joneill
New Member
Hi everyone, my 9 month old male veiled was acting very strangely this evening and I am desperate to find out what could be wrong. He did not eat anything today and was trying to get out of his cage by attempting to climb up the glass. I opened the door and he climbed onto my hand for the first time since I bought him. Usually he hisses at me and puffs himself up. Anyway, he climbed up my arm and all over me and was not aggressive at all. I thought he may be stressed if he could see his reflection so I put in more plants and vines to cover up all the gaps but he still wanted to get out. This time he was climbing on the wire mesh ceiling and hanging upside down. So I once again placed my hand near him and he immediately climbed down onto it. He just kept walking and climbing, always wanting to go higher up. Then I thought that maybe the crickets were stressing him out so I removed all of them then put him back in his cage. He went in reluctantly but now is hanging on a vine asleep. I have not had him for long, only a month, but he has been so happy, eating, drinking, basking, sitting looking around, sleeping when I switch off the lights. His behaviour today made me feel very nervous and I wonder if anyone else has had the same experience with their veiled and what the problem could be? I wish he could tell me whats wrong, I want to fix the problem but need to know what it is. Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated.