previously? i know that temperature may have been a factor in his reaction to you (if i'm remembering right), but would still be interested in how you went about it

[Toothless]

Originally Posted by infernalis

Bazinga!

Good timing to share this, several evenings ago I was feeding my lizards, as per the usual, Littlefoot jumped out onto the floor to attack the plate of food. He noticed a crack in the door (it was not fully closed) and bolted full speed, before I could even react or flinch, he was down the hallway.

I had to chase him down, corner him and forcefully place him back in the cage and close the door.

Ever since then, at the first sight of me, he vanishes down a hole and won't come back out.

The one forced grab up has set me back on trust quite a bit.

Haha! I can see him now...'FREEDOM!!!!!.....oh crap, nevermind!'

Close to the same thing happened with me a little while ago and I found the same thing happened. He wanted mothing to do with me for a few weeks.

[nepoez]

Originally Posted by infernalis

Bazinga!

Good timing to share this, several evenings ago I was feeding my lizards, as per the usual, Littlefoot jumped out onto the floor to attack the plate of food. He noticed a crack in the door (it was not fully closed) and bolted full speed, before I could even react or flinch, he was down the hallway.

I had to chase him down, corner him and forcefully place him back in the cage and close the door.

Ever since then, at the first sight of me, he vanishes down a hole and won't come back out.

The one forced grab up has set me back on trust quite a bit.

man that suck! That's why when my sav scraped his head, I decided to not do anything to his woud right away to see if it heals on its own.. fortunately it healed and I didn't have to cause him to think I'm hurting him and end up hating me ...

[mdfmonitor]

I'm quite happy to watch thier behaviour!!

nothing like throwing a box of crickets in before they wake & look later that night to see the cork bark scattered all over the place.

treat them right & they'll come round eventually.