how to tame a 1 year old Ambilobe Panther Chameleon

[JordanD]

Well I just bought/rescued a Male panther Chameleon
He has half a tail (tail nip) and He's abit aggresive
Could him being bullied in the store have coursed it?
He's My first cham and I find him so amazing to look at
I wasn't really expecting them to be vicious as all the
Research I did I never found anything about it on them...
Well anyway when I got him home I went to put him in His house
And He bit Me! And when ever I mist he bobs and weavs and hiss's
Trying to get my Hand or warning me off
Is there any way He will tame after a while
Or will He always be like this Thank You for any advice.

 

[Olimpia]

Congrats on your new chameleon! Chameleons certainly can be mean, but with some time and patience many of them can be turned around. I have a blog where I outlined in some detail how I went about "taming" my last few chameleons. I has worked well for a few at this point, and others who have tried similar methods have also had some success: http://muchadoaboutchameleons.blogspot.com/2012/04/to-handle-or-not-to-handle.html

Not all chameleons come around, and you have to respect what signals they send you, but it's worth trying.

 

[JordanD]

Thank You very much for sharing this information I will try the method
You use hopefully He will be abit happier and tamer even if its just letting me mist
With out getting stressed

 

[Miss Lily]

Don't forget that he needs time to settle in and get used to his new home, people and vibrations. I would leave him be for a couple of weeks and just mist and feed him and clean up poop for now.

 

[creddjobs]

He probably just needs time to get used to you. Take your time with him and since he is in his new enclosure, just let him be. Feed, mist, clean...leave.