Help please!! Scared chameleon!

[reneebow84]

Hi everyone...Im a new member and I have a serious issue right now. Ruby, our chameleon, is normally the sweetest girl you would ever meet. She has great color, a great personality...I even took her to the vet last week and she loved the Dr.
Well I am house sitting this week, and slept out last night. I had Ruby all set up in her house, and left thinking she would be fine! Well apparently my roommate and her BF got in a big fight (and there were also people staying at my house I was unaware of) and something severely spooked Ruby. Supposedly no one went in her room...Or bothered her. Im thinking she was pertified of slamming doors and yelling. I am hoping no one handled her without my permission!
I am so upset because when I came home, her color was really dark and almost gray...She was so scared of me. When I reached for her she got so scared she tried to bite me. NEVER has she displayed that behavior with us before. She is usually so sweet.
What can I do to help her get over this? Will her disposition change permanently now? I am devastated and feel so bad.
I am so angry that this happened and could have been prevented.

 

[Nic Pic]

I would just let her be for a bit, when my veiled seems a little out of character I just leave him for a little while and everything goes back to normal.

 

[carol5208]

Obviously someone must have done something to spook her. Maybe she just needs some time to settle back down from the whatever trauma turned her like that. I highly doubt if she has been a friendly chameleon that in one day she is going to turn mean. Maybe just back off from handling her and see what happens.

 

[jannb]

Open her cage door and set a plant in front of the opened door and watch from a distance and see if she'll come out on the plant. Once out offer her some hand fed food and see if she'll come around.

 

[chameleonneeds]

Sounds very weird how she changed so suddenly, I also think something or someone must have done something to spook her.

I think Jann is right with what you should try, definetely try hand feeding, that should maybe get her a bit more comfortable again.

 

[reneebow84]

Thanks so much guys! She was so happy the night before...I have a new giant home for her...And now she's still so scared! I hope she's not sick, or I am missing signs! I am going to try everything you all suggested