chameleon fell :/
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Ryan Jarosek
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It happens to everyone. Chameleons are designed to take a fall. Its one of their defense techniques. A fall is a good way to get away from a predator. There is always the risk of injury and its a good idea to keep an eye on them to make sure they didn't tweek something. but 9 times out of 10 they are fine.
Ryan Jarosek
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I have seen a couple of my chameleons take over a 5 ft drop and not even flinch.
Ryan Jarosek
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I know the feeling I have been there. My hart still drops when they do
. Your chameleon will be fine. 
Cainschams
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I know the feeling I have been there. My hart still drops when they do
Brett or Owen Hart?
Ryan Jarosek
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Brett or Owen Hart?
Owen of course, wasn't he the one who fell????
Now you quoted me I can't fix it and be sneaky about it. Ugh!!
Cainschams
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Owen of course, wasn't he the one who fell????
Damn, I did not know that. Of course I havent watched wrastlin in many years. What a bummer.
To stay on topic
My K. tenuis and oxyrhina will fall and then flop around like a fish out of water. More than likely trying to burrow into tall grass or ground litter.
AB EskimoC
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Don't you worry, my guys fallen in a similar way 1 or 2 times. He often reaches for me when I am opening his screen door and kind of like... i can't explain it. My girlfriend and I call it "praising God." Well he let go of his tail and fell forward cus I didn't put my arm under him fast enough and down went Eskimo C. lol he was fine. : )
cantgetagoodsn
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AB EskimoC
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hahahah That video is so intense... I don't think I'd keep putting my cham up there just for him to jump off for videos sake. Even if he had a jumping problem (haha)
VeiledOwner87
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Brett or Owen Hart?
not cool! lolol this is such a terrible comment! i remember that night, it was nuts
VeiledOwner87
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cantgetagoodsn, that video has been posted on here so many times, lol, it never gets old.. anyways, i will add to the rest saying that chameleons that "jump" do it at their readiness. a part of a chameleons last deffence is jumping, and wether or not it is deffence or just a leap, a fall cannot hurt them. as seen in the video, they can easily and safely jump high distances. their bones are extreamly light in which a fall would not impact them, and when jumping, they inflate themselves with air, kind of a like a balloon. i would only worry about a cham with mbd or calcium deficiencies falling, this could of course break their bones. and a lethargic chameleon that is very weak and cannot grip, i wouldnt lay perch them on branches, but would lay them on a well cushioned towel. but thats besides the point
AB EskimoC
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Those are some good tids of input. I wasn't aware that a healthy chameleon could fall as safely as you say if they're prepared or at their own readiness. That's rad.
VeiledOwner87
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my girfriend has had two veileds, her female escaped one time when we were out and we found her on a sun glass rack by her cage all dark and pissy cuz she was gravid, she was hissing and trying to get away and ended up falling, her male was on a plant in the living room, and ive never seen such an angry cham, we went to lure him with a stick and he ended up falling. both on wooden tables, its a scary thing to see cause you think theyve hurt themselves, but no harm done at all. my fischers is a shy guy and will leap for his life when ever he can so i very rarely handle him.
