Blakkdragon
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So, the issue I have is that my tegu gets annoyed if I hold him for more than a few seconds. I pick him up and he just wants to be put down so that he can explore the house. He almost never wants to sit still. Where this starts to be a problem is that he starts using his hind feet to claw and scratch and escape... and if that isn't enough he'll just start death rolling repeatedly every time I pick him back up. Hes about a year and a half old and 40 ish inches, so it isnt super easy to hold a deathrolling lizard.
Im just at a loss. Do I put him down because he hates being picked up? Do I upset him by continuing to stress him? I just tried not letting him back down and he ended up completely exhausting himself, lost of heavy breathing... mouth kinda limping something. And I ended up with a dozen deep scratches on my arm.
My Tegu also doesnt seem to like interacting with me unless I have food... otherwise hes super anti social and very independent, very content on doing his own thing.
Im just at a loss. Do I put him down because he hates being picked up? Do I upset him by continuing to stress him? I just tried not letting him back down and he ended up completely exhausting himself, lost of heavy breathing... mouth kinda limping something. And I ended up with a dozen deep scratches on my arm.
My Tegu also doesnt seem to like interacting with me unless I have food... otherwise hes super anti social and very independent, very content on doing his own thing.