How to get stuck shed off of your chameleons tail
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Thehippie
Chameleon Enthusiast
pointing the shower head to the wall and letting him get sprayed with some warm water
ERKleRose
Chameleon Enthusiast
Point the shower head at the wall and put your cham on a stand/branch/plant that gets lightly misted by the offspray. Only use room temperature water and supervise and leave him for 15-30 minutes
Thehippie
Chameleon Enthusiast
try food, like a hornworm or silk worm, it my entice him to walk up onto your hand if he sees it, that's what I do to take my cham out
King4Zerg
Member
He will hand feed that's the one thing he does but when my hand get's closer he doesn't like it that's why I got some gloves but when I use those he get's stressed so I stopped, and How I grab him is what I will do when I can is I put my hand strait in front of him and bring it closer then he would grab on and start to climb on. Then he started to get territorial and that's why I got gloves and he does not like them he will run out of his cage when I put them anywhere near him that's why I stopped doing it this is gonna be the last time I do, and also If you think I didn't try other things I did, like putting a stick in the He bit at it, I put a plant outside of his cage it kinda worked but I hid in the room he was in once out. There is something that might be a cause, he is getting big and I still have a small'ish cage but as you know ERKleRose I am planning on building a big one.
ERKleRose
Chameleon Enthusiast
The audacity!
King4Zerg
Member
Remember he goes after my hand....Anyway he just got out of the shower.....I was able to get him on my arm with no attempt's of thinking I was a gummy bear....He's in his cage thinking about what happened I will check on his tail tomorrow to see if there is any progress on the shedding. Question if there isn't any progress what should I do?
ERKleRose
Chameleon Enthusiast
I’m no expert and might be wrong, but I’d do the showers daily for a week and see after that.
Brodybreaux25
Chameleon Enthusiast
Do not put him in the shower. Chams are dry shedders. He will shed just fine on his own. There is a reason that section of his body hasn’t shed yet.
The only time you should intervene on a shed is if a cuff forms and is cutting off circulation to a limb. If he truly is having issues shedding you should get your supplements/nutritional info reviewed.
The only time you should intervene on a shed is if a cuff forms and is cutting off circulation to a limb. If he truly is having issues shedding you should get your supplements/nutritional info reviewed.
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