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Post by JackieP on Mar 23, 2004 15:19:59 GMT -5
Here a few of my reptiles..... Male gargoyle gecko - Zeus  Male Uromastyx - Bart  Female Jungle Carpet Python - Axey  Female Crested gecko - Twinkle  |
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Post by James on Mar 23, 2004 16:36:55 GMT -5
I am so jealous, my cresties won't tolerate much handling. I am trying really hard and they seem to be improving a little bit. It is a really slow process isn't it? I can't wait until mine are as tame as that. Any hints/tips on taming them would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
James
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Post by JackieP on Mar 23, 2004 19:12:14 GMT -5
Hi Jimmy, thanks for your comments. Basically its just patience. It's taken me nearly two years to get my Cresteds that tame - and even now they'll run off if they aren't in the mood!! My male (Crested - Norman) is a lot more handleable than my females (Twinkle and Dolly). How are you taming them? The hand to hand method is best.  |
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Post by Uroplatus on Mar 24, 2004 14:40:19 GMT -5
Great photos Jackie! I'm all to familiar with your gang by now, as you are with mine!
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Post by James on Mar 24, 2004 16:26:33 GMT -5
How are you taming them? The hand to hand method is best. I feed my bigger one fruit from my finger and she takes it every time. I also hold a cricket above my hand in tongs and she jumps on to get it. She will sit on my hand for 3-5 mins at a time. When I first got her she was very jumpy but she is calming down slowly but surely. She is now about 8 months old. My younger cresty is about 5 months old. It is much more difficult to tame, it wont take fruit from my finger and wont take crickets from tongs. I just put my hand in the viv infront of it and wait. Sometimes it will come up to my hand but a lot of the time it just walks away. However I see this as progress because before it would run away but now it just walks away. Do you have any other hints for taming them? Thanks for the reply. James |
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Post by JackieP on Mar 24, 2004 17:01:22 GMT -5
Jimmy, you're doing everything that I do so there isn't really anything I can add. It's like all reptile some will tame quicker than others.  |
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Post by James on Mar 25, 2004 6:56:20 GMT -5
I know what you mean my leo was hadn tame from 8 weeks old. Shes never shown any fear of me since I've had her. I will just keep trying but not so much they get frightened of me. Thanks for the advice.
James
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Post by zarozinia on Mar 31, 2004 7:56:38 GMT -5
Great photos and reptiles.
I particularly like the look of Zeus.
Has the cresty got something around its neck?
Angi
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Post by James on Mar 31, 2004 13:52:12 GMT -5
Looks as though it is shedding Angi;)
James
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Post by JackieP on Apr 1, 2004 12:48:12 GMT -5
Thanks for the comments. My Crested had just started shedding when I took the picture! ;D
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