Taming a baby leopard gecko help.

[Beginner gecko]

So I just got my gecko this last Friday and so I’ve almost had her for a week and I suppose taming is going alright I’ve gotten her one my hand but she’s NOT a fan of being lifted of the ground after crawling on my hand and after doing that yesterday today she would come on my hand at all she’s come up and stop and start to turn around really slow the walk away shaking her tail in the air. Overall she’s just been very defensive today with me and besides hat I’m not sure the only other thing I can think of is maybe the sound of my violin stresses her out (I played violin in my room with her for the first time today) so should I worry about all of this?

Also this is my first gecko so taming is alright but I’m really scared and trying not to scare her and it just feels kind of “messy” I suppose. So does anyone have some tips on getting her tame a little sooner or not even that but just make this process a bit smoother. Can someone give me like a step by step process for taming her but not one where it takes my judgement one where it is a set goal eg she walks on my hand rather than saying then do this when she’s comfortable. I don’t know how to judge that very well so. Help me please. Thanks guys.

 

[Hilde]

She's going to need a few weeks to calm down, and settle in, before you handle her. It's enough stress to be moved to a new home, without having to deal with being handled.

You could do a search of this forum, there are a lot of threads about taming, which can give you some insight into how it's done, time frame, etc.
This post should get you started: http://www.geckosunlimited.com/comm...mo-video-4-jan-2013-update-13.html#post458330

 

[ReptiFiles]

Taming can take a while, so be patient and let things progress naturally. There's some tips on this webpage that you might find helpful: Leopard Gecko Body Language & Handling Tips

 

[GeckoFanboy]

I have a brand new juvenile that won't let me touch him at all yet. I've had him a week today. For the first two days he stayed hidden in his hide. Now that he realizes I am the "food guy", he ventures out of his hide and gets all excited watching me powder his food. I lower his bugs into the tank with a long tweezer, and drop them in front of him. Sometimes he ignores the dangling bug and seems fixated on my hand holding the tweezer. He's still getting use to my bug feeding hand lowering into his tank. Little by little, he will get use to it over time, til he gets to the point where my hand doesn't phase him at all (like my other gecko before he died).

Here's what I am doing to get him use to me...
After he eats. I let him chill a bit in his hide. If I see him sticking his head out of his hide, I lower my hand into the tank, and lay it right in front of him, palm upward. I'll keep it there for about 2 minutes. I can tell he wants to investigate it, but is too scared. It's just going to take time. Eventually, he'll come over and lick my hand.

Bottom line:
Let him get use to your hand first, before you start trying to handle him. He needs to know you mean no harm.