PascalsWager
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"Pascal" (I let elementary school kids name him) joined our family two months ago as a two-month-old. I, too, preach the "Buy from a reputable breeder" sermon, but I saw him, so tiny and adorable at cough-Petco-cough and had to have him. He was even 50% off!
I checked him over and he seemed perfectly healthy and was alone. He'd just come in, so it seemed a good idea to get him out of there. I've always wanted a chameleon since the first time I saw a real one.
Thanks to modern technology, I was able to Google what all I would need right from my phone. Guess which website was the first I found?
My profile pic is of Pascal when I first got him home. He's grown exponentially in the two month's he's been here and has shed 4 times. He's been pretty grumpy and unsociable but we had a breakthrough today.
I put my hand in his enclosure as usual and put it up to his front legs. He eyed me warily, but didn't hiss or gape this time. He ever-so-slowly did a half turn to reach for another vine, but instead took hold of my fingers when I offered them. He then came out of his enclosure to see me.
Once out, rather than his marathon climbing that he usually does, he chose to walk from hand to hand a few times, then stopped when I offered to rub his head between his eyes. Surprisingly, he liked it! He let me rub him all over without getting frightened. He buzzed a few times, but didn't seem in any kind of distress.
I was beginning to wonder if he was ever going to warm up to me. He has been feeding from a cup in my hand, and sometimes takes small worms from my palm, but he's always terribly grouchy.
Anyway, here are the photos of MY veiled that looks pretty much like everyone else's veiled.
I checked him over and he seemed perfectly healthy and was alone. He'd just come in, so it seemed a good idea to get him out of there. I've always wanted a chameleon since the first time I saw a real one.
Thanks to modern technology, I was able to Google what all I would need right from my phone. Guess which website was the first I found?
My profile pic is of Pascal when I first got him home. He's grown exponentially in the two month's he's been here and has shed 4 times. He's been pretty grumpy and unsociable but we had a breakthrough today.
I put my hand in his enclosure as usual and put it up to his front legs. He eyed me warily, but didn't hiss or gape this time. He ever-so-slowly did a half turn to reach for another vine, but instead took hold of my fingers when I offered them. He then came out of his enclosure to see me.
Once out, rather than his marathon climbing that he usually does, he chose to walk from hand to hand a few times, then stopped when I offered to rub his head between his eyes. Surprisingly, he liked it! He let me rub him all over without getting frightened. He buzzed a few times, but didn't seem in any kind of distress.
I was beginning to wonder if he was ever going to warm up to me. He has been feeding from a cup in my hand, and sometimes takes small worms from my palm, but he's always terribly grouchy.
Anyway, here are the photos of MY veiled that looks pretty much like everyone else's veiled.
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