It's completely normal for them not to trust you in the beginning (and "the beginning" can be anywhere from weeks to months to years, depending on how much patience and time you put into it). After all, to them, you are a great big giant! The fact that he will take the treat from your hand at all is really a terrific sign that he will most likely
bond to you very well, given enough time and love.
I agree with Nemesis about giving him a break for a couple of days, not reaching in the cage except to feed and water him. But as long as it doesn't seem to stress him out, you can sit close to the cage and speak quietly to him and feed him some treats through the bars of the cage. Cover the cage with a t-shirt or something that you've worn a lot so he starts to get used to your scent. Then after a couple days, try hanging a
bonding pouch in the cage as his only choice to go to bed in. Once he's sound asleep, quietly take the pouch out of the cage and start carrying him around in it, not opening it or reaching in.
After the first week or two, if he's getting used to you and doesn't seem to be stressed out by your hand anymore, it will probably be a good time to start doing tent time. Just set up a little pop-up puptent (around $20 at a discount store) in the house and get in it with him and some
toys and a little container of licky treats (yogurt, applesauce, stuff he can lick off your finger). Be sure to put an old blanket or something on the floor of the tent or the rustling sound the floor makes when you move around on it will scare them.
Look at the
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