I agree! Lock your brother in a room! And yes, it would be a bonus to lock him in a cage!
Seriously, I hope your cham is alright, and thank goodness you got there when you did!
Shaking a chameleon?!!??
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I agree! Lock your brother in a room! And yes, it would be a bonus to lock him in a cage!
Seriously, I hope your cham is alright, and thank goodness you got there when you did!
pigglett79
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squeekz1992
New Member
This cracked me up
I'm sorry about your cham!! How is he doing?? At 10 years old he should know better... I second the belt thing, and the throwing him out the window and beating him with a pipe, but that's all too violent...
I say deal with his a$$ band camp/football/any sport really style. Make him run till he drops, then make him run some more. And then make him to pushups/crunches till he drops.
Hoj
Friendly Grasshopper
Jusy me maybe, But I would try and show and explain to a 10yr old that the chameleon is a special, wonderfull, interesting creature and deserves to be loved and treated as such.
Explain and show the young guy and hope that he may come to love the cham as much as you do.
Then you have a lil babysitter in training.
Explain and show the young guy and hope that he may come to love the cham as much as you do.
Then you have a lil babysitter in training.
sandrachameleon
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Meow Kitty
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i personally would start locking the cage and the door explain that he did a terrible thing and its a fragile animal and he could kill it.
then id beat him senseless if he ever touched my chameleon agian
then id beat him senseless if he ever touched my chameleon agian
Elizadolots
New Member
Hoj, that post tells me you are not the younger brother. Or, if you are, you are considering the idea of parenthood in the future and idealizing how siblings interact.
No, the younger brother is not going to care one whit about the wonderful nature of chameleons. The younger brother has one goal: annoy the older brother. The same would be true of sisters (I'm the younger sister). The only way the "younger sibling helps and learns from the older sibling" works at all is when they are of different genders. It's okay for a girl to look up to her older brother and vice versa....but the older kid who's the same gender? That takes time.
Maybe in 10 years they can establish that relationship, but now? Highly unlikely.
I'm not saying that's not a lofty goal. And it's worth a shot, particularly if the parents are involved so they know what effort the older boy put into it. That might be a very worthwhile thing to try.
But the chances of the brother just deciding "okay, cool!" are not high.
Of course, "not high" is not "won't happen" so there is always a chance that he could be the little brother who wants to be supportive and follow in his older brother's footsteps. He could be the little brother that does not see his older brother as a "shadow" to be escaped. So, sure, it's worth a try.
twatts704
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Interesting take on it but I wouldn't say that's how everyone is at all. I am the youngest of 3 brothers and I always looked up to my brothers when I was younger. Never once did I purposely try to and annoy my brothers. I always thought it was so cool when my brothers would join a baseball team together or would get a cool new video game or hung out with their friends. I envied them in a huge way. So I don't think that Hoj's approach is too far out there at all.
squeekz1992
New Member
Agreed
I'm the middle of a sibling sandwhich and I had two goals 1 Drive big bro crazy and
2 tick off lil sis
But hey, maybe its worth a shot
laurie
Retired Moderator
Hoj suck it up and confess. I know you would kill anyone who hurt one of your chams. Maybe you would forgive a accident, but someone planning and hurting one of your chams??? No, with your love for your chams and temper, we would be lucky if I didn't have to fly up and get you out of jail. It is ok, i am the same way.
Elizadolots
New Member
Nor did I. I made it clear that it was possible that the younger sibling would embrace the idea. I just don't give it high odds.
Psychobunny
Avid Member
I grew up with 2 older brothers, they loved to pick on me and blame stuff on me.
So I was always looking for ways to piss them off.
Find a weakness, and exploit it
His little bro has found a great way to piss him off and will likely continue to use it to some extent.
Putting a lock on the cage would be the first thing I would do, right after smacking him dizzy!!
A trip to the hardware store for one stout padlock
So I was always looking for ways to piss them off.
Find a weakness, and exploit it
His little bro has found a great way to piss him off and will likely continue to use it to some extent.
Putting a lock on the cage would be the first thing I would do, right after smacking him dizzy!!
A trip to the hardware store for one stout padlock
Mmcbain1
New Member
I love this since I am "ALMOST" mature
pssh
Avid Member
My sister and I dont get along too well most of the time. However, she has always respected and even sometimes enjoyed my chameleons. Its one of the things that she and I could sort of bond over. She finally got some brevs (pygmies) of her own this year, and I think its great.
Hopefully your little brother can learn to respect them and at least learn that they cannot be handled like that.
Hopefully your little brother can learn to respect them and at least learn that they cannot be handled like that.
laurie
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squeekz1992
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absolutbill
Chameleon Enthusiast
I hope the cham is ok. If there's one thing this thread has made me grateful for it's that I'm an only child. OK, I'm 32 and married, but still pretty thankful that I've never had to deal with any of this!
