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taming adult res?
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Thu Mar 01, 2012 10:32 pmby bhynne
I am adopting a 10 year old female this weeknd. She has been in a 20 g tank with no lights for a while now.... she is pretty shy.n
i am just wondering about others experiences with taming an adopted adult?
Re: taming adult res?
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Fri Mar 02, 2012 12:36 amby rsour24
if u take her out and handle her she may get better but to see a complete change in behavior is doubt-able
plus some RES just dont like being handled
Re: taming adult res?
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Fri Mar 02, 2012 1:06 pmby michaelg
If you can get her in a proper tank setup and give her time, she may open up and lose some of her shyness. She should eventually get over some of her fear of you, but it may take a long time. If she doesn't like being handled now, she probably won't ever like being handled.
-Michael
Re: taming adult res?
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Fri Mar 02, 2012 6:58 pmby steve
Congrats on the rescue. Giver her space and privacy to start. After she associates you with food, she'll be much more friendly.
Re: taming adult res?
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Sun Mar 04, 2012 8:08 pmby penelope
That's my vote = maybe even start by feeding her in a separate bin.
Then she will really put the two together.
My gal came from the wild, and we were able to tame her to the point of hand feeding and sitting on our laps waiting for a little head rub.
It took a couple months for her to trust us, but...the way to a RESs heart is through the stomach - pardon the cliche.