i tamed my perentie

[Torah]

okay kool . Ill try and resisit cuddling him lol... He is only a baby !

 

[Snakeluvver2]

Yer handling IMO is possibly the worst thing you can do.
He should have about 5-6 hides and never take him out of them, or lift hides up.
Otherwise that hide is no longer "safe" in his view.

 

[Torah]

^omg its going to take all my patience every little bit I have (thats not much lol) to stop myself from lifting the hide and picking him up . Why are they so scared ?^

 

[Snakeluvver2]

Cause there about 1/1000 of your size and everything is trying to eat it.

 

[SamNabz]

Young monitors consider everything to be a threat. Especially a giant hand trying to grab them.

As Jannico said, if you lift their hide etc. they will completely disregard that area as a 'safe' zone and it will only add to their fear of you, making it a longer process for them to trust you.

If you don't think you will be able to resist holding/touching/grabbing it then I suggest you don't buy one to be frank...

 

[pythrulz]

your perentie is very nice Id like one but there exspensive and need a huge encloser once they grow

 

[Torah]

mmmmm

just thought i would tell everyone i got a baby perentie and she is tamed and she is so cute.

how ? Ive been told you cant touch them for months , cant lift their hides etc...

 

[saximus]

how ? Ive been told you cant touch them for months , cant lift their hides etc...

With patience. You gain their trust over a period of time and let them come to you. Not the other way around

 

[Torah]

so how old is the perentie in question ?? It only looks young ...

 

[saximus]

Two years older now

 

[Snakeluvver2]

There's no set time. My V.t.Orientalis, took nearly year too hand feed and my mates took about 2 months, then again I didn't spend much time with it and it was in a plastic tub (opaque)

My Mitchelli would of took from me sooner, I just didn't think to try before hand.

Not sure if this is true, but some species will "tame" down quicker and easier then others but I think it's more variable to the individual monitor. Also they reach a certain size, where their confidence goes through the roof.
Either way. The more patience and time you put it into it the better it will be .
You don't need to handle your reptiles to enjoy them, I don't know why handling is such a big factor when people buy them.
They aren't kids or dogs.

Getting them to feed in front of you is the first step or even with you in the room.

 

[K3nny]

you don't tame reptiles, reptiles tame you. true story.

 

[Snakeluvver2]

Torah, this is the pay off

He's just come out of his dry enclosure and is a bit cold, so he isn't as active, but he sitting on my hand with no restrain (I'm not holding him at all)
I'm still not holding him as a type this and he just being curious about my room.

Although he is cold, he could run away no problem.

There is no bond or any crap like that. It's just him trusting me, knowing that I am not a threat to his survival

 

[Torah]

nawwwwwwww that is cute as ! hay what have you named him/her ?

 

[Snakeluvver2]

That would be Poseidon.

 

[SamNabz]

Gorgeous little monitor there Jannico

 

[Torah]

great name too!