( I renamed the tegu from Niko to Cato fyi ) It's been 3 days since I got Cato, and he was only born july 2nd. I believe that the reason he is sooo hard to handle and he's super skittish is just because of his size and age. I've been working on handling him daily, about 2-3 times a day for small periods. (The past 2 days I take him in the bathroom and let him run around while I sit on the floor) We aren't making to much progress. I did put a shirt of mine in his cage for him to get used to the scent and he spends a lot of time on it basking, but still when I reach slowly into his cage he tenses up and then if i get near he sprints away. He only eats a couple bites of food every day, but with how small he is I'm sure its a proper amount. I hope he is doing okay, he does seem to sleep quite often, but he does get active for an hour at a time and is climbing and cruising around his cage. I hope that with growing a little bigger in the next few weeks he will become easier to handle. Kind of discouraging when not much progress is happening, but I know it takes time. In the mean time.. here are some cute pics I took today I was very proud that i picked him up and put him on my tummy and then put my hand behind him he went to sleep, and then when he woke up and realized where he was he at least walked over my hand when placed in front of him. he usually avoids my hand like the plague. Any Tegu people have hints for further handling/taming?
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