Veileds Chameleon

[beardeds7587]

hi i got three veiled chameleons 2 female 1 male all seperate cages in diffferent rooms my oldest female is 6 months my youngest female is prob 2-3 months and my male is 4-5 months.....i need help with tricks to getting them used to me and tricks on getting them out the cage so i can clean it.....my little female will let me more then the male and oldest female they turn dark hiss and gap at me and also strike even if i am to use a vine or branch for them to climb on to what is the easiest and best way to get them out of there enclousers Thank You!!!!

 

[VeiledOwner87]

first off, i wanted to say congrats on the new additions

imo, i would keep them all in one room, for a few reasons.
1) easier to clean all at once
2) easier to monitor
3) easier to maintain the room and organize all the equiptment.
4) you will know all cage climates are relatively the same (humidity, temps)

also, if your veiled doesn't like you, than your veiled doesn't like you. if you get your chameleons trained to cup feeding, there is a chance they might be friendly only when you have food. alot of keepers, myself included, show the chameleon there is food in the cup, and they will willingly walk on to your hand. this may take some time though. gotta run though, so hope this helps.

 

[PedroANDAshley]

On a side note,
If you were to put all the chams in the same room I would make sure that there would be
something in their line of vision so they can't see each other because it does stress them out being to close to each other.

Also, when i first got pedro he was snappy.
I think it was just a mixture of him being new to the home and being a petco cham.
It took a month to get him to trust me enough to hand feed and take him out of his cage.

Just try hand feeding and don't force them to do anything they dont want to
and when they do come out of their cage make sure its a pleasent experience for them,
because I swear chams remember everything and they might not wanna come out again if they've had an unpleasent experience.

In the end it all really depends on the cham's personality.

 

[beardeds7587]

what should i cup feed them and how should i go about this i cup feed them crickets but i put the cup in there enclouser should i hold the cup to them and half the time i hold a worm in my hand only one looks interested my lil female any special foods to get them really wanting to eat

 

[PedroANDAshley]

You can try holding the cup out to them a couple times a day.
The goal is to asociate your hand with food because food=good
to chams.
Also, every cham has a different food prefrence their just like humans so their arent any special foods.
Just try feeding your chams a variety of food and see what one they like the best and then only offer it to them with your hand for a while.
So is they want their favorite food they have to eat it from your hand.

 

[missionon]

good advice PedroANDAshley: i use the same meathod of association for food, i find silkworms usualy do the trick, once they start taking the food from the cup in my hand , i introduce my other hand between the food item and themselves. i find after a couple of days even the bad temperd gents will try climb on my hand to get closer to the treat.