Postby BD99 » Tue May 09, 2017 7:35 pm
My girl, Gidge, has various ways she does these actions.
I am probably too hands on with my girl, treating her like a rabbit or puppy. I will literally pick her up and touch my nose to hers and say "boop" she usually just licks at my nose. She doesn't tense or show any signs of agitation. her licks are slow, more like she's investigating.
if I cuddle her, by this I mean lay down and let her sit on my chest, she usually crawls up to curl around my neck area, puts her head in my eye socket and closes both eyes, sighs, and stays there until I move her. Record was 4 hours. We both fell asleep.
She also does little sighs if I pat her back, gentle strokes in the same direction as her scales.
The above I take as enjoyment.
Then I get the eye closest to me closed, which seems to be disgust. a literal "I can't even look at you right now. Go away."
Or smacks of a sort. Like she'll flick her head, feet or even tail at me. I take that as a "**** off"
If I poke at her too much, she can also do rapid tongue flicks. Its usually when I find her acting almost confused and stressed.
And if I wake her up, I get loud, short huffs, followed by a narrowed eye look... That's the WORST reaction to get from her.
Honestly, I've noticed a huge improvement since getting brave enough to pet and baby my lizard. She's eating better, more active in a calm manner and her interactions have only grown more and more affectionate seeming as I've continued with it. Reptiles may not have the social element towards one another, yet I'd argue that they do benefit from human interaction.
