Advise please!!

[Hitman2685]

Hey guys. Ok, so I've had Dreyko for quite some time now. But me and him have never really bonded that close. I've tried a lot of things. Like, holding him, feeding him from my hand, giving him baths with my hand inside his bath and so on. With all that done, Dreyko still goes crazy every time I carry him or try to hold him in my hands. The only time he stays calm is when I put him in my shoulder and I go for a walk around the block, so he can get some natural sun light. But, even then he don't last standing still for long.

Basically what I'm asking from him is to be more attached to me. As I read posts from bearded dragon owners that they cuddle or that when they put their hands inside then habitat that the Beatrix just goes straight to their hand. I want to bond with me and Dreyko. What can I do to get his trust? I love him, but it bothers me that I guess he don't trust me to that extent to lay down with me and just take a nap in my chest while I read a book or take a little nap. Any advice will be great! Thanks guys!!

[Mach10X]

Some dragons are just feisty.  How old is your dragon?  They tend to mellow with age.
Bearded dragons are reptiles and as such don't bond to an owner the same way a mammal would.  Taming a reptile is all about conditioning them to not freak out when being handled.  The only way to do this is to be slow, approach with the hand on the same level as them (never approach from above) and just spending time handling your dragon on a daily basis.

I think that perhaps you are trying to spend too much time with your dragon at one sitting.  I used to only be able to handle Thor for less than a minute before he started squirming and wanted to be put down.  I had success with only handing him as long as he was comfortable.

[rich117]

If he trys to escape your hands over and over move your hands so he can run on them

[herpgirl2510]

I have found with my bearded dragons they will sit with me when I am walking around or if we are at aomeone else's house they will sit with me. When I am home they liike to sit in the window next to my seat in the family room. The only time they will will lay and sleep on me is when they are ready for bed at night. I have found the way to my lizards hearts is through food. When I feed my dragons there worms I will hand them to them on the ground and stroke them while they eat. This way they associate me with something they love food. It is true with age they mellow out with age my older beardies spend much more time hanging out on me than my 4 month old.