Michael Ryan
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My 3 month old panther chameleon is generally afraid of my hand. Do panther chameleons become a bit more tolerant to their owners as they grow older? How can i make mine not so afraid of me?
Panther Chameleon Help
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RAINBOW PANTHERS
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it takes time ...
hi
it really does take time.I have one about the same age and 3 adults it sucks at first but cb are always better when it comes to being handled.
hi
it really does take time.I have one about the same age and 3 adults it sucks at first but cb are always better when it comes to being handled.
Michael Ryan
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hi
it really does take time.I have one about the same age and 3 adults it sucks at first but cb are always better when it comes to being handled.
so should i try to handle him? im afraid that im stressing him too much
jessica
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Give him a little time to get use to your hand putting his food in cage then when he is comfortable with your hand in and out of his cage then you can try to hand feed.
Remember though that not all chameleons deal well with being handled so if it seems to stress him out give him a little space
Remember though that not all chameleons deal well with being handled so if it seems to stress him out give him a little space
Michael Ryan
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Give him a little time to get use to your hand putting his food in cage then when he is comfortable with your hand in and out of his cage then you can try to hand feed.
Remember though that not all chameleons deal well with being handled so if it seems to stress him out give him a little space
Thank you for all your help
buzz
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i was just wondering if there is any speacial way to try and hand feed them? or do you just hold the food and hold it in the cgae? close to his face or at a distance?Give him a little time to get use to your hand putting his food in cage then when he is comfortable with your hand in and out of his cage then you can try to hand feed.
Remember though that not all chameleons deal well with being handled so if it seems to stress him out give him a little space
Psi
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When I was starting to hand feed supers to my crew I was holding the worms around 6" from them. Most of them started of timid and wasn't sure what was going on, but they figured it out.
My 2 males hand feed like it's going out of style, and they assume that when the cage opens, worms come. They're trying to get me trained!
My older female now enjoys hand feeding, but it took time with her. She stresses out very easily, but with the work and time she's come around.
My smaller of my 2 females wont hand feed, is also defensive and I have to use a stick to get her out of her cage for weighing and cleaning or she'll start bouncing and dropping around the cage wildly. Hopefully she'll grow out of that.
My newest female I got 2 days ago is still acclimating, so I have no idea how she feeds yet, but I was told she'll accept hand feeders, so we'll try that some time soon.
Hope that helps.
Yes it's mostly a story lol.
tigermaniac22311
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How long does it take for you female to get acclimated to hand feeding. I have been try with my female veiled for a while now and she is just too timid. She runs behind a big branch and stay there when I open the door.
Psi
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My larger one took about 7-10 days.
Most of the starting days were me holding the worm and showing her it.
She wouldn't take it from my fingers.
So I'd put it on a leaf she could see and hope it would balance long enough for her to get interested and eat it.
I repeated that for a week or so, then she started taking them very cautiously from my hands, at the start it would only be 1-2 here and there then she would get scared again and stop taking them.
Now she'll eat 5-6 without an issue.
My smaller issue I haven't been able to break yet. Been trying a while. I've semi-given up though. I'll probably start again if I can find some silk eggs to hatch before my mulberry trees start losing their leaves.
jessica
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You are very welcome
Good luckI don't even try to hand feed my guys until they are comfortable with the presence of my hand. When they are I make sure I'm lower then them put a worm on my palm or hold a cricket or roach and I line my body up with my arm and extend my arm fully. I make sure I hold real still and don't look directly at them it makes them nervous. They eventually take it and after a few times they associate my hand with food.
Hope this helps
Michael Ryan
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When I was starting to hand feed supers to my crew I was holding the worms around 6" from them. Most of them started of timid and wasn't sure what was going on, but they figured it out.
My 2 males hand feed like it's going out of style, and they assume that when the cage opens, worms come. They're trying to get me trained!
My older female now enjoys hand feeding, but it took time with her. She stresses out very easily, but with the work and time she's come around.
My smaller of my 2 females wont hand feed, is also defensive and I have to use a stick to get her out of her cage for weighing and cleaning or she'll start bouncing and dropping around the cage wildly. Hopefully she'll grow out of that.
My newest female I got 2 days ago is still acclimating, so I have no idea how she feeds yet, but I was told she'll accept hand feeders, so we'll try that some time soon.Hope that helps.
Yes it's mostly a story lol.
Its funny that you say that you have to use a stick to remove your female, because my young male absolutely hates sticks coming at him and will gape and puff up. He seems to prefer my hand taking him out any day over a stick
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