He hates outside

[hagmegsis]

Hey guys. It's finally summer here in Ohio and I'm trying to give Pop-Tart some real sun light. I figured he'd appreciate the real uvb. He hates it though. In his terrarium or on my hand he gets angry. His terrarium can be moved outside easily so that he never has to leave it, and yet he still hates to go outside.

I'm guessing it's fear, but has anyone else had issues with outside time? He's been outside about 10 times since I've had him. Today he wouldn't stop hissing. He was only out for like 5 mins. The whole time he had his mouth as wide as possible and protested. Any advice?

 

[Damicofam6]

Hey guys. It's finally summer here in Ohio and I'm trying to give Pop-Tart some real sun light. I figured he'd appreciate the real uvb. He hates it though. In his terrarium or on my hand he gets angry. His terrarium can be moved outside easily so that he never has to leave it, and yet he still hates to go outside.

I'm guessing it's fear, but has anyone else had issues with outside time? He's been outside about 10 times since I've had him. Today he wouldn't stop hissing. He was only out for like 5 mins. The whole time he had his mouth as wide as possible and protested. Any advice?

I had a thread on this yesterday. My panther dosnt hiss or anything but he turns dark and gets very scared and wont move. I'm trying to bring him outside just for a few minuets a day (when its warm) so he can get used to it, i dont want him to get too stressed out over it though

 

[jajeanpierre]

Hey guys. It's finally summer here in Ohio and I'm trying to give Pop-Tart some real sun light. I figured he'd appreciate the real uvb. He hates it though. In his terrarium or on my hand he gets angry. His terrarium can be moved outside easily so that he never has to leave it, and yet he still hates to go outside.

I'm guessing it's fear, but has anyone else had issues with outside time? He's been outside about 10 times since I've had him. Today he wouldn't stop hissing. He was only out for like 5 mins. The whole time he had his mouth as wide as possible and protested. Any advice?

Think about what you are seeing. It sounds like he feels very vulnerable, so is afraid. Set up a cage where he doesn't feel vulnerable. Put out a cheap reptibreeze and stuff it with a plant so there is cover for every inch of the cage. Prune the center out so there is a small area he can sun in but still be deep in cover.

 

[TheVeiledProphet]

I used to enjoy the outside. No, I loved the outside. no wait, the outside was my realm. I was master of the outside. No, not master, too much hubris. I was, ONE with the outside. We were brothers of the same mother, myself and the outside. And the essence I exhaled was what the very thing the outside inhaled. And that which the outside exhaled was that which was mine own life source. But one day. I graduated college and I had to get a job. And in my job I worked inside, in this big tall building, which at first looked regal,and stately, and masculine, but overtime as the weight of the world slowly crushed my soul and spirit what once seemed so fresh and strong I now knew was hollow, dead, and empty. I worked inside, day after day, week after week, year after year, and slowly it changed me. Slowly, almost imperceptibly, but in the end, I had become completely separated from the outside, as divorced as I was with my wife who left me due to the annoyance of my constant melancholy outlook on life. I didn't go out side anymore. I didn't want to. Did not want to think about the outside. And if I did go outside, I would shrink back in horror almost, at the blinding bright furry of the wild open, free- wheeling world that seeks to suck us all up in its churning rolling, blind-hell march towards the future, towards growth, forever, up, up ,up until we all burst into the light, and we won't be able to stand the light of day anymore. This too the chameleon knows to be true. Drop the mike. We out.

 

[leedragon]

I used to enjoy the outside. No, I loved the outside. no wait, the outside was my realm. I was master of the outside. No, not master, too much hubris. I was, ONE with the outside. We were brothers of the same mother, myself and the outside. And the essence I exhaled was what the very thing the outside inhaled. And that which the outside exhaled was that which was mine own life source. But one day. I graduated college and I had to get a job. And in my job I worked inside, in this big tall building, which at first looked regal,and stately, and masculine, but overtime as the weight of the world slowly crushed my soul and spirit what once seemed so fresh and strong I now knew was hollow, dead, and empty. I worked inside, day after day, week after week, year after year, and slowly it changed me. Slowly, almost imperceptibly, but in the end, I had become completely separated from the outside, as divorced as I was with my wife who left me due to the annoyance of my constant melancholy outlook on life. I didn't go out side anymore. I didn't want to. Did not want to think about the outside. And if I did go outside, I would shrink back in horror almost, at the blinding bright furry of the wild open, free- wheeling world that seeks to suck us all up in its churning rolling, blind-hell march towards the future, towards growth, forever, up, up ,up until we all burst into the light, and we won't be able to stand the light of day anymore. This too the chameleon knows to be true. Drop the mike. We out. View attachment 158779

if you are using a red light you may want to remove it due is harmful for chameleons

 

[Kboz1991]

Yeah I was going to say the same thing. They don't recognize the red light as a heat source so they can easily burn themselves just a heads up.

 

[TheVeiledProphet]

if you are using a red light you may want to remove it due is harmful for chameleons

Although you may have heard such rubbish repeated, I prefer empirical evidence. Red light is harmful? They don't "recognize" "red light" as a "heat source". Those statements are silly. Now do I have a giant red 250 W heat lamp burning 24/7 in her face? No. But does she enjoy a small incandescent 25 W bulb which is PAINTED with RED TINT to ReduCE Brightness, turned on for a few hours at the top of her cage in the morning? Yes, she told me personally she finds it simply delightful and completely "recognizes" that its a lightbulb and if she gets too close it might smart, but that a little taste won't be "harmful".
Don't confuse your shouldn't and wouldn't for can't and don't.

 

[leedragon]

Although you may have heard such rubbish repeated, I prefer empirical evidence. Red light is harmful? They don't "recognize" "red light" as a "heat source". Those statements are silly. Now do I have a giant red 250 W heat lamp burning 24/7 in her face? No. But does she enjoy a small incandescent 25 W bulb which is PAINTED with RED TINT to ReduCE Brightness, turned on for a few hours at the top of her cage in the morning? Yes, she told me personally she finds it simply delightful and completely "recognizes" that its a lightbulb and if she gets too close it might smart, but that a little taste won't be "harmful".
Don't confuse your shouldn't and wouldn't for can't and don't.

well all and all the way you describe empirical evidence is limited to your interpretation of the result. do as your wish.

 

[TheVeiledProphet]

well all and all the way you describe empirical evidence is limited to your interpretation of the result. do as your wish.

Well, that's just, like, your

opinion, man.

 

[hagmegsis]

Such sass.

 

[JGspecial]

brought my veiled out today to plants i had set up for all my chameleons to hang out on at times. he loved it! i misted the plants profusely and he drank too. 92f here today with high humidity. he was out for about an hour.

 

[leedragon]

Well, that's just, like, your View attachment 158801 opinion, man.

what?