omfg why would you ever feed a chameleon a mouse, thats soooo cruel!!!!! Jk jk. kool cham, but i agree with mordred612. Try to feed him pinkies. You'll really be up shit creek if he gets hurt!!! please take my advice i'm just trying to help.
this is a really bad idea since the mouse will try to defend himself and probably bite the chameleon which could cause an infection. i can see a pinky mouse, but not anything larger. an infection will result in expensive herp vet bills or the loss of the animal.
OMG that is really amazing! I have a veiled chamelion too, but she is too lazy to even go hunt down her crickets! Thats preety cool! Mine is only 1/2 years old thought. And she is the best pet I ever had! They ROCK!
Hey man, nice chameleon. I have a veiled myself which is on my video. I got him about 4 months ago, and for 2 months i used to handle him fairly often, no problem, all was well. Now, I stopped handling him because he became hostile. Get a nice defensive pose from him, cant get near him. Is there a way to fix his temper?
actually, there is! I gave up on it, but you might want to try it. As soon as you get him out of his cage and he is less hostile let him crawl all over you and hand-feed him mealworms, it takes a while but I've seen animals at expos that have been perfectly tamed using this method
How would you get him out of his cage? Just scoop him up or something, because I tried it a couple of times, and he would strike at me. This is my 1st chameleon.
i keep a few sturdy sticks in his cage, stuck into the plants pot. If you make the stick point upwards away from him he most likely will allow you to lift him out of his cage. If not you can gently slide the stick underneath him until he has all 5 limbs attached 2 it. If you're planing on holding him, then i suggest thick leather gloves if you don't want your hands shredded.
I chose the smallest mouse that they had which was about the size of the tip of my thumb from the last joint up, as a rule you should only feed them something that is smaller than the space between their eyes. You shouldn't use them as a staple, as a treat a few times a year I think is fine, as long as they are big enough. I only got that mouse for a birthday present for him.
Def. they are hardy and don't require as specific care as other species, but if you have a little more money in your pocket then you might want to look at Panthers too, they are a little smaller, less aggressive, and look amazing, but they cost up to $500.
The species that I have are very hardy considered to others, and moving them from their cage to a house plant or removing them to clean their cage won't be that bad for them. Mine, even though he is a little jerk, will climb onto my hand so that I can bring him to a sunnier part of the house, as long as he isn't in his cage.
He's at 19" right now tail and all, but that was a few months ago so he was a bit smaller. They do get very big, and if I had the known about how nasty veilds are I probably would have gotten a Panther or Jackson.
They normally eat just bugs, but in the wild they will eat anything, they eat rodents, birds, and smaller lizards. They might completely ignore a cricket or meal worm, but when they see an anole or house gecko they go into attack mode and take them out in an instant.
I dunno how anyone could ever be feed their pet a LIVE mouse. I mean... yeah, it is nature... but usually in nature the prey gets a CHANCE to escape - that poor buggar didn't!
trust me the mouse wouldn't have had a chance even in the wild. The tongue can shoot out of his mouth at 26 body lengths per second. Thats 52 feet per second! If he hadn't hit it the first time then he would probably have chased it down. When he is walking in his cage it may take 5 min. for him to reach the bottom, but when he wants to he can run extremely fast for short distances. And the mouse had it coming. ;)
Yeah, I used the phone instead of the digital camera. That was the fastest that I've ever seen him move. Send me a message if you want me to tell you when I get a better quality video. I'm glad that my first comment wasn't from someone freaking out about me feeding live mice, 'cuz trust me, after shaking that thing around it's head was almost torn off. It's hard to feel anything when your spine isn't attached to your brain.
Hey dude. I never got an email saying you replied so I had no idea til now. Hmm I commented 11 months ago. Well in the meantime my female veiled has gotten big enough to..eat several mice of her own. Thanks for the offer anyways
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zuzola100 8 months ago
Illegal
doctortrigger 10 months ago
This is ilega
doctortrigger 10 months ago
that mouse looked way too big
fishmastermike100 1 year ago
when was this camera made 1999?
G0bbleMyG00 3 years ago
Moto Razr, so 2004
lazaroffduo 2 years ago
omfg why would you ever feed a chameleon a mouse, thats soooo cruel!!!!! Jk jk. kool cham, but i agree with mordred612. Try to feed him pinkies. You'll really be up shit creek if he gets hurt!!! please take my advice i'm just trying to help.
chamsnake401 3 years ago
I understand how easy it is for him to get hurt, but he killed it in a second
lazaroffduo 3 years ago
alright as long as he's fast enuf i gess its fine
chamsnake401 3 years ago
and he is fast! you can't see it, but when he grabbed it the first thing he did was shake it around. Probably broke it's neck in the first shake.
lazaroffduo 3 years ago
holy shit that was intense
D3Rios 4 years ago
good lord that mouse was alomst as big as he was!
Ballowall 4 years ago 2
this is a really bad idea since the mouse will try to defend himself and probably bite the chameleon which could cause an infection. i can see a pinky mouse, but not anything larger. an infection will result in expensive herp vet bills or the loss of the animal.
mordred612 4 years ago
OMG that is really amazing! I have a veiled chamelion too, but she is too lazy to even go hunt down her crickets! Thats preety cool! Mine is only 1/2 years old thought. And she is the best pet I ever had! They ROCK!
ioanastaicu96 4 years ago
Hey man, nice chameleon. I have a veiled myself which is on my video. I got him about 4 months ago, and for 2 months i used to handle him fairly often, no problem, all was well. Now, I stopped handling him because he became hostile. Get a nice defensive pose from him, cant get near him. Is there a way to fix his temper?
Jon3800 4 years ago
actually, there is! I gave up on it, but you might want to try it. As soon as you get him out of his cage and he is less hostile let him crawl all over you and hand-feed him mealworms, it takes a while but I've seen animals at expos that have been perfectly tamed using this method
lazaroffduo 4 years ago
How would you get him out of his cage? Just scoop him up or something, because I tried it a couple of times, and he would strike at me. This is my 1st chameleon.
Jon3800 4 years ago
i keep a few sturdy sticks in his cage, stuck into the plants pot. If you make the stick point upwards away from him he most likely will allow you to lift him out of his cage. If not you can gently slide the stick underneath him until he has all 5 limbs attached 2 it. If you're planing on holding him, then i suggest thick leather gloves if you don't want your hands shredded.
lazaroffduo 4 years ago
cool thx. If you look at my chameleon video, you can see his set-up
Jon3800 4 years ago
Damn! I thought chameleons just ate bugs.
pullahoko 4 years ago
I've never been bitten, but pretty bad cuz' he can tear a mouse in half. But no worries just wear gloves when he gets big. :)
lazaroffduo 4 years ago
OMG that was sickly amazing!! I just bought a small male last week. How bad is this guys bite??
Me1148 4 years ago
so what size do they need to be in oder for them to eat mice and how often do you feed the mice
pitbulls4fools 4 years ago
I chose the smallest mouse that they had which was about the size of the tip of my thumb from the last joint up, as a rule you should only feed them something that is smaller than the space between their eyes. You shouldn't use them as a staple, as a treat a few times a year I think is fine, as long as they are big enough. I only got that mouse for a birthday present for him.
lazaroffduo 4 years ago
thanks do you think these are good starter chameleons
pitbulls4fools 4 years ago
Def. they are hardy and don't require as specific care as other species, but if you have a little more money in your pocket then you might want to look at Panthers too, they are a little smaller, less aggressive, and look amazing, but they cost up to $500.
lazaroffduo 4 years ago
so do you suggest holding chameleons cause ive seen people holding chameleons but then i read that it stresses them out when you hold them
pitbulls4fools 4 years ago
The species that I have are very hardy considered to others, and moving them from their cage to a house plant or removing them to clean their cage won't be that bad for them. Mine, even though he is a little jerk, will climb onto my hand so that I can bring him to a sunnier part of the house, as long as he isn't in his cage.
lazaroffduo 4 years ago
WOW! How big is the chameleon? Is he full grown? I was gonna get a veiled, but I think they get too big.
towipo 4 years ago
He's at 19" right now tail and all, but that was a few months ago so he was a bit smaller. They do get very big, and if I had the known about how nasty veilds are I probably would have gotten a Panther or Jackson.
lazaroffduo 4 years ago
They normally eat just bugs, but in the wild they will eat anything, they eat rodents, birds, and smaller lizards. They might completely ignore a cricket or meal worm, but when they see an anole or house gecko they go into attack mode and take them out in an instant.
lazaroffduo 4 years ago
wow, i can't believe he ate something that big.
ebe2012 4 years ago
I dunno how anyone could ever be feed their pet a LIVE mouse. I mean... yeah, it is nature... but usually in nature the prey gets a CHANCE to escape - that poor buggar didn't!
katrina15 4 years ago
trust me the mouse wouldn't have had a chance even in the wild. The tongue can shoot out of his mouth at 26 body lengths per second. Thats 52 feet per second! If he hadn't hit it the first time then he would probably have chased it down. When he is walking in his cage it may take 5 min. for him to reach the bottom, but when he wants to he can run extremely fast for short distances. And the mouse had it coming. ;)
lazaroffduo 4 years ago
really its easy...
just take a mouse, drop it in!
chupacabra304 4 years ago
thats a sweet vid...if only it wouldve been clear
kingofalberta 4 years ago
Yeah, I used the phone instead of the digital camera. That was the fastest that I've ever seen him move. Send me a message if you want me to tell you when I get a better quality video. I'm glad that my first comment wasn't from someone freaking out about me feeding live mice, 'cuz trust me, after shaking that thing around it's head was almost torn off. It's hard to feel anything when your spine isn't attached to your brain.
lazaroffduo 4 years ago
Hey dude. I never got an email saying you replied so I had no idea til now. Hmm I commented 11 months ago. Well in the meantime my female veiled has gotten big enough to..eat several mice of her own. Thanks for the offer anyways
kingofalberta 3 years ago