He hasn't turned bright green in 5 months. Sorry for the massive thread. Andee Chameleon Enthusiast. What does he do that makes you think he's unhappy? Andee said:. Click to expand Matt Vanilla Gorilla Chameleon Enthusiast. Maby him is a lill prince, give him a kiss! Some chameleons just need their space! As a breeder my family and I raise our babies with daily handeling.
That's all they know. It is the buyers responsibility to keep handeling them and make sure they stay used to it. We also only keep breeders with sweet personalities! Personality sure seems to have a genetic component! Taming a chameleon with a attitude is hard work and sometimes even impossible! That's not him being generally unhappy, that's him feeling unsafe when he's around you.
Which is quite normal around months when they hormonal. They may or may not get back to friendly but you need to work on hand feeding them all through the teenage stage or it will just get worse. Thank you all so much for the information! This community is amazing! Do any of you know a good way to help him feel safe?
I am very uncomfortable covering his cage as the lights are very strong and forest fires are very serious around here. XxSepiorxX Member. Do you a picture of his cage? He might not have enough foliage. Hi I'm pretty new to forum and we got our first and only Chameleon April 1st.
Store said she was about 1 year there but it is difficult to know for certain. Without any knowledge except store assistant advice I fell in love straight away with her. Though research online I discovered the egg laying issues but also great and not so great advice until personal experience and reading these forum posts and actual experience. Could you imagine, we were handed a huge gardening glove to handle Marley from the store assistant.
She looked so tiny, under weight yet scary when they were packing her I began to question if we were doing the right thing? With patience, love and stubbornness I discovered yes we were right. Marley puffs when not happy and can turn darker.
She eats from hand almost straight away. I refused from point 1 not to ever approach her with gardening glove on me. Bit by bit I increased our time and closeness together. I offer drink from hand too sometimes this has certainly help build our trust issues.
She loves windows and certainly prefers rear of house views overlooking the pond as front is not as active to watch things. I do handle daily she has not gone to hiss or bite in months now as I type this she is sitting on my chest.
I can only say my lack of knowledge, experience and understanding of reptiles and chameleons helped in a sense that I had to learn with Marley what she needs and what her personality really is.
They are highly intelligent, can be very loving in their own way and once their health requirements are looked after along with sleep times are respected Marley has adjusted as much as we have as a household. Is there any chance there is a health issue? Is coming out of cage a good experience for her as I know Marley is very cautious of one of our dogs so he needs to be kept calmer around her when she is out and about. I hope there is some positive feedback from my shared experience as I can certainly say I never regret taking on a reptile so much is given back than I could ever have expected.
Lizzie The Chameleon Avid Member. Also chams aren't very loveable, they do not like to be handled, but some tolerate it more than others. Lizzie The Chameleon said:. Could you post a pic of her legs please? Her casque looks small, why I'm asking.
I can try get one tomorrow she asleep now. Chameleons are often stressed under fear so they will flash darker colors when attacked or in shock. This is probably to help them blend into their surroundings better in the wild under threat. Chameleons will stay in this darker color until they feel safe and may even roll into a small ball shape for more protection. Research has shown that in the wild, male chameleons will dull or mute their color to impersonate a female allowing them to sneak past another male without picking a fight.
Females also show muted colors to indicate submission or avoid males as males tend to be aggressive especially during the mating season. Males use vibrant colors to signal their desire to mate, trying to dazzle and attract females during courtship. Others are red with black, blue, white, or yellow stripes. Females will display a warning color when they do not want to mate or are already gravid with a brown or white stripe along their body.
Conversely, they tend to have lighter skin on hotter days since bright colors such as light blue or green reflect more light. Though poorly researched, it is believed that changing skin color to help regulate their body temperature is a trait that seems to be widespread among reptiles, even Bearded Dragons!
Female chameleons often use color to indicate their readiness to mate. She is light or pale green if she wants to mate and will turn dark and aggressive if she already has the sperm of another male.
Chameleons are also known to change color when excited or stimulated such as when hunting their prey or mating. Veiled chameleons will turn dark green, yellow, or brown when they become excited to hunt. A panther chameleon is often black, dull brown, or dark red when it feels attacked. Well, mostly physics and maybe just a little bit of magic and mirrors.
These special cells are sometimes called chromatophores. The color of an object corresponds to the wavelength of light it reflects. Reds and yellows have longer wavelengths while blues and violets have shorter wavelengths. If the object reflects the longer wavelengths of light, we see it as yellow or red and vice versa. All chameleons have the ability to change colors but some species can change color faster than most in less than 20 seconds and others have a wider range of hues and colors.
Veiled, Panther, and Madagascar chameleons can change color quickly in bright hues of green, yellow, and blue. Others can only change between light and dark colors such as chameleons known to be tree dwellers which are usually just green, blue, or black.
Adult males tend to change color more often especially when they are aggressive towards another male or want to attract a female. Younger chameleons and females are lighter colored or even dull and have less iridophores in their skin with the exception of Carpet chameleons whose females are more ornate than males.
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