When you stick your hand inside his enclosure you are invading "his" territory and he is protecting it. As "cantgetagoodsn" stated, it's best to let him come out on his own. That way you are not invading his space where he feels threatened.;)
I really miss my chams, Arley, Bodie and especially Rocko. I know they are in excellent hands and doing well, which gives me piece of mind. Thankfully I have this forum to keep my cham obession alive and sharing the love of these special animals. I wanted to share this poem I wrote back in the...
Yes you do need to use a vitamin supplement like Reptivite, Herptivite, and there are other brands. Just make sure it doesn't have D3 in it and use it twice a month. As long as you are gutloading your feeders with beta carotene there should be no reason to use Vit A.
I too would leave them together and I believe that Melleri are one of the few chams that "need" to be with other chams. If you read the Melleri Discovery they talk about single melleri improving after being placed in a harem. Personally I would not own just one melleri due to this. Of course...
Potatoes are not a good food for feeders. You need fruits and veg high in calcium, low in phosphorus. Collard, turnip greens, carrots, squashes, etc. look under Sandrachameleons blogs and you will find great info there. Your chams are what they eat. Do not use spinach or broccoli as gutload, it...
Sounds like he has found something he likes better than crickets. Some chams are known for ditching crickets and sticking with supers and other worms. It's not that crickets are the choice feeder, but once they get hooked on supers, it is very hard for you to get them back on crickets. My male...
Do as Jannb recommended and just know that you have a healthy cham and you are giving her a great life. The joying of having that should out weigh the hassle.