Benjamin E.
New Member
Greetings, saurophiles!
As one does, from time to time I like to clean out my chameleons' enclosure. Well, I don't really "like to" do it, but I do it anyway. In order to effectuate this process, the scaly denizens within must first be extruded. This presents no problem at all for my fat, dumb, and happy female, who sanguinely accepts said retrieval, and will sit snugly on my shoulder for the duration of the process thereafter.
The little male ~<<&}+%, on the other hand, fights like he's defending Sparta! On good days, he'll sink his tiny claws into his branch so tightly that I'm afraid of breaking his tiny fingers trying to pry them off. On bad days, he puffs up and hisses, offering me a bountiful view of his little lizard trachea.
Now, I'm not afraid of being bitten by a wee toothless beastie such as he. What I am afraid of, is that I might reflexively "shake him off" my finger in surprise if he did bite me, which might break the poor little guy's neck.
So, any advice?
-- Ben
As one does, from time to time I like to clean out my chameleons' enclosure. Well, I don't really "like to" do it, but I do it anyway. In order to effectuate this process, the scaly denizens within must first be extruded. This presents no problem at all for my fat, dumb, and happy female, who sanguinely accepts said retrieval, and will sit snugly on my shoulder for the duration of the process thereafter.
The little male ~<<&}+%, on the other hand, fights like he's defending Sparta! On good days, he'll sink his tiny claws into his branch so tightly that I'm afraid of breaking his tiny fingers trying to pry them off. On bad days, he puffs up and hisses, offering me a bountiful view of his little lizard trachea.
Now, I'm not afraid of being bitten by a wee toothless beastie such as he. What I am afraid of, is that I might reflexively "shake him off" my finger in surprise if he did bite me, which might break the poor little guy's neck.
So, any advice?
-- Ben