okay, so i finally got cookie doing this on camera...my usual routine before putting cookie back into her cage at night is to put her down on the opposite side of the bed, run to the other side with a sliver of almond, and call cookie to me. at that point she usually comes RUNNING to me, steps up on to my arm and gets the almond prize. this is a great practice for her, i think, to step up - almost without thinking - nicely onto my arm. no bites as of yet. *knock on wood* :-D