So I was talking with someone about chameleons living in the wild. I have an panther ambilobe and he mentioned that since they're so colorful, they must not have many predators, because they'd be so easy to spot. I really couldn't give him an answer. Can someone shed some light on this?
So my stupid dog learned his lesson today, and now knows what a chameleon is.
I open the cage is morning because Loki was scratching at the door like usual. As soon as I had open, my little terrier runs in and sticks his snout right in Loki's face for a sniff. Loki didn't like that. Loki...
Well my fingers made it out of there intact, and I can't really say the same for the crickets! I went ahead and fed him the rest of his food by throwing it in like normal. I can't wait to try again tomorrow though!
So I'm really happy! I've never really tried hand feeding my little panther because the first few times he tried to rip my hand off as soon as I put it in the cage. Today though, I thought I'd give it a shot, so I grabbed a cricket and stuck my hand in there, looked down, and then it was gone...
Mine has a bipolar disorder. If I try to reach in his cage and take him out, he's Satan. Sometimes I open the cage though, and he'll climb right on to my head or hand.
Make sure you really have everything set up its arrival. Before I got mine, I spent too much time researching the chameleon and none researching crickets. When they arrived, I had no idea what to do with them, so a lot died on my first few shipments. Maybe it's just me, but I spend way more time...
I don't know much about the behavior of other chams, but mine was always the same way. He's starting to grow out of it, at 4.5 months. He still won't hand feed, but if I leave the cage door open, he'll climb out and sit on my shoulder, or even climb down to my hand. They're all different I...