Penny Baker, a Practitioner in Training, works with a Skink. Skinks are usually quite restless and find it hard to settle with contact, but with TTouch the Skink stayed quiet for ages and is obviously enjoying the attention.

Stroking reptiles with paint brushes is a safe and non threatening way to initiate contact - they find it very settling and respond well to the contact. Using a paint brush enables people who may be a little heavy handed or nervous to start connecting with these incredible creatures.

The TTouches can be used on every animal - tortoises enjoy the TTouch as well and this work has proved useful in helping shy tortoises literally come out of their shell!

TTouch is an excellent way of introducing another handler to an animal. Linda Tellington Jones uses a feather to stroke the handler's hand - approaching the owl directly may have caused alarm and care should always be taken not to cause any undue stress when introducing an unfamiliar person or object to any animal.

The feather is then gently introduced to the owl by stroking first the legs and then the lower part of the body. Although some animals are concerned with white objects the owl is quite happy to be stroked with the feather.

Feathers are often a more acceptable way of introducing contact to birds and other animals and ensure the handlers fingers remain in tact!

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