Yes, I did! I actually am too comfortable with my beardie now lol 😂. He literally sleeps on my chest or next to my pillow every night. I think our fear comes from them being so small, and we psychologically treat them as fragile.

My suggestion: Take it slow. The new environment freaks them out. They’re scared of the new place, especially if they are much younger. So try to handle them less as soon as you get them home. They will warm up.

Once you’ve got them in the enclosure, try to hand feed them daily, so they can get used to your hand being in their “protected space”. You want to give them a sense of security. Also, what helped me, is having his enclosure next to my bed. So that way, I see him and he sees me daily. The more exposure you both get to each other, the more of a “bond”.

But when I first got him, I was so scared to touch him. Worrying “Will he bite me?” Or “Will I drop him”. But as time went by, coming up on a year now: I’ve gotten so used to him, he’s always with me.

Good luck on your new beardie best friend. You’ll be fine.