ok, calm down + breathe ...

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Posted by iZ's mom on October 08, 2000 at 21:07:04:

In Reply to: HELP ME !!! posted by Brittany on October 08, 2000 at 19:59:44:

ok ~ ya breathing now???

1st you *have* to realize that as scared as you are right now, this ig is close to insane with *his* fear and he doesn't know you are the good guy who wants to help him! he's not trying to be mean, he thinks he needs to defend himself and he doesn't know that there ARE good people! he's gone from an awful home to someplace that he has NO clue what's gonna happen and he is a zillion times more scared than you are ... OK?

is he loose right now???
if he *not* ... then just "tuck him in" for the night and don't worry about it right now ...

if he *is* loose and you need to get him safely into his enclosure ... grab a nice thick bath towel, talk talk talk to him! slowly, softly, *calmly* ... just babble away and talk soothingly to him and inch your way closer ... if he is on the floor, you are gonna *have* to get down there too cuz if you're looming over him, it's gonna freak him out even more and you won't be able to get close enough to get the towel on him ... get on you knees and talk + inch closer to him ...

keep remembering ~ HE IS TERRIFIED!

part of you rescuing him is to help him get over his fear of humans ... even if you don't feel brave, ACT like you do! ACT CALM + confident and *talk* soothingly the entire time ...

get the towel over his head ... the claws and tail are nothin' compared to his teeth ... get his head covered with the towel, hold him firmly around his middle and get him tucked into his enclosure for the night ...

you can do it!!! *grin*
we can help you tomorrow with tips on how to help him calm down and learn to trust you ok?

best wishes!
Bon.

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thank you for the great advice!!!... Brittany 10/08/00 (0)

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: ok ~ ya breathing now??? : 1st you *have* to realize that as scared as you are right now, this ig is close to insane with *his* fear and he doesn't know you are the good guy who wants to help him! he's not trying to be mean, he thinks he needs to defend himself and he doesn't know that there ARE good people! he's gone from an awful home to someplace that he has NO clue what's gonna happen and<b> he is a zillion times more scared than you are</b> ... OK? : is he loose right now??? : if he *not* ... then just "tuck him in" for the night and don't worry about it right now ... : if he *is* loose and you need to get him safely into his enclosure ... grab a nice thick bath towel, talk talk talk to him! slowly, softly, *calmly* ... just babble away and talk soothingly to him and inch your way closer ... if he is on the floor, you are gonna *have* to get down there too cuz if you're looming over him, it's gonna freak him out even more and you won't be able to get close enough to get the towel on him ... get on you knees and talk + inch closer to him ... : <b><h2>keep remembering ~ HE IS TERRIFIED!</b></h2> part of you rescuing him is to help him get over his fear of humans ... even if you don't feel brave, ACT like you do! ACT CALM + confident and *talk* soothingly the entire time ... : get the towel over his head ... the claws and tail are nothin' compared to his teeth ... get his head covered with the towel, hold him firmly around his middle and get him tucked into his enclosure for the night ... : you can do it!!! *grin* : we can help you tomorrow with tips on how to help him calm down and learn to trust you ok? : best wishes! : Bon.

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ok, calm down + *breathe* ...

keep remembering ~ HE IS TERRIFIED!

ok, calm down + breathe ...