Hey Zach!~ My little Zelda sends very clear signals to me and I totally respect those signals given she'll be very big and strong one day!! When she goes into an 's' when I'd like her to come out and amuse me, I just leave her along for another day. This is usually all that it takes!
She just got finished with a shed and had a piece still on her tail. 2 days ago I tried to take her out but she really wasn't into it. Yesterday I took her out, got the skin off and held her for a long time. She was very cool and seemed to be diggin the change of scenery.