Got Stress??

[glOckcOma]

Buy a Chameleon!

I know I have said this before but I have owned many animals, and I know I have never had an animal stress me out so much as my chameleon does. I know they change colors, but this guy is making my hair change color too...TO GRAY HAIR!.....

Am I alone here in thinking this?


Sorry just venting, at the moment he hasnt eaten in past 2 days and still doesnt want to eat and its STRESSING ME OUT!!!!. I know they can go days without eating and that during this time of the year they slow down on food consumption, but it still gets me worried

 

[Jamelon]

LOL dont worry glockcoma we have all been there . Im only 22 and have white hairs already And the chameleon isnt helping, i was super stressed out when i first got her. Less stressed though now. How old is your nosy be?

 

[carol5208]

Join the chameleon club of stressed out owners!! lol! Yes, they can be super rewarding as pets but I know I have more gray hairs on my head since I got mine. You do worry, about every little thing. It does get better though....

 

[glOckcOma]

LOL dont worry glockcoma we have all been there . Im only 22 and have white hairs already And the chameleon isnt helping, i was super stressed out when i first got her. Less stressed though now. How old is your nosy be?

Spartan is a year old, but I just have been his owner for about a week. and since I have had him he has only eaten 3 cricks that I know of, and about a dozen superworms.

Join the chameleon club of stressed out owners!! lol! Yes, they can be super rewarding as pets but I know I have more gray hairs on my head since I got mine. You do worry, about every little thing. It does get better though....

Lol, I am happy to be a part of the club.

 

[pantherlover]

owning a cham can be very stressful but also extremely rewarding. maybe more so than any other pet reptile. Try to relax. Remember to keep a close eye on everything that goes into your chams body... suppliments, gutload... be very strict about things like that. be strict about not changing anything thats working & keeping things on schedule. this will make it much easier to pinpoint & correct problems as they occour. if in doubt, dont give more supps, give less & start over.

 

[Gensen]

Yes, it's a common deliehma among us!!!!

I love them to dealth but they are capable of causing tons of stress on thier owners... which they seem to be happily unaware of! lol!

My friends and family think I am crazy when they hear all that is involved for caring for them! They think they are beautiful but once I start telling them what's involved most people "shreik" away! lol.....

But to all us crazies who are in loved and obsessed with them... saulte'!

 

[ChamOh]

people are constantly stressing like this over nothing. I think we often forget that if an animal were suicidal, it probably wouldn't have made it very far evolutionarily. if it's not eating a perfectly good food source, it's not hungry.

of course that is a bit of an oversimplification, but "chill out 4 rlz."

 

[ruru]

LOL i think that is just part of owning a cham
it gets easier once you get into the hang of things .... but being chameleons....something will always change once in awhile and throw you a curveball thats what my oldest has been doing to me lately shes a brat
but in the end ...its worth every minute of stress!!! they are so amazing!

 

[Ace]

Stress? what stress?

as far as i know, ALL chameleons are "easy breezy lemon squeezy"

 

[PrettyInInk87]

Tell me about it, this morning I woke up and fed Hugh his Reptiworms, misted his cage, and turned on his dripper, didn't notice anything. Later that same morning as I took a closer look at him, I noticed his skin was a little "wrinkly" and his spine area looked to be a light grey. It FREAKED me out! At first I thought oh no, he's dehydrated but then I looked at his eyes and they are not sunken at all. At that moment I noticed the grey sking and thought NO it's a burn! So I pulled him out to take a closer look and I noticed a little crack in it so i'm assuming he's shedding. I'm so excited now but i'm still shooken up a little.

As long as I have a Cham, I will continue to worry.