yellow throated plated lizards

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Question

MY YTPL ALWAYS HIDES IN THE REPTILE BARK. I TRY TO DIG
THEM OUT AND HOLD THEM, BUT THEY GO CRAZY AND RUN. WHEN I
FINALLY GET THEM THEY TRY TO BITE.( I HAVE BEEN BITTEN TWICE)
WHAT CAN I DO TO MAKE LIFE MORE PLEASANT FOR ME AND MY
LIZARDS? ANY HELP WOULD BE GREAT.

Answer
What you are seeing is natural defensive behavior. The only way to overcome it is time and training. Get a pair of heavy gloves (leather) and use them to hold the lizards. Go ahead and let them bite a few times, they will learn it does no good AND you mean them no harm anyway.