he is probably squirming becuase he feels unstabble when u pick him up. try other ways to pick him up as to where he will feel like he wont fall. my tegu doesnt realy like when i pick her up from just under her belly and squirms a bit. i found that comming from the front, run ur fingers/hand down under her/his chest and then belly and with two fingers, secure her back legs and then just lift. this way its like he/she is just resting on yoiur hand and wrist. kinda hard to explain lol.
i dont think the squirming is tempermental because as u stated, "she tries to get to your shirt and chill". let me know if that helps
...my tegu Jazz seems to love it and willingly approaches my hand now and climbs my arm to get out of her tank.
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