So can I just catch moths from outside?
I disagree he crawls onto me to chill. Sometimes he won’t go back on the branch he’ll just hang out on my hand and I’m like hug. The guitar head doesn’t vibrate, it’s really the body that vibrates. And they lack an external ear so it’s hard for them to hear a quiet semi hollow.
Hard but not impossible a chameleon generally doesn’t go out onto someone’s hand unless they are dissatisfied with their enclosure or something is wrong like not enough hiding spots or being in a high traffic area or too low have you had your husbandry checked by some experienced keepers here? Also in the moth thing you can although there is risk of pesticides and parasites being transmitted as long as you’re sure they are safe then you can or if you buy some black soldier fly larvae in a couple weeks they will pupate into flies which are a favorite for most
He’s doing great, he’s got tons of hiding spots, his enclosure is filled with plants and branches. He’s in the lowest traffic part of the house, my bedroom. He’s away from my door so he doesn’t see anyone either. His cage is 48” tall and on a cabinet so where he often sits is at my forehead height. I have got my husbandry checked when I first joined a hot minute ago and fixed everything they recommended. He came to me for food, I hand feed him and often he crawls onto my hand to eat. Sometimes when I hold him I’ll try to put him back on a branch, sometimes I’ll nudge him and he won’t move. He’s very healthy and well fed.
And my forehead height, I’m six foot three lol. I’m pretty sure he’s comfy up there
He may crawl onto your hand—maybe even stay there—but I have serious doubts it's to chill or hang out. Mine does similar, but he does it in hopes of being put on the Missus' plant table. Some do it in anticipation of being fed.
Wanna bet? Put a tuning fork on the head, give it a strum, and see if it doesn't get that fork to vibrating.
The body of an acoustic guitar will vibrate more than a solid body electric, but there is still vibration.Doesn't matter if they feel the vibration.
Then he’s a hidden gem
i agree animals always make up with packing a specific sense such as lacking sense of sound they will make it up with eyesight feeling vibrations etcHe may crawl onto your hand—maybe even stay there—but I have serious doubts it's to chill or hang out. Mine does similar, but he does it in hopes of being put on the Missus' plant table. Some do it in anticipation of being fed.
Wanna bet? Put a tuning fork on the head, give it a strum, and see if it doesn't get that fork to vibrating.
Doesn't matter if they feel the vibration.
https://www.researchgate.net/public...ication_by_Substrate_Vibration_in_a_Chameleon
Why are we so gd flighty about me too wanting to see if my chameleon wants to climb around on my guitar lmao it’s not like I’m gonna regularly put him on my guitar every other day and play death metal or some crap. And there’s like no vibration in the head, it’s all in the body.He may crawl onto your hand—maybe even stay there—but I have serious doubts it's to chill or hang out. Mine does similar, but he does it in hopes of being put on the Missus' plant table. Some do it in anticipation of being fed.
Wanna bet? Put a tuning fork on the head, give it a strum, and see if it doesn't get that fork to vibrating.
Doesn't matter if they feel the vibration.
https://www.researchgate.net/public...ication_by_Substrate_Vibration_in_a_Chameleon
Speaking only for myself, you have a record of anthropomorphizing.
We have no idea how often, or your taste in music.
50+ years of playing guitars disagrees. If wood weren't an excellent conductor of vibration, it wouldn't be used for sound boards in so many instruments. Secondarily, vibration can be transmitted through steel neck reinforcements.
This plus it’s just unwanted stress that can easily be avoided by simply not doing it there are plenty of experienced keeper that express their doubts because they have seen the negatives that go with things like this it’s important to remember that chameleons don’t “enjoy” humans they only tolerate us being a pet or seeking attention or even being near a predator is not what they evolved to handle by simply sticking them in a cage we are quite honestly negating this instinct to stay high up in the trees and go unnoticed that’s what they are designed to do is eat sleep and not get eaten for them being handled by a human or being in the hands or near something large is the step before being eaten there are only a select few that just don’t fear humans or will associate humans with food but that shouldn’t be an expectation chameleons are a look at don’t touch animal and the fun of having one is building and maintaining their environment and being able to watch that chameleon live out in the environment most lizards are not social to begin with and chameleons are definitely not this exception
I respectfully disagree with this… There are several cases of chameleons loving to be out and there cafe being perfect as well as there husbandry. @MissSkittles im pretty sure has a chameleon that she takes out (I think) every day because he loves being out.
I want to get a tree to put in my room but they’re expENSIVE
There's a difference between wanting freedom and tolerating being handled.
But there’s also chameleon (the odd ones out) (the Christmas miracles) that liked being held
Still doesn’t mean they don’t exist
Did I say that? No. I acknowledged that they do exist.
Small minority doesn’t mean none but I get (I can’t word it right) but you don’t want newbies to think that their chameleon is wanting to be held or needs to be held so you advice not too for everyone
I'm sorry, I'm not understanding what you're trying to say.
