death grip!!

[chamzilla91]

What should I do when my cham has a superchameleon like grip, she won't come onto me if I have gloves on (I've tried multiple color variations) she attacks branches or vines if I hold them by her even if I try to lure her with food. The only way she comes out of her cage is on my bare hand and her grip is so strong it leaves my hand/arm covered in red dots and sometimes breaks skin so it bleeds. I know its a good thing for them to have strong grips but I don't like so much the pinching when I tak her to go outside(that's the only time I handle her except to clean out cage or anything else that would need me to take her out) well just wondering if anybody can advise me on how to get her out without needing my bare hand because I don't want to get her sick somehow by coming into contact with blood or anythibng like that

 

[carol5208]

stick a tall potted plant outside the cage, let her crawl on that and then carry that outside and let her crawl off of that into the cage or area you are putting her in outside. Also, what color gloves are you using. I always used green gloves in the very beginning(even though I never really needed them) I my gloved hand looked like a big leaf! lol!

 

[bikesforme]

ware a long sleve shirt and maybe gloves skin tone with the fingers cut off thats what i would try worth a shot

 

[chamzilla91]

Already tried the plant thing and she won't go on it, I've had brown, tan, white, green, dark blue. And I actually just noticed that I have no long sleve shirts except for sweatshirts. I guess ill just sanitize my hands and arms really good before I handle her like I do anyways and deal with her vice grip, I swear she could like break a pencil if she held it lol!!

 

[Leroux2008]

Ive heard of alot of people having Chameleons that have a super grip... Mine dont pinch me that hard if I am holding them unless they get really scared.

 

[chamzilla91]

Ive heard of alot of people having Chameleons that have a super grip... Mine dont pinch me that hard if I am holding them unless they get really scared.

Lol I wish mine was like that. She just squeezes super hard even when she's just chillin and isn't scared

 

[suzi]

Lol I wish mine was like that. She just squeezes super hard even when she's just chillin and isn't scared

She's a chamzilla!

 

[chamzilla91]

she is lol

 

[allencg101]

what carol said but my opinion toughen up its just a chameleon!!! don't be such a girly man or woman!!!

 

[chamzilla91]

Man, and I said I don't wanna get her sick from coming into contact with blood. And hey, I'm not girly I work on farms and a buncha shit like that lol

 

[laurie]

Why don't you try to start teaching her that gloves are ok. Take her out on your bare hand, have a glove on the other hand and transfer her to the other hand with you still close. Let her go back and forth. It might take several times but after she becomes comfortable with the glove have both hands gloved. It is worth a try.