Cham still thinks I'm food!

[TyrionLannister]

I've made a post about this before, and was told just not to look directly at him, which I did, but he STILL thinks I'm food?! When I open the cage he runs over, and if I put my hand out, he jumps right on it, and i can't look at him when he does this or he'll try to shoot my eye out! His cage is elevated pretty high, I have to stand on a chair to get to him, so I have to blindly reach out to put him in his cage, and I'm scared h might jump/ fall off my hand in his eagerness to get my eyes. I just want some tips on how to stop this, because I can't hold him when he does it.

 

[JaniP]

That's weird!
Wear sun glasses?

 

[Lazereth]

 

[TyrionLannister]

LOL I guess I'll have to gear up!

 

[Captain Cook]

I had a veiled who did something like this lol, if I stuck my tongue out he would try to shoot my tongue. Or even if I rubbed my pointer finger and thumb together quickly he would go for that. Makes me wonder if it's a vision thing.

 

[gotwqqd]

I had a veiled who did something like this lol, if I stuck my tongue out he would try to shoot my tongue. Or even if I rubbed my pointer finger and thumb together quickly he would go for that. Makes me wonder if it's a vision thing.

Deep rooted instinctual behavior to movement, and then enhanced by associating with food in your fingers

 

[Captain Cook]

I had assumed this, just normally he'd never seen me touch the crickets, then again he'd see my hand holding the feeder cup. Still funny to see.

 

[carol5208]

Don't use your hand, use a stick he can climb on so you can keep your distance! I remember reading about another chameleon shooting at the owner's eye. I don't think anyone ever figured out why though.

 

[alphakenc]

Eye ball movement probably reminding its food.