Quote Originally Posted by Chefranelli04 View Post
Well speak of the devil! i just got bit two nights ago and it hurt like a *****!

keep in mind my sav(fattie) is only about 7 inches now but he is MEAN and i am trying to tame him some.

any ideas?

He for some reason poops on me everytime i hold him. Make him stop!!!!!!
Don't hold him. If something 50x bigger than you grabbed ahold of you, you would probably poop on it too

Monitors have to 'trust' their keeper to not be as aggressive. You earn trust by getting the monitor used to your presence. Grabbing an animal that does not want to be held will not gain trust. Think of a monitor as a wild animal. You would not grab a wild animal of any sort and not get bit or crapped on. To gain the trust of an animal...you need to feed it, get it used to your presence....then when it realized you are no danger...it will POSSIBLY let you pick it up without issue. Some monitors never like being held. Forcing it to do anything will only make the situation worse. Does gaining a monitor's trust allow you to avoid all bites and 'feces flings'....NO! But it can make those events occur less frequently.