I think i got a fatty.

[Monkeykungphu]

i buy my crickets from ghanns ive seen that chart. Ill just hold my hand near him o yeah and when hes pissed he looks WWWAAAAAYYYY fatter hehe. If my hand is near him the odds of him being pissed are high. lately hes been a lil more chill but i gave up on trying ot handle him since the jumping so he knows i wont do anything to him.

My little guy is about 4 mo's old & is already really pissy too. I've tried hand feeding him crickets before, but he would still always puff, hiss & at least look as though he would try to bite me. Guess the crickets weren't appealing enough for him.... Yesterday I put a small superworm on my hand & he forgot about being mad & ate it in a hurry! I don't want to overdo it with the superworms, but I may keep doing this a few times a week so he can build up some trust with me. Will only give him the worms by hand so he associates me with really tasty stuff.

Mine also eats light a freight train. I've been giving him about 15 smallish crickets a day or so as well. Fat at night, "strechy" in day.... pissy little buggar! Sounds just like yours! lol

 

[JaxyGirl]

Hahaha...I don't have a pissy cham so I don't know what it's like but mine hates supers (I don't know why???) and everyone else's loves them..they just all have their own personalities..LOL!

 

[benpaul]

sweet

yeah monkey sounds like our chams would be friends. i just tried ot take a pic of him but the flash woke him up and the picture quality was crap and i am no way gonna wake him up again. its 2.5 hours past his bed time. ill send a pic tomorrow. he is WAY more colorful at night

 

[pssh]

Why not use a stick to gently get him out of the cage, and pad the area where he will be above and take some pictures with a ruler or something in the picture? No lost fingers, and if he falls he's cushioned.

 

[sandrachameleon]

15 small crickets is not, IMHO, too much for a 6 month old chameleon. Its still growing. The temperature of the cage will also play a role.

You may want to consider offering some variety, if its currently only getting crickets.