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[debz]

i am getting my first yemen tomorrow and was wondering if anyone can tell me whats the best way to hand train them. i dont want him to be agressive when i need to handle him. i have a jackson and a beardie but got them as juvies and they where already used to being handled

 

[Kmw]

Food as bribes work well. Getting them to hand feed is the first step

 

[AllFallDown]

I am actually trying to get mine to hand feed now. Any suggestions? Seems like it should be pretty straight forward but never hurts to ask.

Weird story, I was trying to get him to eat a silkworm out of my hand about two weeks ago. The worm was crawling all over my hand looking for food. The chameleon kept watching it, I could swear he was about to go in for the kill (he was doing his little dance thing), the worm crawled up underneath my fingernail and I swear it bit me in just the right spot to where it hurt. It felt so strange! I ended up dropping the worm on the floor. It did not hurt terribly bad by any means but it did surprise me. For a brief moment I thought he had gotten the worm and I just did not see it but he was not chewing. I found it on the floor a moment later. The sensation was hard to describe. Quite odd....