Message To: FutureCROChunter In reference to Message Id: 176166
Stiiiiill having problems, please help!  Steven, You write: “I have posted about this before but no one answered...went i reach into grab her she does the body wave and if i touch her she like wips her tail against the wall, its crazy!” You had a lot of help in your previous post- I am just not certain you liked the answers. Here are a few answers given to you in your last post requesting help. A: “First off, when she wiggles her stomach and tail, it means GET BACK!!!! I’m not comfortable with you right now and I’m about to introduce you to the wonderful little whirls on my tail! When she does this leave her alone, Uro’s can stress easily and will avoid you the more you try to force it.” A: “I would suggest reading some posts out here about acclimating new animals. You should try not to handle them for a few weeks or ‘longer’ if needed.” A: “Uro’s do not like to be held for very long, if at all. One of mine HATES being held or touched, my male mali tolerates it for awhile but then wants to go hide and get warm” A: “It is best to leave her alone for 2-4 weeks so she can get acclimated.” A: The thing is to let the Uro. get acclimated and start slowly. Q: “AND if she ends up getting out of her tank then all hell brakes lose, she runs under my dresser and wont come out, and if i catch her i can barely hold her because she will jump out of my hand, even if im really far off the ground! I dont know what to do!” A: “Letting them loose in the house is NOT a good idea. These guys can move fast and can also wedge themselves into the smallest places.” A: “Uros are not like bearded dragons where there just sit on your shoulder. They are very active lizards often trying to run up the sides of their cages.” The thing to do Steven is to not treat your new animal as a toy Give the uro time to adjust without stressing it with your presence, do NOT let it loose anywhere, and cherish your new uromastyx for what you might end up with- a beautiful animal that may best be viewed through the enclosure with limited contact. If you want something to hold and cuddly, I suggest a fuzzy animal. If you would have spent some time researching uromastyx prior to purchasing one, you would have noticed how this is not an animal that will sit quietly on your lap or one that can be set down to casually walk around on the floor. I keep a lot of uromastyx but when I decided to get a reptile ‘pet’ that was calm, would sit on my lap and walk around on the floor, I went with an entirely different reptile- NOT a uromastyx. If you do not do some of the research we have suggested on acclimating uromastyx and the negative health consequences from over handling, I have no doubt that your new uromastyx will probably stop eating and you will be putting new posts out here within a few months on how to help your sick uro. Did you do the research that some of us suggested? If so, I am guessing that the sides of your enclosure are covered right now and you are not touching the animal or letting it see you? If so, good job and keep this up- you are on the right track. Consider yourself fortunate that you have an active uromastyx that is eating and think about treating it like the reptile that it is not a like a cat or dog. Slow down and take your enjoyment from watching it from outside the enclosure for now. Start slow with hand feeding (may want to wait a few more weeks) but do not pick it up. The process of just getting your animal comfortable around you and hand feeding may take months by itself. The key is patience and resisting immediate self gratification by forcing the handling of an animal that is not coping well with its new environment and that does not want to be held. Accept your uro for how it is, learn as much as you can about it, realize that you will have years to work on getting acquainted and have enough respect for your uromastyx to take things (handling) as slow as the animal indicates it needs to be.
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