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Euan · 09-19-2017, 01:57 AM

So Nugget is now happy to climb into my palm and have a nibble and a sniff, he's also happy for me to stroke/pet him and play with him on the substrate. However, he gets a bit cautious if introduce a second hand and if I try and scoop him up he just runs out of my hand, not away, just hops straight out. I get it as a small prey animal in my relatively large hands he may feel entrapped, are there any tips you have for trying to get him comfortable in both hands?

09-19-2017, 01:57 AM
Euan Newborn Pup Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: UK Posts: 38	Re: New Russian Dwarf Owner, Settling In and Taming Tips So Nugget is now happy to climb into my palm and have a nibble and a sniff, he's also happy for me to stroke/pet him and play with him on the substrate. However, he gets a bit cautious if introduce a second hand and if I try and scoop him up he just runs out of my hand, not away, just hops straight out. I get it as a small prey animal in my relatively large hands he may feel entrapped, are there any tips you have for trying to get him comfortable in both hands? __________________ Previous owner of Frank, current owner of Nugget (AKA Nuggs).