They cant be alright?

[Progrmor]

So I walked in a new reptile shop today and saw they had chameleons! BUT they were like all visible for all the visitors! And they were perfectly calm with lots of people looking up close on them?! I was like, what the heck.. HOW can they be that calm and tame when mine puffs up and runs like a maniac as soon as I enter the same room... I know about the personality differences BUT still...

 

[craig90]

If they see people constantly they probably get used to it and realize nobody is going to hurt them.

 

[Progrmor]

If they see people constantly they probably get used to it and realize nobody is going to hurt them.

I thought so too! But I´ve had mine for about 4 months now and there are no difference.. She has actually got worse since She used to feed from my hand but now a days I cant even open the cage.

 

[craig90]

I thought so too! But I´ve had mine for about 4 months now and there are no difference.. She has actually got worse since She used to feed from my hand but now a days I cant even open the cage.

They do get more territorial and aggressive with sexual maturity so depending on her age that might be what's going on.

 

[reptoman]

I have had many that are more fearful that others. Some come right out of the egg and show no fear and stay that way up to adult hood. These are the ones that crawl on anyone within reach and never seem to show aggression. There are others that are opposite to that, showing fearful defensive posture from the time they are an inch long all the way to adult size and will not seem to calm with age or exposure. They definitely have individual personalities.

 

[ridgebax1]

I thought so too! But I´ve had mine for about 4 months now and there are no difference.. She has actually got worse since She used to feed from my hand but now a days I cant even open the cage.

Omar is like that now! He was very sweet when he was a baby and let me pick him up, hand fed, all that. And literally one day to the next he turned into a different cham. Hissing, lunging, trying to bite! He is who he is and I still love him.

 

[CarlC]

What species did you see? Most species other then veilds and panthers are pretty calm and not overly aggressive.

Carl

 

[Progrmor]

What species did you see? Most species other then veilds and panthers are pretty calm and not overly aggressive.

Carl

They are veiled´s too

 

[CarlC]

Give them some time!

 

[rshewfel]

A while back, a pet shop next to my house, kept 1.4 veileds in the middle of their shop in a glass cage(probably around 30 gallons). They lived there for quite a while and readily bred and layed eggs. Not telling this story to get people mad at the pet shop, just giving an example of how they can be used to people and not be bothered.

As far as mean chameleons go, I am always amazed how often people have mean chameleons. I have probably had around 100 adult chameleons in my life and never once had a mean one. Only 15 of them were veileds or panthers, however. I gave my neice one of my baby veileds once, it was very mean. I felt bad for her. I guess I have just been lucky

 

[ChamAllen]

My chameleon has no nose.

How does he smell?

Terrible.

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My chameleon has no tail.

How do you tell when he's happy?

He stops biting me.

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[Psychobunny]

My veileds went through that stage too, after about 10 months old.
I just leave them alone, and touch them as little as possible.
In fact, except at feeding, I completly ignore them.
Just dump their food into a feeder and leave.

But if they are used to coming out to climb on the free range, they will still
beg to be let out. I still let them out, even if they hiss at me when I open
the cage, but they know they cant get on the free range w/o having to
climb on my arm, to be given a "ride" to it.

They may hiss and gape, but will still get on my arm because the free range
is that important to them

They get over it.

 

[Progrmor]

My veileds went through that stage too, after about 10 months old.
I just leave them alone, and touch them as little as possible.
In fact, except at feeding, I completly ignore them.
Just dump their food into a feeder and leave.

But if they are used to coming out to climb on the free range, they will still
beg to be let out. I still let them out, even if they hiss at me when I open
the cage, but they know they cant get on the free range w/o having to
climb on my arm, to be given a "ride" to it.

They may hiss and gape, but will still get on my arm because the free range
is that important to them

They get over it.

That interesting! Cause I made a simple freerange for Stella too! But she still dont understand that when my arm goes in the cage she will get to the freerange! Maybe she dont like it though..

How long did it take for your´s to understand that?

 

[Psychobunny]

That interesting! Cause I made a simple freerange for Stella too! But she still dont understand that when my arm goes in the cage she will get to the freerange! Maybe she dont like it though..

How long did it take for your´s to understand that?

It took a few months. Repitition, do it the same way every time.
Open cage door, extend flat back of hand and arm out at an angle, with
so they can see that by climbing up, they can reach the vines of the free
range easily.
At first, they do everything they can to avoid my arm, which does not move,
but will use it part of the way for leverage.
In time, they just get right on my hand, climb up my arm, and I slowly lift them up to the free range.