IM not quite sure if this info will help you as it relates to a pissy mellers, not veiled cham. IT is still worth a try.



I kept mellers chams for a while and i remeber when i first got them....the female was an LTC as for the male....well he was a pissy import! How i handled him was i slowly approached the cage not making eye contact with him (it is a threat to look them in the eye). Then i would open the door and stick my arm out near him. He occasionally nipped at me, but never sunk his teeth in. The with my other hand i would be holding a LARGE cocharoach (realtive to the animals size)just out of his reach so he would have to climb on me. The large roach is what really catches the animals interest. He would slowly approach me and climb on to my arm to get it. Then i would just take him where i needed to go. If he tried to bite, then i would place a cocharoch in front of him and he would bite that.



I find this technique to work VERY WELL! It makes the trip more relaxing and the cham begins to form a little bond with you. Soon my big guy associated that when ever i came near him he would get food...and chams love BIG,MEATY bugs. Something about there large size interests them.



I really dont reccomed trying the branch idea. I had a young panther chameleon who would always try to jump off of the branch! That would really not be good at all!
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eric

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