What just happened?!

[Jbab]

My little man has just been out for a wander - he came racing to the front and climbed straight out onto me ! Anyway after a while he glimpsed himself in the mirror and puffed right up. Couple of mins after he went all weird and lay low, really low pressed against me with chin down and kind of rubbed really hard whilst going backwards and really dug his claws in! It was really difficult getting him off.

What was that? Was he getting fruity with me lol?

 

[camimom]

could have been, or he was trying to protect his territory from the 'other' male chameleon (ie his reflection)

 

[JonRich]

It was fear.. He saw something that he didnt like!! He puffed up at first, but his reflection didnt back down obviously. So it was time to hide! lol

They try to keep a low profile to break up their body shape against a branch (in this case your arm)

normal. But you don't want him stressed out and acting like this too much

 

[squeekz1992]

Either getting funky, or trying to hide.

 

[squeekz1992]

If he was bright colors, and didn't hiss/gape at his reflection, I would lean towards getting funky. My cham did that before tried to put some of his moves on me lol

 

[Jbab]

No hissing or gaping just really bright and puffed up and a kind of vibrating from his belly??! But no actual sound .

 

[squeekz1992]

No hissing or gaping just really bright and puffed up and a kind of vibrating from his belly??! But no actual sound .

That's what my cham did, I think you just got chamolested lol
Did he get mad when you tried to take him off your arm?

 

[Swayne8998]

Lol "fruity". That's a good one

My veiled does it a lot. It feels like a cat using you as a scratching post. It sucks. And yes... I have seen Yoshi get "fruity" with me.

 

[squeekz1992]

Lol "fruity". That's a good one

My veiled does it a lot. It feels like a cat using you as a scratching post. It sucks. And yes... I have seen Yoshi get "fruity" with me.

Haha Pascal only did it once thank heavens lol