I like to think that animals "think" to some degree...not like we as humans think (unless they were perhaps primates of some sort) but think things like "i'm hungry, thirsty, scared and need to find safety" etc. I can tell when my dogs are thinking something...perhaps reptiles think in a more primal sense...I do agree with Alicat in that we would set off their flight or fight...humans can be pretty scary!
I think when you first reach into handle a hatchling they're like ????????????DFKFGDI5498034IREFGILJLKY6LKASKFGKLSDAKLDS????????????FDGOKTRI903W9IEFOI4359064IRWEKRKSA????????????? error error does not compute :laugh:
I've handled Cleo for the first time recently (had her over a week now) and she ran (hehe, ran) away from me when I tried to pick up her but once she was up she seemed pretty chilled.