i just got a veiled chameleon and it has eaten out of my hand once , and it eats crickets sometimes when i get them for him, he doesn't get many because he never leaves the vines, and he has almost never been on the bottom of the cage. hes usually been nice and he climbed on my hands for a little and seemed to be fine, but i went in his cage with my hand to adjust a vine and he hissed really loud and opened his mouth widely, he just shed and is drinkin water fine off leaves. and another question, is there anyway i could put a fogger in the bottom of the tank in some water or would it get too wet?
new chameleon owner
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thansk
thanks for the welcome,
its really odd tho because like he was extremely well behaved and loved to climb all over my hands 2 days ago, but today and yesterday it hissed and opens it mouth widely makes a high pitched noise, i just hope he gets over it because i really feel bad, becuase it feels like im doing soemthign wrong, and i want my little guy to live the best life he can
thanks for the welcome,
its really odd tho because like he was extremely well behaved and loved to climb all over my hands 2 days ago, but today and yesterday it hissed and opens it mouth widely makes a high pitched noise, i just hope he gets over it because i really feel bad, becuase it feels like im doing soemthign wrong, and i want my little guy to live the best life he can
mrodge,
Chameleons are not social animals and do not enjoy being handled. I recommend waiting a while until he becomes more comfortable with his environment before trying to handle him. Some chameleons do not seem to mind too much when being handled. I am not sure how true this is, but there are definitely some chameleons that do not stress as much. I think these chameleons are the exception and one should never expect a chameleon to behave that way. Hand feeding is one way that may help to lessen the stress your chameleon feels towards you. This can take a while. Take it slow and enjoy your chameleon
Chameleons are not social animals and do not enjoy being handled. I recommend waiting a while until he becomes more comfortable with his environment before trying to handle him. Some chameleons do not seem to mind too much when being handled. I am not sure how true this is, but there are definitely some chameleons that do not stress as much. I think these chameleons are the exception and one should never expect a chameleon to behave that way. Hand feeding is one way that may help to lessen the stress your chameleon feels towards you. This can take a while. Take it slow and enjoy your chameleon
