Elizadolots
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I don't handle my chameleons as a rule. Today, for some reason, I decided to try. One came out nicely and just walked my fingers a bit. I put him back when it looked like he'd remembered the advice to "poop in her hand!". The other didn't get taken out because when I tried, he hissed at me.
Okay then!
I clean around them. It's not like I'm bleaching the cage or anything, they can just move to another corner as far as I'm concerned.
However, mine do not try to escape. They retreat further into their enclosures when I open them up.
If I had to remove them for any reason, I wouldn't let a bit of hissing or biting bother me (but, mine are tiny, so it's a bit like a chihuahua owner telling a pit bull owner "Oh, I don't care if I get bit").
I don't know if there are just some chameleons who are resistant to being kept or if the urge to escape indicates a problem with the cage.
That, however, seems to be the biggest problem: the animal tries to escape which means handling has to happen.
Does staging escapes whenever the door is open mean there's a problem with the set up? Or are there animals who just want out regardless?
I'm not expert enough to answer that.
Okay then!
I clean around them. It's not like I'm bleaching the cage or anything, they can just move to another corner as far as I'm concerned.
However, mine do not try to escape. They retreat further into their enclosures when I open them up.
If I had to remove them for any reason, I wouldn't let a bit of hissing or biting bother me (but, mine are tiny, so it's a bit like a chihuahua owner telling a pit bull owner "Oh, I don't care if I get bit").
I don't know if there are just some chameleons who are resistant to being kept or if the urge to escape indicates a problem with the cage.
That, however, seems to be the biggest problem: the animal tries to escape which means handling has to happen.
Does staging escapes whenever the door is open mean there's a problem with the set up? Or are there animals who just want out regardless?
I'm not expert enough to answer that.