tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6578364261698299043.post1875601100087163248..comments2024-01-30T23:32:03.762-08:00Comments on Chameleon World: Handling Your Chameleon?Frans Kusumahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17158052730197926410noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6578364261698299043.post-790729575332510432012-10-14T22:01:45.997-07:002012-10-14T22:01:45.997-07:00I wanted one really BAD....but after seeing they&#...I wanted one really BAD....but after seeing they're advanced level, and because you can't handle them regularly....kind of defeats the purpose for me....maybe later in my lizard future!! :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6578364261698299043.post-2215448050001189312011-01-11T12:34:29.575-08:002011-01-11T12:34:29.575-08:00@anonymous:
one of the disadvantageous in handling...@anonymous:<br />one of the disadvantageous in handling a chameleon too often is the stress we induce to the chameleon.<br /><br />The story about the toxicity of the oil produced by our skin is nothing more than an urban legend. I would be cautious to buy a chameleon from a store where the reptile "specialist" invents such ridiculous story to act like they knew what they are talking about.Frans Kusumahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17158052730197926410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6578364261698299043.post-34809063884097378942011-01-11T12:19:14.452-08:002011-01-11T12:19:14.452-08:00When we got our baby veiled chameleon the guy at t...When we got our baby veiled chameleon the guy at the pet store said to wear plastic gloves because their skin can't resist our oils that we produce in our skin. And that once they get older their skin kinda hardens and then its ok to handle them without the use of gloves.<br /><br />Is there any truth to this or is it just a story to get us to not handle them? ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6578364261698299043.post-63070314926131539042010-02-05T20:56:38.950-08:002010-02-05T20:56:38.950-08:00Cody, please send your inquiries to the email addr...Cody, please send your inquiries to the email address I have provided in the ["contact me"] box on the right side of this pageFrans Kusumahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17158052730197926410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6578364261698299043.post-85735254080006421052008-06-01T11:04:00.000-07:002008-06-01T11:04:00.000-07:00After constant exposures of associating you as a f...After constant exposures of associating you as a food provider, your chameleon will see you as a positive event, or better yet as a mobile tree, rather than a predator (check out Kristina Francis' comment in "Melleri discovery" site).<BR/><BR/>One instance that support that theory is that some keepers claimed that their chameleon usually start rubbing its rear end on their hand. This behavior is called "scenting."<BR/>Chameleons, just like a dog, often "mark" their territory so the other chameleons will not dare to proclaim the tree as their home. (Have you ever seen chameleons licking a tree regardless the absence of water? That is their way to check if the tree has been "scented" or not).<BR/><BR/>hope that helps.<BR/>Thanks for leaving the comment.Frans Kusumahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17158052730197926410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6578364261698299043.post-90713399954824492932008-06-01T07:11:00.000-07:002008-06-01T07:11:00.000-07:00nice blog but people do have different opinions to...nice blog but people do have different opinions to handling i own 2 vailed chameleons & let them out most days & if they don't want to come out they will stay in the cage but more often they bang on the glass when they want to come out they also love coming out when they are going to be fed & they go back when they want to but if they saw us as preditors surely they wouldn't climb onto us???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com