Anyone else's cham just fall asleep?

[rpesner200]

Just got him about 2 weeks ago...now he's falling asleep right on me! First cham of my own....this sign of trust or was he just really tired?....(about a month and a half old)

 

[Deathadder791]

Ive noticed my panther likes to sleep on my hand, i guess because of the heat coming from my hand. But there could be a possibility that he might be ill. When he is in his cage, is he active? does he eat and drink and all that?

 

[rpesner200]

yes i suspect he has a RI. he has been sleeping upright, wheezing and gasping...have a vet appointment in a few hours to make sure he will be okay.

p.s he is very active and eats his mealworms and drinks plenty of water....doesn't care for crickets all that much, weird.

 

[jajeanpierre]

Just got him about 2 weeks ago...now he's falling asleep right on me! First cham of my own....this sign of trust or was he just really tired?....(about a month and a half old)

There could be a few things going on. He might be so stressed, he has frozen in place to try to hide from the big scary predator, you. Chameleon's naturally spend a lot of time in one spot, waiting for some food to come into range. There might be some of that going on. I am more inclined to think he is over stressed and shutting down.

There is also the possibility that he is ill.

 

[kinyonga]

If he's not doing this in the cage then it could be that he is cooler on your hand and thinking its getting to be time for bed.

 

[leedragon]

chams dont sleep in daytime, when they do something is wrong and it is best to see a vet. when you pick them up and close thier eyes is simptom of extrem stress just leave him alone and it should be fine