New owner.. not sure how to handle this

[KKess]

My juvenile Veiled has been home 2 days now. I know I should not try to handle him for a week or two , and I know when they are stressed they turn dark.... and he has been a darker green during the day..... My question is, how do I not stress him out in these first 2 weeks when I have to open his cage to feed him and water his plants and mist his cage? My boyfriend tells me ( he had NO experience with reptiles) I'm stressing him out by opening his cage door, but I HAVE to in order to provide for him. Advice ???

 

[Theveiled]

as you said you will need to open his cage door, but you can try to reduce his stress by being in his cage for short periods of time, and trying not to bother him too much while working in his cage

 

[christina cham fan]

I have had my breeder pair of veileds for about a month and the female STILL hisses and tries to bite me! The male is super friendly though

 

[christina cham fan]

I try to work very quickly in her cage though it sometimes takes a few attempts to get everything done lol

 

[medgecko]

Dark doesn't necessarily mean upset; my girl puts on her polka dot chamisole when I've done something to disturb her. Gaping and/or hissing is a sure sign of perturbation. Dark is to expected when basking to absorb more warmth.

 

[KKess]

as you said you will need to open his cage door, but you can try to reduce his stress by being in his cage for short periods of time, and trying not to bother him too much while working in his cage

Thanks! That is what I do, make it as quick as possible. But I guess I'm still wondering if this is what most Cham owners have to do on a daily basis.... open the door to feed them and mist them??? Or is there some secret way of doing this that does not cause as much stress that I am not aware of? I guess I'm looking for validation that what I am doing is expected and not unnecessary lol. I will be getting an automatic mister here in the next month or two though which I know will help

 

[Theveiled]

Thanks! That is what I do, make it as quick as possible. But I guess I'm still wondering if this is what most Cham owners have to do on a daily basis.... open the door to feed them and mist them??? Or is there some secret way of doing this that does not cause as much stress that I am not aware of? I guess I'm looking for validation that what I am doing is expected and not unnecessary lol. I will be getting an automatic mister here in the next month or two though which I know will help

I have an automatic mister, but my cham dosent really get stressed when I am in the cage. I have had him for over a year now and have worked with him A LOT and usually when I open up the door he comes out. Sometimes I also just let the door open so he can decide if he wants out or not, sometimes he does and other times he dosent. I would just at first have sort periods in his cage, and slowly make them longer so he gets use to you being in his cage

 

[Replife]

Try hand feeding this will build trust and with a lil time your cham will be fine with your presence

 

[Jax_Cham_MAN]

if your cage has a mesh top or anything like that you can spray though it