Let him associate you as the person that gives it food. Tong feed it and it will learn to associate you as a non threatening thing in his everyday life. Once that has been established, you will find that the monitor will tolerate you a bit more. Grab and force tame will not work, specially with a species that is notoriously known to be aggressive and flighty.
Handling a Baby Monitor
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varanio;3060084; said:
This is the best bit of information you'll get, so far.
A day or two usually doesn't calm a monitor down. A week or two, of feeding and nothing else...no other contact, is better. He's new, to a new environment...let him get used to it, before you start trying to handle him.
BSMM;3058503; said:monitors are not for handling them and cant be tamed but they can get use to you but very very unlikely with Niles. Hope your ready for a 6ft+ nile that isnt going to be the friendliest thing and its going to need a huge cage by next year. If you wanted something you could hold possibly you should of went for a arg. b/w tegu
This pic of my female Argus lasted 10 secs and shes only 3ft and is a handful to move from her cage to living room, thank god they dont bite.
Watch your fingersNot the best monitors to be trying to pick up or even move.
Bryan
Very nice. They dont bite? I imagine scratches ?
