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Originally Posted by Shadow Cat
My syrian is about a year old and I've had her for about 10 months. Picking her up seems to stress her out, although she will take treats from my hands and will come to her cage door to see what's going on when I talk to her. I have to admit I gaev up trying to handle her as I don't want her to be unhappy, but maybe I should try again. She hates her playpen, she's a chewer and just tried to eat her way out. I'm not sure what to do to make progress.
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Have you tried letting her walk into a mug with a few seeds in it and take her out of her cage that way? Then sit on the sofa or somewhere safe and let her walk around on your lap. That's how i started taming my Syrians so they get used to me and my scent. Next stage is stroking and then picking up and putting down which i increase gradually, bit like a taming exercise increasing the reps over time until they're comfortable with getting picked up.