Very Aggressive Recently

[Echo.27]

So recently (past few days) my male 8-month-old veiled cham has become verrry aggressive with me, he just finished shedding and is now showing his adult colors don't know why he's being so aggressive. He keeps striking and hissing at me. I've did nothing bad to him. I keep it humid and between 70 and 80 in his basking spot. He stops hissing once he's on my hand but can I get some insights on to this, please.

 

[Kristen Wilkins]

Right around that age chamealon get territorial . You may have a teen boy chamealon. Nothing changed in his enclosure ?

 

[Echo.27]

Right around that age chamealon get territorial . You may have a teen boy chamealon. Nothing changed in his enclosure ?

nothing new except a new basking light but hes loved it

 

[Remkon]

Yea, probably just maturing.
My jax was a real nice baby, would eat from my hand and stuff like that.
Now he's an adult and he hates me!
He won't eat from the hand, rolls his eyes when he looks at me and doesn't even want to talk to me anymore!!! Where have I failed as a parent? Why is he ignoring meeeee!?

I don't have issues at all.

 

[Matt Vanilla Gorilla]

Right around that age chamealon get territorial . You may have a teen boy chamealon. Nothing changed in his enclosure ?

Bet you are 100% correct Kristen! O! The terrible teens!

 

[Echo.27]

Yea, probably just maturing.
My jax was a real nice baby, would eat from my hand and stuff like that.
Now he's an adult and he hates me!
He won't eat from the hand, rolls his eyes when he looks at me and doesn't even want to talk to me anymore!!! Where have I failed as a parent? Why is he ignoring meeeee!?

I don't have issues at all.

Oh... Great.... Now we can be raging hormone monsters together. yay! Thanks everyone for the info. He's supposed to help with my anxiety and lately hes been slacking off on the niceness, oh well guess ill have to roll with it

 

[Remkon]

Oh... Great.... Now we can be raging hormone monsters together. yay! Thanks everyone for the info. He's supposed to help with my anxiety and lately hes been slacking off on the niceness, oh well guess ill have to roll with it

better get a bearded dragon for that if it has to be a reptile.