Handling Confidence

[RedSidedSPR]

It took four months before my self-caught garter tamed up like that, but now he's cool with it.

Just work with him. Handle him often, but not everyday or he'll get stressed.

Hand feeding mine helped. It connected something good to my hands. When he is willing to come up to you and eat out of your hand, it kinda shows he's not scared of you.

Touching him without actually picking him up helps too. Stroking his side or whatever so he gets used to your hand.

Holding him just off the ground of his cage keeps him from freaking out.

Just doing anything to get him used to you is key. Interact with him everyday you can, but don't pick him up everyday unless he likes it or he'll get stressed and will temporarily "fear" you. Or at least be very nervous.

Lots more things to try, but those are some that helped me let my snake know I was friend.

Good luck

We are after all about 500 times there mass. It would be the equivalent to a 90,000 pound alien picking me up, I would be a little unsure of the situation at first to say the least, I might even crap myself the way garters sometimes do, lol.

Good comparison Love it.

[ConcinusMan]

I would be a little unsure of the situation at first to say the least, I might even crap myself

I think I just did. Shot beer out of my nose too.

[drache]

today I have a gig at a Harry Potter birthday party for a nine year old: the handling of mythical creatures

[guidofatherof5]

Well, I didn't see that one coming Rhea.
You are so muti-talaented.
Take one of your Uromastyxs as a baby dragon and I'm sure you have a snake that can fill in as a young Basilisk

[Nix]

guess i'll have to start hand feeding him then ;_;. i'm not a fan of holding pinkies, but you gotta do what you gotta do.

and again, thaks everyone for the advice

[guidofatherof5]

After a few times I'm sure you'll do fine.
You've got the right attitude going in.
Keep us posted on you and your snake's progress.

[Didymus20X6]

Well, I didn't see that one coming Rhea.
You are so muti-talaented.
Take one of your Uromastyxs as a baby dragon and I'm sure you have a snake that can fill in as a young Basilisk

A baby dragon? You mean like this?

[ConcinusMan]

No, like this:

[Roger Wildcat]

No, like this:

That's a cigarette lighter.

[ConcinusMan]

Yes, he comes in handy when you forget your lighter. I call him "little smokey"