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My veiled is getting very agressive. Everytime I try and pick him up he hisses at me and tries to bite me.

Any ideas to chill him out and get him out of his cage without biting me?

well, unfortunately, veileds are a very agressive species. try hand feeding him, if he will. i try to trick mine. put one hand in front of him, and while he is after that hand, slide your other hand behind him. with the hand in front, touch him towards his back legs, where he can't bite you. he should walk onto your other hand.

i agree,once they hit that hormonal stage, they dont stop showing their teeth!! Chiquito is now 2 years old (it seems like 2 months! lol) and he has been hissing and trying to bite since he was 6 months old!!!!! lol
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mine is also very agressive it even made me bleed once but yesterday i put on some black gloves and he barley evn noticed me picking him up and didnt his at all and just stayed his green that he is when he is calm

uhm, veileds ARE aggressive, theres not a whole lot you can do to change that once the hormones kick in. I was fortunate that mine just hissed and puffed up, but i have been bitten by baby veils at work and its not altogether pleasant.

How often are you handling? he could also be biting because he's stressed... my chams are never handled except to move them into the sun or move them into the shower. I dont even take them out when im cleaning the cages, i just clean around them.

I am going to re-emphasise that chams are not pets to be handled on a regular basis, theyre to look at. I think half of the aggression problems that people complain about are because they're handling their chams too much. They are typically very happy to be left alone and live their lives and be spoiled by us, but that doesnt mean we have to touch them all the time.

Just my $.02
Jamie
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He must think why does this giant insist on trying to pick me up.
I think it's cute when they stand up to us like that. We must look huge to them.
Actually that is a sign of good health with a veiled. The feisty ones are usually very healthy. If you are patient with them and give them some time they may come around, or maybe not each one has their own personality and we just have to appreciate each one for how they are.