whitespyder
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my female veiled thalamus is still quite shy even after 5 months of having her (unless food is involved!). i dont handle her often and when i do its for a very short period of time and i usually give her a treat to try to have her associate my presence and leaving the cage as a good thing so she wont be nervous when i NEED to take her out.
so today i tried a shower for the first time hoping that she would enjoy it, but im afraid she was too preoccupied with me being there. i put her in her ficus tree in my shower with warm water hitting the wall so the plant itself wasnt getting hit directly. i was sitting below her since she gets nervous when im above her. the whole time she was staring at me and hiding behind leaves, but of course i dont want to leave her unattended just incase something went wrong. after the whole thing, i put her back in her cage and shes been hiding since.
she might not have enjoyed herself because of my presence but i want her to benefit from the showers and hopefully become more comfortable when im around. any advice?
so today i tried a shower for the first time hoping that she would enjoy it, but im afraid she was too preoccupied with me being there. i put her in her ficus tree in my shower with warm water hitting the wall so the plant itself wasnt getting hit directly. i was sitting below her since she gets nervous when im above her. the whole time she was staring at me and hiding behind leaves, but of course i dont want to leave her unattended just incase something went wrong. after the whole thing, i put her back in her cage and shes been hiding since.
she might not have enjoyed herself because of my presence but i want her to benefit from the showers and hopefully become more comfortable when im around. any advice?