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Hey guys it's been while since I've posted here, for the most part my newt has been really well lately, loving his new tank and eating well, but he still seems to be scared when I come in the room and I was wondering if there was a way to socialize him without traumatizing him to make him more comfortable in his home?


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It is a California newt if I remember correctly, and this trick works well for really skittish animals. Take their cage, and put it in a hallway, somewhere where it sees humans on a regular basis, but they don't interact with it at all. Soon it'll do it's daily activities with or without people in sight
 
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Sith the turtle said:
It is a California newt if I remember correctly, and this trick works well for really skittish animals. Take their cage, and put it in a hallway, somewhere where it sees humans on a regular basis, but they don't interact with it at all. Soon it'll do it's daily activities with or without people in sight
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Correct! And I have him set up in my room right now where I'm there a lot but I'll for sure look into moving him into the living room or something like that, the only problem is my parents as I'm still a teenager who lives at home ?


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I know how you feel, I am young and still live with my parents as well. Doesn't have to be a living room, just a place with lots of human activity
 
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I would also like to throw out there that the problem stems from getting him out of his favorite hide so I don't know if that would change anything? But once he's out he just goes back in and I have to take him out and put him in front of his food for him to eat


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