No...I have no desire to try and "tame" one. The ONLY reason mine was as tolerant as he was is because he was on deaths door and couldn't attack anyone if he tried. That's why I got away with as much interaction as I did. Once he became healthy, I had learned his behaviors on when it was time for me to back off...if not, I faced severe consequences.
With the next one I get, I'll get him started young and back off around 4' - 5'. I have no intentions of holding or petting. Only getting it to the point where it's comfortable with me and doesn't try to rip my arm off, every chance it gets.
The only thing I want to accomplish is being able to feed and water, without being charged constantly, extreme fear of attack, etc.
The only other thing I'll do is get it used to being in a hidebox, that I can secure, in the event of a move or a zoo vet visit.
I absolutely do not condone any type of handling, etc and tell people often to not imitate my experiances. I was very lucky to still have all of my fingers.
