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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dave Jay" data-source="post: 132504" data-attributes="member: 27677">Feeding wild insects can be dangerous, you don't know what they've been in contact with, it's something you have to decide for yourself based on your environment. As for taming a lizard (and some other creatures) it's as sschind said , place your hand flat on the floor of the enclosure daily without trying to grab the animal. For birds I've always just watched tv or read a book with my hand in the cage. An important thing is not to watch them or even look at them, no eye contact at all. Watching them marks you as a predator in their view of the world and they won't go about their natural behaviour. This also applies to getting an animal to let go of you, lay your hand flat, make sure their legs are supported, turn your head away from them and don't move at all. I've had to lay flat on the ground both out in the Australian Bush and in bird aviaries but it is the best way to minimise damage to both you and the animal.</blockquote>