Ziggy went rogue..

[parisaurusrex]

So I've been leaving his cage door open while i'm in the room, to let him to be curious, to get him to be comfortable leaving his home when I'm around.. well… he got a little too curious, and now I can't find him! I searched everywhere. I know I left that room door shut all day, so i haven't been checking elsewhere, but I'm at a loss! Its going to be nighttime soon, and I know he'll just curl up and sleep.
I left his enclosure door open, in case he finds his way back home, and I'm thinking about bringing in a ficus to sit in the middle of the room, maybe it will attract him. Should I put food in his feeder cup? maybe he'll see them from afar!?

 

[CrazyChamLady13]

Did you check around cords? Waldo loves cords

 

[ridgebax1]

OH NO!! I am sure he will turn up. I have heard it suggested to also look high up and look in places that might be warm like around a computer monitor, tv and the like. Good luck!

 

[parisaurusrex]

Found him! I went to turn on the lamp to get some better lighting…
this punk! After this episode (boy, was he MAD) I think it set us back a few steps as far as handling goes.


photo 1 by p.rexphotography, on Flickr

He did remind me to dust under the lamp shade!


photo 2 by p.rexphotography, on Flickr

 

[rionjames]

im so glad you found him! thats always a scary thing when a cham escapes!

 

[ridgebax1]

They can really be good at hiding and being an escape artist. I have a picture in one of my albums (I think) of my first cham Pete, climbing out of the top of a critter keeper when he first got sick! And then I had Omar outside in a cage and when I went to retrieve him he was gone! My son and granddaughter were helping me look for him (my son was actually up the tree that was near his cage when I spotted him way up in the corner of the cage!

 

[CrazyChamLady13]

Glad that you found him. One day it took me forever to find Waldo, but he was on the cords hanging out with my beardie

 

[Lathis]

OMG I'm dying. That is hilarious

 

[qdude46]

I have the same lamp! If I saw a chameleon shadow when I turned it on, I would be dying laughing.

 

[MelissaB]

LOL What a good hiding spot! Glad you found him, and got pictures!

 

[parisaurusrex]

I started laughing immediately! And then when I took out the shade, he looked at me like "crap! she found me!" Thanks for the help, friends! I'm still a little perplexed at how he got in there, because when he was running away from me he tried climbing up the poles and just kept sliding back down, gave me another laugh maybe it was the cord coming up to the actual bulb.
scares me to think he was hanging around my cables.. he could have put one little toe in the exact wrong spot and got electrocuted! scary.

 

[melble68]

"crap! she found me!"

Exactly what I said when I saw the picture w/ the lamp shade removed. LMAO!!!!!!