He hates me :(

So I've had sobe for 2 1/2 weeks now and it's been about a week since I take him out of his cage. I noticed the lil bumps which just seem to be his ribs i think so I took him out to examine... He just hisses at me and bites me (he's only 2 months so ofcourse i find it adorable that he thinks he's hurting me lol) I don't plan on handling him often, b/c I know it stresses them out, but if he continues on this path will his bites eventually hurt ? Or do their bites stay weak?

Is there anything I can do to get him to love me? *sniff*

his bites will eventually hurt as he grow up.
cheer up, mate.
A cham with an attitude is a sign of good health.

There is no known cure for that attitude.
Just enjoy the ride knowing that your cham is a happy and healthy one.
Did you check my gallery?

He gapes at me all the time.
For now, he doesn't know that his bite can actually hurt me.

heehee thanx! I didn't know that mean something good lol I thought he was unhappy and hated me! Thanx for the pick-me-up!

xoxo

Yeah look at my female in my gallery. Shes been pissy since the day i got her at around 4/5 weeks old.

Well, he does actually hate you.
Just like mine hate me.
I am not at all delusional about these relationships.

-Brad

o well that sux... lol Oh well I love him that's all that matters <3

the solution? aim for melleri. Much more work, space and time required - but at the very least they usually don't hate you. Ardi is very good at making it seem like he actually likes me... but after beeding veileds for over a decade, I'm cautious.

My first WC male was friendly, outgoing, never hissed. I was there when his son hatched, I raised him from a baby. He hated my guts.

Mine hate me

my boys love me! They need to gain your trust! be easy with them, give them space.

k I will make sure to leave him alone as much as possible! lol

Hate is probably a strong word. It's not like they're sitting around plotting to do you in when you're away. But, they would MUCH rather you left them alone. I guess you could say they like you more when you don't mess with them. Mammals are touchy-feely, reptiles aren't.

Yes, their bites increase in strength and pain as they get older. However, I have heard of some that calm down as they grow older. I've seen that with my full grown male veiled. He acts pretty uppity when I'm trying to actually remove him from his cage, but after that, he's pretty calm and doesn't actively attack me.

I think it is more instinctive for them to be aggressive and defensive when they are young because they are generally always the prey item.

ya that makes alot of sense! ur right! thanx

I love these threads. lol
He hates me!
*Burries face in pillow*

Brad Ramsey said:

Well, he does actually hate you.
Just like mine hate me.
I am not at all delusional about these relationships.

-Brad

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I agree.

cainschams said:

Mine hate me

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What elese is new about chameleons.

summoner12 said:

my boys love me! They need to gain your trust! be easy with them, give them space.

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Is it a Veiled?

xoiceox said:

ya that makes alot of sense! ur right! thanx

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Like dodolah said, "a mean cham is a healthy one".
Dont worry they just dont like people to bug them.
Eventually they will beging to tolerate you.

not a biter, thankfully

ive got a 7 mointh old female veiled cham and ive never let her bite me. one day i finally got a look inside her mouth and after seeing her teeth ill never give her the chance to grabe me lol tiny little serated teeth. but when shes really not liking my hand in her casge and she lunges at me, thankfully she does only that and doesnt lunge to bite. yet. enjoy her teeth while they arent a threat lol

hahaha. a pain i think we all know well.

chams- especially male veileds- don't really like much of ANYTHING moving around in their space, except maybe food. but here is a little hope for you: most of them, as they get used to you, will settle down and tolerate you a little better. it is EXTREMELY rare that you will get a "friendly" cham, but some will calm down after a few months of extreme pissiness and allow you to put a hand in the cage or even hold them occasionally without trying to bite.

i must stress, though, that you should not try to force this on him; he will only get irritated if you're sticking your hand in his cage and whatnot too much. just try to hand feed him often (use tongs if you don't want to touch bugs) and eventually he should become used to your presence, to some degree.

my male veiled "cricket" is generally not threatened by much, and sometimes if i'm trying to do some spot cleaning in his cage, he has a tendency to just crawl up my arm or onto my head and sit there for a while. sometimes he just likes to come out. other times, if i even unzip the cage door he puffs, gapes, hisses, makes mock strikes in my direction, etc. i think he's bipolar or something, but eh, it's normal.

Justin Carl said:

Is it a Veiled?

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Yes they are both male veileds.

Here is Fred. This is in the early days of him coming out on his own. now he just runs out.

our chams love us (or at least tolerate us-- us being my boyfriend and i)! we have one male and one female veiled chameleons; both about 3 or so months old. whenever we reach in their cages for their "cricket cups," they don't ever hiss, turn colors, or "lunge" towards us. they'll even let us "pet" them, lol.

i anticipate that this behavior will diminish over time and im dreading those days. lol.

other than Summoner12, has anyone else experienced the same?

Sorry to drag this up again, but for you owners of adult male veileds: how bad are the bites? Do they break the skin? Could they take a finger off? That might be a little extreme, but I want to know if I should watch out when showing the veiled to small children, and I am a musician and need my own fingers, too

Does anyone have any pics of a bite wound? That would be helpful. My veiled is 5 months and about 9 inches - his bites leave a mark for about 2 or 3 minutes, but that's it. I know it will be different when he's older, but I want specifics.

spartybassoon said:

Sorry to drag this up again, but for you owners of adult male veileds: how bad are the bites? Do they break the skin? Could they take a finger off? That might be a little extreme, but I want to know if I should watch out when showing the veiled to small children, and I am a musician and need my own fingers, too

Does anyone have any pics of a bite wound? That would be helpful. My veiled is 5 months and about 9 inches - his bites leave a mark for about 2 or 3 minutes, but that's it. I know it will be different when he's older, but I want specifics.

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It depends if they move around as they bite. If they just bite down it won't cut the skin too much. I must say I don't have much experience with male bites. My female used to bite me all the time and it did hurt. but never broke the skin. My guy Jake lunged at me, he didn't bite down very hard but because he was lunging his teeth cut in pretty good and left a nice cut. I didn't take a picture but I had a bit of skin flapping. He was only 6 or 7 months old. Right now none of my guys bite. Fred will kinda let me know I am pushing his buttons by gaping and leaning towards me.