*bounces* He's home! He's Home!

I'm not sure if he's actually a he, but for sanity's sake he's going to remain a he until I discover otherwise

But Knot Rodney came home to live with us last evening. He's still living in the wee box his breeder kept him in because we were kinda caught unprepared. The tank he is going to be living in is undergoing renovations and is in need of a new lid which my man still needs to make out of the heavy pine board we have leaning against the wall in the hall.

Oh he is a feisty wee begger. I can see I am going to get bit a good number of times before we get him used to being handled. I had to replace the paper in the bottom of his home this morning and was dodging strikes as soon as I opened the lid. In the end I decided to be a chicken and put a leather glove on to protect myself. I'm glad I did, because I saw fangs being used several times.

We've now got him nestled away back in his home. Except for feeding and cleaning, once he is in his new tank we are not going to try and handle him in any way until he gets used to his new home, and the traffic going on around him. We'll give him a week or so to adjust and then slowly introduce him to our 'smell'. Once he's comfortable with that, we will attempt to handle him. *winces* Oh I know I'm going to have teeth marks. I must confess that I am a little nervous. It's like having a cat you know is going to scratch you. You want to pet it and touch it, but you just know you are going to walk away with blood staining your skin.

Anyways, I will persevere. He is only a few months old, and I suspect he's feeling rather small and nervous himself. Time and gentle care will change that. *smiles* I know I've just got to curb my excitement and not rush things.

But oh he is going to make a beautiful subject to photograph. I had to take a photo of him after I cleaned out his poops this morning. He was in a classic 'defensive' pose and was determined to get me if I came any closer.

He's now wrapped around the 'branch' in his hideybox. He's loosely coiled and staring out at me from the shadows. *smiles* It's kinda nice having a wee one here who's not so willing to love. I've been presented with a challenge, and I have a feeling that there will definitely be a blood price to pay before we come to accept each other.



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