When I had to get my veiled out quick for a vet appointment before we had bonded. She used to be super afraid of hands even if they had a bug and she would flatten herself up into a corner and gape or just drop to get away.
I grabbed a hibiscus branch from outside and tied some of the little branches together to make a make a scoop shape with lots of comfy places for her to grab and stand stable.
I slowly put the stick in front of her and held
It still While I slowly moved my hand toward her from the opposite side. She would move onto the stick no problem, slightly annoyed but way less aggravated than grabbing.
And after just a few times of using this method to pick her up I was able to replace the stick with my other hand and now she mostly is pretty easy to pick up.
