My Yemen has gone nasty :(

[Fergie1989]

Hi my female Yemen is about 8 or 9 months old now and she has always been good and nice climbing all over my face and head etc. but recently I have been moving into a new house and haven't had the time to hold her and get her out. Now when I go to get her she just keeps hissing at me. I leave her as I don't want to stress her out. Any tips on trying to tame her.

 

[Fergie1989]

Can anyone help

 

[squeekz1992]

Did she move with you? If so, she may just be stressed out. I'd give her space, and some treats I'm sure she will come back around, but moves are stressful on everyone.

 

[Fergie1989]

She was staying at my mums originally and that's when it started and that was a week or two ago. She has only been in my new house for a few days

 

[pssh]

Is she gravid? It could also be a teen phase thing. Around 6+ months they can get nasty. Some settle down as adults, some don't.

 

[squeekz1992]

Stress or gravid, or she's a teenager now (good luck )

When my cham hit the teenage phase he started making advances toward me and my stuffed animals

 

[Fergie1989]

If she bites does it hurt?

 

[pssh]

It can. Most only bluff, some with give a nip, and rarely there are ones who will do serious damage. Veileds can cause bites bad enough to need stitches.

 

[Fergie1989]

Well I will just leave her then I think. She is going through her second shed at the minute

 

[Calypso]

Oh yeah, right around there shed, a week in advance, their mood can change like that. Just give him some time. Mine has been flaring up a little the past couple of days, but it just started raining again for the first time in probably a month. I'm thinking maybe the change in weather is messing with him. I just stopped trying to pick him up, and settling with just some good hand feeding. Just trying to take is slow.

 

[ChameleonMom]

I have had the misfortune to be bit by my 2 female veiled's and while it can hurt I have been lucky that they haven't broken any skin. My male can't be bothered to try...he and I have an 'understanding'...don't bite the hand that feeds you! lol Just keep working with your girl and she'll come around. The move and the shed can be causing stress. Give her some space for a while and then try again...and try again, and try again. Be firm, show her she's not going to win and once she realises this, she'll be more handleable!

 

[Calypso]

My veil used to constantly mouth gap at me and hiss, but once she figured out it was't going to scare me off she mellowed out a bit. I fortunately never got bit, and I had no idea how bad it could be before now. Panther is defiantly a bit more of bark than bite. He may do it in the beginning, but he warms up real quick.

 

[bluechameleon]

Mate my chameleon who is same age as yours and is make panther is the same I've been told its there pubity and that they will soon become tamer

 

[Fergie1989]

I put my foot Dow and didn't get bit. Thanks guys

 

[stalincat]

My girl got really pissed off at me after I moved houses. She didn't "speak" to me for a week, was hissing and wouldn't take food from my hand (but would eat if I put worms on to branches!). As everyone said, just give her some time and space. Oh, and ignoring them helps. You just drop the food and leave instantly, eventually she would want to socialize.

As for bites, she gummed me once. I can't say I felt much. I'll see how my boy goes when he grows up. That might hurt

 

[Calypso]

Sweet glad to hear. I wonder how he's going to act once winter starts rolling in? It doesn't get too cold here hardly ever for any significant amount of time. This season may be a bit different though with the abnormal weather changes.

Never thought about the ignoring thing by the way. I'll have to give that a shot. I can stare at them forever though, so it may be harder than it sounds.