PLEASE HELP!!! Question on temperament??

[reneebow84]

Hi everyone...Im a new member and I have a serious issue right now. Ruby, our chameleon, is normally the sweetest girl you would ever meet. She has great color, a great personality...I even took her to the vet last week and she loved the Dr.
Well I am house sitting this week, and slept out last night. I had Ruby all set up in her house, and left thinking she would be fine! Well apparently my roommate and her BF got in a big fight (and there were also people staying at my house I was unaware of) and something severely spooked Ruby. Supposedly no one went in her room...Or bothered her. Im thinking she was pertified of slamming doors and yelling. I am hoping no one handled her without my permission!
I am so upset because when I came home, her color was really dark and almost gray...She was so scared of me. When I reached for her she got so scared she tried to bite me. NEVER has she displayed that behavior with us before. She is usually so sweet.
What can I do to help her get over this? Will her disposition change permanently now? I am devastated and feel so bad.
I am so angry that this happened and could have been prevented.

 

[Nic Pic]

Hi, I'm a beginner too, but for now I would just let her be for a little while, let her calm down. Whenever my veiled seems a little out of character I just leave him for a while and everything goes back to normal.

 

[beeze]

Hi, I'm a beginner too, but for now I would just let her be for a little while, let her calm down. Whenever my veiled seems a little out of character I just leave him for a while and everything goes back to normal.

Welcome to the Forums. I agree with NicPic. I'd just leave her alone for a few days and then start hand feeing and she should come back around. The females like food.

 

[Jsiddens]

I agree. Wait and see. I keep both my chams in a low traffic area. My male thinks im a tree or something to climb onto and is eager to grasp on to my even when im deploying food into his enclosure. My female who has gotten the exact same care fires up black spots and lines and hisses at me.I think I am a bit different on my handling approach. I dont do it. When the weather is good I let them male climb on my hand and take him to the porch where he hangs out for about 3 hours on a large ficus. My female I let go after him but I have to open her cage and let her come out on her own and then she is willing to climb onto a stick and be carried on the stick to the ficus. Different animals different personalities. Does anyone know how long it took for civilization to domesticate a cat or dog. Just a thought.