Handling our new baby

[chucks parents]

Hello everyone,

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but here goes. My husband really wants to hold and handle Chuck. We were told to touch him as little as possible for at least a week and that we shouldn't hold him until he's at least 6 inches. I would love to hear how everyone feels on this matter. I don't want to hurt Chuck in anyway, but I would like him to get use to us. He does not appear to be afraid of us in anyway and he's very engaging. We did handle him a little to give him his soak earlier this week, but that's pretty much it so far.

Thanks,
Chuck's Mommy

 

[TheWolfmanTom]

Handle Away.
I handle my little poopers almost right from the egg. Just be careful and gentle.
Enjoy...lol

 

[renich]

I agreee. Be careful and handle in small increments at first. A lot of beardies love to be handled and some don't. But the key is to start when they are little. It is said that at first, your beardie views you as a predator. But to build the trust factor, you need to keep handling and stroking. In time, he will come to love hanging out with you!

 

[crypticdragons]

Yeah gotta handle em to get them to love you. My big male hated me when i first got him back when he was a lil fella of 8 inches. He tried to bite me at every turn. But with constant handling and holding he eventually grew to know me. Now he is 22 inches and 600 grams and could do some real damage if he bit me but he has never even blackbearded me.

 

[chucks parents]

Thanks everyone,

My husband will be thrilled that he has the green light for handling....