Hmmm.... Is this rope safe?

[SoCaliSon]

The panthers I got on Saturday came in a really nice enclosure that I am redoing the interior of this weekend... There are just ropes and a large pothos on each side so they definately need more... But I saw something that began to worry me... Notice the rope McLovin is on above... Yesterday I was watching him hone in on a cricket that was hiding on the opposite side of the rope that he was... He waited for it to barely peek around and he nabbed it... But his tounge also hit the rope.. AND STUCK TO IT!... It came unstuck pretty quick and he still got the crick but seeing his tounge out of his mouth like that for so much longer than normal almost gave me a heart attack... They have lived on these ropes there whole lives and they seem to enjoy them, but that seems like a definate hazard ... What do you think?

 

[Billyjack187]

I personally would remove em, the "vines" they sell at petsmart are my favorite, not too cheap at 6-10$ for 6 feet. Your ropes seem fine but my main concern is that they are fiberous and can harbor bacteria, nobody like that. Maybe a snagged toenail on occasion...best to prevent it before it happens.

 

[Jordan]

The chameleon tongue can and will stick to anything. It really just depends on how they hit it as to whether or not it is going to stick. In extreme situations tongue injury, even amputations from tongue mishits. These are fairly uncommon though.

On the other hand the chameleon tongue can be quite strong. I have had my female veiled attack my face. I guess after a year plus she realized I was feeding her and I might possibly be a food item (?). I was cleaning out the bottom of her cage. She approached me, I already knew something was weird with that. As I looked at her I saw both of her eyes where locked on me and the tongue was on the tip of her lips. Before I knew it she hit me with her tongue and some how managed to pull her entire body onto my face. I have witness something like this before on T.V. as well. A rather small chameleon was going after a big grasshopper. He hit with his tongue, the grasshopper did not give and he pulled himself onto the grasshopper who was on another branch.

I personally would recommend that you just moniter your chameleon over the next month or so when feeding. You may have just witnessed a rare occassion or there could actually be something with the ropes themselves. I personally think you may have just witnessed a rare occassion.

On the same subject I don't like ropes to much. I noticed that my veileds claws would sometimes get stuck in them and just dropped the whole idea of using them. I do on the other hand know quite a few people who use them and have no problems.

 

[SoCaliSon]

Yeah... He is missing a few nails so the rope is coming out on Friday for sure...
Thanks for the info... That is a pretty hilarious story about the cham trying to eat your face... I wonder if they just get lazy and use that for a mode of transportation sometimes??? jk

 

[ken2414]

ha ha you named him mclovin from superbad did you?

 

[bucky]

The chameleon tongue can and will stick to anything. It really just depends on how they hit it as to whether or not it is going to stick. In extreme situations tongue injury, even amputations from tongue mishits. These are fairly uncommon though.

On the other hand the chameleon tongue can be quite strong. I have had my female veiled attack my face. I guess after a year plus she realized I was feeding her and I might possibly be a food item (?). I was cleaning out the bottom of her cage. She approached me, I already knew something was weird with that. As I looked at her I saw both of her eyes where locked on me and the tongue was on the tip of her lips. Before I knew it she hit me with her tongue and some how managed to pull her entire body onto my face. I have witness something like this before on T.V. as well. A rather small chameleon was going after a big grasshopper. He hit with his tongue, the grasshopper did not give and he pulled himself onto the grasshopper who was on another branch.

I personally would recommend that you just moniter your chameleon over the next month or so when feeding. You may have just witnessed a rare occassion or there could actually be something with the ropes themselves. I personally think you may have just witnessed a rare occassion.

On the same subject I don't like ropes to much. I noticed that my veileds claws would sometimes get stuck in them and just dropped the whole idea of using them. I do on the other hand know quite a few people who use them and have no problems.

LOL She wanted to check ya out i guess

 

[SoCaliSon]

ha ha you named him mclovin from superbad did you?

My Girld did... She picked him out... So I let her name him and she thought McLovin was best.... We love that movie.

 

[Professor Booty]

On the other hand the chameleon tongue can be quite strong. I have had my female veiled attack my face. I guess after a year plus she realized I was feeding her and I might possibly be a food item (?). I was cleaning out the bottom of her cage. She approached me, I already knew something was weird with that. As I looked at her I saw both of her eyes where locked on me and the tongue was on the tip of her lips. Before I knew it she hit me with her tongue and some how managed to pull her entire body onto my face. I have witness something like this before on T.V. as well. A rather small chameleon was going after a big grasshopper. He hit with his tongue, the grasshopper did not give and he pulled himself onto the grasshopper who was on another branch.

Sounds like my Saturday night...