Can I handle my baby BTS?
Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2022 12:25 am
Hi all,
I've read somewhere that it's good practice to give baby pet reptiles a couple weeks to themselves to let them get used to your presence and the enclosure as early handling can cause stress. I got my first BTS 2 days ago and as I was changing his water I put my finger up to him while he was chilling on top of his cool hide to gauge his reaction. To my surprise he didn't seem scared at all, he gave me a few licks and kinda rested his head on my finger before slowly turning away a minute later.
I can't wait to handle the little guy and I was wondering, based off this interaction, if it's okay to this early on? He has scurried away from me before when I needed to check under his hide for poops but he was eating day 1 and has explored all over his 4ft enclosure already. He often glass surfs the front of the tank even when my big head is right there staring at him.
Should I give him another week to settle down?
First post here, hope I did it right. Thanks guys!
I've read somewhere that it's good practice to give baby pet reptiles a couple weeks to themselves to let them get used to your presence and the enclosure as early handling can cause stress. I got my first BTS 2 days ago and as I was changing his water I put my finger up to him while he was chilling on top of his cool hide to gauge his reaction. To my surprise he didn't seem scared at all, he gave me a few licks and kinda rested his head on my finger before slowly turning away a minute later.
I can't wait to handle the little guy and I was wondering, based off this interaction, if it's okay to this early on? He has scurried away from me before when I needed to check under his hide for poops but he was eating day 1 and has explored all over his 4ft enclosure already. He often glass surfs the front of the tank even when my big head is right there staring at him.
Should I give him another week to settle down?
First post here, hope I did it right. Thanks guys!