Colors they HATE

[Shanar808]

I was wondering if anyone had noticed if their chameleon had a certain dislike for a color? I’m making a tree for my Jackson and I worry she will hate it if I use a bright color for the foliage.

 

[Beman]

IME they are all different. At least with Veileds. None of my boys react to colored shirts no matter what it is... But if I have colored nail polish they all react. The brighter the color the more hostile the reaction is.

 

[Shanar808]

Oh my, ok so maybe I’ll have to introduce her to the color first by putting a little in or next to her enclosure and see what she does before I can attach to my project. I was going to do green but hubby wants purple lol. Thank you

 

[Beman]

Oh my, ok so maybe I’ll have to introduce her to the color first by putting a little in or next to her enclosure and see what she does before I can attach to my project. I was going to do green but hubby wants purple lol. Thank you

I mean I would stick to as natural as possible. But I have Veileds. They are more reactionary. And toddler like with the fact that everything goes in the mouth.

 

[Shanar808]

This is my project so far and my inspiration:

 

[AmandaS]

I absolutely love purple trees. We have a row of them at my work site and I love them so much!!

 

[Fchamel]

My cham pretty much reacts to everything.

 

[janjan20]

I only have one Cham that reacts to red and black. The others don’t seem to care what I wear.

 

[Shanar808]

Red... ok how about pink? My next project I wanted to replicate a cherry blossom tree but the flowers have a lite pink to reddish gradient.

 

[janjan20]

I think if the colors are related to plants it should be fine ...I should have clarified the red and black being on clothing.

 

[Mendez]

My jackson's chameleon seems to dislike my black shirts. Or at least he used to. He doesn't seem to mind if I wear a salmon pink shirt though. So pink should be fine.

I think inanimate objects, such as your tree, should be fine in whatever color you choose. I think the color matters when it is on a living being since chameleons may be thinking that we are trying to communicate with them when, in actuality, we are just wearing a shirt.

 

[Shanar808]

Lol this kinda makes me want to fix my wardrobe. I wear black pretty often at least 25% to 50% of the time!

 

[CBee7726]

My Jackson's HATED the color red. It took me a little while to make the connection between the color shirt I was wearing and his attitude

 

[Shanar808]

I guess for them a red shirt is the equivalent of us screaming or swearing at them

 

[Ramrod]

I guess tie dyed is out? Wouldn't want to confuse the little darlings

 

[Shanar808]

I guess tie dyed is out? Wouldn't want to confuse the little darlings

Then your chameleon will look at you like “what did you say!?”

 

[Klyde O'Scope]

Wouldn't the fact that they can see into the ultraviolet spectrum affect the other colors they see?
I've been looking for a "What we see"/"What chameleons see" side by side, but haven't found one yet.

We probably look weird enough, but when laundry products & other chemicals that may be in fabrics are factored in, they may be seeing some pretty strange stuff.

 

[Shanar808]

Wouldn't the fact that they can see into the ultraviolet spectrum affect the other colors they see?
I've been looking for a "What we see"/"What chameleons see" side by side, but haven't found one yet.

We probably look weird enough, but when laundry products & other chemicals that may be in fabrics are factored in, they may be seeing some pretty strange stuff.

I guess it’s time to invest in a black light seeing the glow to give us an idea of what they’re thinking would be an awesome experiment!

 

[kinyonga]

@Mendez said..."I think inanimate objects, such as your tree, should be fine in whatever color you choose. I think the color matters when it is on a living being since chameleons may be thinking that we are trying to communicate with them when, in actuality, we are just wearing a shirt".... Well said!

 

[nightanole]

Mine hate red/purplish. Mainly because thats the vet scrub color, and they know if the purple person takes them away, they are getting poked.