Chameleon Attitudes
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kpritch17
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I think it really depends on the chameleon whether they will be agressive or not as well as if they are wild caught or captive bred. As long as you work with them by hand feeding and don't force them to come out or be out for too long, they will get used to you. Obviously older chameleons who do not have a lot of human interaction will probably be more aggressive than a young chameleon who has always had human interaction.
Nixehface
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Well I guess that's mostly true but I'm not 100%
I have heard alot of people say however, that panthers are abit more well natured than veileds!
Texas Panther Man
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Thats a very general statement that people make. It does not always hold true their are easy going veileds and agressive panthers. I think any cham can be calmed down if you take the time to let the lizard get used to you. We are perceived as a predator at first so once you gain his trust he will really begin to interact with you more. mite even begin to want to hop rides to a free range tree with you. That sort of thing.
Carlton
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Chams are individuals. Meet enough of them and you'll find that they vary a lot. WC or CB, adult or juvenile isn't a guarrantee either. One of my most social, gentle chams was an adult WC melleri. My most surly male was a cbb deremensis. My first male veiled was a sweetie but a female cbb veiled was evil. Not all panthers are nice.
I think we sometimes confuse aggression with reactivity, docility with shyness. A shy cham who doesn't try to bluff or bite may be just as antisocial and stress prone as a cham who defends itself physically. I had a very shy wc verrucosus. He never tried to bite, but I didn't handle him much because he really hated it.
Bottom line...selecting an older juvenile might make it easier to end up with a tamer cham as its personality may be more obvious. Whatever you do get, its just a matter of learning the cham's boundaries, enjoying it for itself, and giving it time to learn about you.
Matt1851
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Ya my girlfriend has a veild and i noticed he holds on alot harder than my panther
boj3434
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I would say it depends on a ton of stuff( where the cage is, how much it interacts with you, do you hand feed, how you treat it in terms of bothering it to much) but mainly on the chameleon and you. NEVER force your chameleon to do just about anything unless its for their health or your cleaning ect. Just hand feed and dont force anything and youll prob be fine
OldSkoolxReasons
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Out of the 13 adult panthers I have I can hold 4 of them without worry. all the others are either very scared of me and try the I'm going to jump off of your hand move or the I want to kill you and wont let me get near them at all. I have 2 or 3 panthers that are more aggressive than any veileds I have seen and they are CB panthers I have had since they were 2 months old. It all depends on the cham. Personally I didn't buy my chams for handleability anyways so it doesn't matter to me much. I like the aggressive ones better because I think it is more natural for a cham to be aggressive towards me than to be nice to me. It's entertaining when they try to kill you an they are miniscule compared to you.
Justin
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OldSkoolxReasons
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You could always ask the person you are getting the cham from to pick out one of the calmer ones. Their personalities do change once they start mating sometimes and they get a lil more aggressive when females are around but my one little nice guy has been so friendly from day one. One of my other nice ones is a CH male ambilobe from the chameleon company. He's so docile that he tries to ride my dog. Hopefully you get the nice one you want. Either way they are all amazing.
Justin
Justin
Texas Panther Man
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Yeah its funny when a little 21" cham thinks hes a tough guy.
Miss Lily
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I have had 3 veileds. My first was a female and I got her from a reptile specialist at 6 months of age. She was used to being around people and being looked at, handled and handfed regularly. She never gaped or hissed at me ever.
I got Amy at 3 months and she was rather wary to start with, but I used the handfeeding method to gain her trust. She went through a 'pissy' stage at around 6 months or so where I only had to look at her and her chin would puff out, lol! Over the last couple of months she has swung completely the other way. Whenever I look at her now she runs across the cage to be let out. She is such a little sweetheart!
Tommy was already 'tame' when I got him last November. He was adult and used to people. Having said that I have since been told that he was the calmest/most placid one in his clutch. I am his 5th home and he still doesn't hiss or gape at all. He also comes to the front of the cage when he wants to come out.
Having said all that, I still think it has a lot to do with how you are with them. I love mine to bits and respect them. I think they know how you feel about them and react to you accordingly.
I got Amy at 3 months and she was rather wary to start with, but I used the handfeeding method to gain her trust. She went through a 'pissy' stage at around 6 months or so where I only had to look at her and her chin would puff out, lol! Over the last couple of months she has swung completely the other way. Whenever I look at her now she runs across the cage to be let out. She is such a little sweetheart!
Tommy was already 'tame' when I got him last November. He was adult and used to people. Having said that I have since been told that he was the calmest/most placid one in his clutch. I am his 5th home and he still doesn't hiss or gape at all. He also comes to the front of the cage when he wants to come out.
Having said all that, I still think it has a lot to do with how you are with them. I love mine to bits and respect them. I think they know how you feel about them and react to you accordingly.
trdlabs
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My male Veild & Panther are as nice as can be. But my female Veilds are little witches.
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