So I've had Yggdrasil about a month. She's doing a lot better about me but I need some opinions.
She's gotten to the point she willingly eats from my hand. (She's never had an aggressive food response and is very mellow about taking food from me or her plate.)
When I pet her she puffs up, snorts a bit then lays down and acts bored. She doesn't like getting picked up but I've been doing it anyway to let her poop in the tub and soak her. Should I continue to calmly and slowly remove her from her cage or should I wait till she's more accustomed to petting? She seems less freaked if I let her ride on my chest/ shoulder. Is that a good option?
Twice I've held her while she slept. Once she climbed on me to sleep the second time I removed her from her sleep to do it.
Also, random side question, I'd like to take her out. Are leashes an ok thing? Should she be more comfortable with me first? With birds taking them out helps bond because you're safe. Didn't know for tegu?
She's gotten to the point she willingly eats from my hand. (She's never had an aggressive food response and is very mellow about taking food from me or her plate.)
When I pet her she puffs up, snorts a bit then lays down and acts bored. She doesn't like getting picked up but I've been doing it anyway to let her poop in the tub and soak her. Should I continue to calmly and slowly remove her from her cage or should I wait till she's more accustomed to petting? She seems less freaked if I let her ride on my chest/ shoulder. Is that a good option?
Twice I've held her while she slept. Once she climbed on me to sleep the second time I removed her from her sleep to do it.
Also, random side question, I'd like to take her out. Are leashes an ok thing? Should she be more comfortable with me first? With birds taking them out helps bond because you're safe. Didn't know for tegu?