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<blockquote data-quote="ArvadaLanee" data-source="post: 80670" data-attributes="member: 4315"><p>Now that we've had Blanche for a while, I feel like I know her personality a lot better, and she doesn't seem like a pet rock to me. She is actually pretty active, doesn't hide much, sometimes climbs her plants, and even likes to burrow. She has recently gotten over her shyness about eating in front of me, which has been quite entertaining! It took her a bit to get the hang of eating the roaches I got for her, but once she figured it out, she devoured them. She still gets crickets, and the occasional wax worm, as well as the roaches, and although she went through a period of not eating much, her appetite has been voracious just lately. As far as handling goes, I am not hell bent on holding her, so I have only tried once. She was in a particularly active mood that night, scuttling about, climbing up and down her plants, and just generally seeming curious, so I decided to put my hand in front of her, and see if she felt like coming out. She walked right onto me like it was the most natural thing in the world. I was afraid of her falling, or jumping, so I went in my room with her, and sat on my big soft bed, where any drop would be short, and at least on a very soft surface. I just let her wonder as she pleased, and she made her way up my arm, and onto my shoulder, and I was nervous she was so close to my face, but eventually she came back down, and wondered around on my lap for a bit. When I wanted to put her back I just let her crawl back onto my hand, and then put my hand in her enclosure and let her walk off on her own. I've really fallen in love with her sweet personality. She has never reared at me, or run from me, or given me any reason to believe she feels threatened or stressed by me. I think it may be in part because I really don't mess with her much, and am happy to just sit and observe her for long periods of time. I'm also a quiet person most of the time, so maybe that helps. My twin boys still ask to hold her sometimes, and I always tell them it's a possibility, but I'm not going to force it. If the time seems right one day, and Blanche seems up for it, I will help them out, but I also tell them, she may not ever be up for it. My boys are used to a variety of animals, and they can be very calm, and are always gentle, but so far, I just haven't wanted to risk it. I like the fact that Blanche seems very comfortable here, and I don't want to give her any reason to stop. She feels a lot like an old, dear friend now. Not a pet rock at all. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ArvadaLanee, post: 80670, member: 4315"] Now that we've had Blanche for a while, I feel like I know her personality a lot better, and she doesn't seem like a pet rock to me. She is actually pretty active, doesn't hide much, sometimes climbs her plants, and even likes to burrow. She has recently gotten over her shyness about eating in front of me, which has been quite entertaining! It took her a bit to get the hang of eating the roaches I got for her, but once she figured it out, she devoured them. She still gets crickets, and the occasional wax worm, as well as the roaches, and although she went through a period of not eating much, her appetite has been voracious just lately. As far as handling goes, I am not hell bent on holding her, so I have only tried once. She was in a particularly active mood that night, scuttling about, climbing up and down her plants, and just generally seeming curious, so I decided to put my hand in front of her, and see if she felt like coming out. She walked right onto me like it was the most natural thing in the world. I was afraid of her falling, or jumping, so I went in my room with her, and sat on my big soft bed, where any drop would be short, and at least on a very soft surface. I just let her wonder as she pleased, and she made her way up my arm, and onto my shoulder, and I was nervous she was so close to my face, but eventually she came back down, and wondered around on my lap for a bit. When I wanted to put her back I just let her crawl back onto my hand, and then put my hand in her enclosure and let her walk off on her own. I've really fallen in love with her sweet personality. She has never reared at me, or run from me, or given me any reason to believe she feels threatened or stressed by me. I think it may be in part because I really don't mess with her much, and am happy to just sit and observe her for long periods of time. I'm also a quiet person most of the time, so maybe that helps. My twin boys still ask to hold her sometimes, and I always tell them it's a possibility, but I'm not going to force it. If the time seems right one day, and Blanche seems up for it, I will help them out, but I also tell them, she may not ever be up for it. My boys are used to a variety of animals, and they can be very calm, and are always gentle, but so far, I just haven't wanted to risk it. I like the fact that Blanche seems very comfortable here, and I don't want to give her any reason to stop. She feels a lot like an old, dear friend now. Not a pet rock at all. :) [/QUOTE]
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