question about handling

modf1000

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hey guys, i just got a kammer sambava panther chameleon about a weeek ago. He is 8 months old. I made sure I put on leather gloves and I slid my hand really slow from the front of the branch to where he is. First, he just walked away a bunch of times with the chin hanging down which means hes flarring up. Than he was in the perfect spot to get him I did the same thing and he flarred up opened his mouth and than bit my finger. Thank God I didnt feel because of the gloves but how do I get him to come out?
 

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he looks beautiful. You are at a little bit of a disadvantage cause he is a little older. I think it is easier if you raise and handle them from a baby as it would be with any other pet. Open the cage door, place a large plant outside of the door and see if you can get him to come out on the plant. then maybe try handling him. Try to hand feed him also, so he does not see your hand as something threatening. Hoepfully, in time he will mellow, but some never do. You have only had him a week and that is not very long at all for him to get used to you.
 
he looks beautiful. You are at a little bit of a disadvantage cause he is a little older. I think it is easier if you raise and handle them from a baby as it would be with any other pet. Open the cage door, place a large plant outside of the door and see if you can get him to come out on the plant. then maybe try handling him. Try to hand feed him also, so he does not see your hand as something threatening. Hoepfully, in time he will mellow, but some never do. You have only had him a week and that is not very long at all for him to get used to you.

I have been hand feeding him for the last 4 days. How long does it take for them to get used to you?

The person who I bought it from said that it took him 2 months to get him out.

I actually have the screen door open now and he is sitting at the front branch. I dont have a plant out though. The person also said that they just left the door open and he sometimes came out, but than again it took that 2months
 
I'd use your hands for the crickets if at all possible. Just keep trying, but recognize when enough is enough for the day. You don't want to stress him out.
 
If you want to be able to handle him u must hand feed. Get over ur fear of touching the insects and just do it... It takes time to get used to it but it's a small sacrifice to make to gain the trust of ur Cham

Mine was scared to death of me, after hand feeding and a few weeks of constant exposure to me, he no longer saw me as a threat, now he yearns for me to hold him all the time and ride around on my shoulder
 
If you want to be able to handle him u must hand feed. Get over ur fear of touching the insects and just do it... It takes time to get used to it but it's a small sacrifice to make to gain the trust of ur Cham

Mine was scared to death of me, after hand feeding and a few weeks of constant exposure to me, he no longer saw me as a threat, now he yearns for me to hold him all the time and ride around on my shoulder

hmm ill try it but how do i grab the cricket?
 
you just grap it with your thumb and index finger and hold it up to your chams mouth. And of course we want to see a recent pic.! I have a Kammer Sambava also!
 
my kammer sambava

took this today

he is about 8 months old now as i put in the 1st post
 

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awe he is pretty! Mine went through the blue stage too and had green body with blue bars. if you look back in my pics you will see there is one of him when he was blue.
 
awe he is pretty! Mine went through the blue stage too and had green body with blue bars. if you look back in my pics you will see there is one of him when he was blue.

so your saying that he will get like yours?

i want him to stay those colors because i have a odre ahy that is going to be orange and yellow.

where did you get yours?

and his father is green and blue
 
The Sambavas will never be orange and yellow all the time. Just when they get mad or upset or see a female. They are generally green with dark maroon barring. The pics you see on the breeders website is not their resting colors. They are going to post the prettiest pics to get you to buy their offspring. Kammer have beautiful chameleons. Poncho was his sire and he has been retired for about 2 years. He may not even be with us anymore as he was getting older. :(
 
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