How to Tame/Handle A Chameleon 

i can't stress enough how stunning the chameleon that appears in this video is, reptiles are some of the most beautiful and interesting animals on planet earth

#1 tip for sure is patience. Took me 5 months of working with Neptune before he came out on his own.

he feels safe on your arm because he sees you havent eaten the turtle on your arm. so if the turtle's safe your chameleon also feels safe haha

This is very informative for someone like me who has a chameleon for the first time, not only that but has never really handled a reptile before. So this is really making me realize all the stuff I'm doing wrong, and what I need to do right to help my chameleon know I am a safe zone. Thank you !

Oh my god, that's the sweetest chameleon I've seen ever. You changed my whole idea about them.

OMG he's so cute! I have always wanted a chameleon, but I've always heard they're not a good pet for someone that like to handle a lot, and their husbandry doesn't allow for mistakes. Maybe someday when I'm more experienced, I'll get one! Loved the video! ❤️

I just got my baby veiled on Sunday! It is so hard waiting the first two weeks cause I want to watch him crawl around all day!

Oh my goodness, he is beautiful !! I loved both the Panthers and Veiled Chameleons. Mine would hang on the door saying let me out. I would take them outside so they could get that natural sun. They always have what I call "a fresh smell" after being outside. If you are in tune to them you can make them happy. ✌🏻❤

Phenomenal video❣️ Same technique's I've use when I first started handling my pet chameleon Hendrix. I didn't handle him so much in the beginning because I knew it would stress him out. I would open his enclosure so when he felt safe he would come out in his own terms. Great job explaining this Trisha. Bamba has a great mommy ❤️

I've always had a hard time getting my chameleon out of his enclosure but whenever he is out he is calm and never gets angry. The only way I've found to be able to get him out of his enclosure was to put these big plants next to the door and then have him come on my hand

Just seeing this video now and I wanted to thank you for the tips in getting them used to you/handling. I will try the hand feeding tomorrow(unfortunately we do not know how old she is and I personally think that she was not given enough time to adjust to her environment and we are also in the process of giving her a bioactive setup!! I am hoping that she will be a little happier with her new environment(the enclosure is also front opening so I am praying that that will help with her stress. I will keep watching her stress levels and habits when certain things are done. Thankyou again!

I’m going to be getting one in June, ur videos have helped me do a bunch of research and write down good info. I’m 12 and have owned other reptiles, I know it’s not a good pet for kids but I tend to get bored of things easily so I don’t like pets I have to hold and play with when I don’t want to

Just got a baby yesterday. She sits on my finger like a parrot. It’s kind of funny. Maybe yours likes your arm because of all the flower tattoos! Lol

Aw they way he chased her arm, thats adorable-

Ahhh, I ended up here because RU-vid suggested a random chameleon video to me... I had never seen them handled much before, and wow! Very cool creatures. I like your approach, seeing things from their point of view. Banba is awesome looking! And thanks for your message at the end - I wish all people with pets would think that way.

What an amazing chameleon! Great video!

I just added a veiled chameleon to my reptile collection. I noticed Carson would puff up and run away. This video is just what I needed. Carson is about 7-8 months old. I’m exited to work with him. I’ll be patient. Thank you so much!

This was prob the best video advice I’ve seen. Especially the hand down because I think my long nails make my cham nervous. Thanks!

Thanks Trisha!! Bamba is so awesome!! Someday when I slow down I'm going to be a Chameleon tree!!

You are absolutely stunning! I love your tattoos and you’re so knowledgeable about all your reptiles. And you have such a pleasant sweet lil voice! Keep making content please you are wonderful 🙌🏻 I want a chameleon but you have honestly somewhat scared me away from that idea. I feel like I could do it but I’ve never had a reptile of any kind. It seems difficult

I’ve had my baby Karma for just over two weeks now. He is finally relaxed when i come in his cage and when he see’s my cat walk past. I make sure my cat is not around whenever I open his cage. I have offered my hand to him a few times but when he hisses I get so scared and scream/cower. I know thats the worst thing to do but i’m so scared of him biting me. I’m going to spend the weekend working with him. He is so cute I just love him so much 🥲

Omg im planning to own one ... ur vid is a big help

My veiled doesn't like my hands too. She was hand-tamed but when I got her I think she lost that trust. She is cage aggressive but when she's out she is completely calm. Also, I handle her every week and hand feed her. I'm just hoping that I'll have a strong bond with her at some point!

I bought 2 veiled baby chameleons not knowing what’s what and your videos are helpful a lot

Watched a few of your videos and you have put in a lot work! Awesome videos !! I got bit today for the first time !! Drew blood!! But I knew once I opened his cage he was not in a good mood but I kept trying to get him out. Lol. Do you have a drip system for water?

Thanks for all tips, I’ll get mine panther chameleon tomorrow 😍

OMG SO CUTEEEE!!!! Also, LOVE the video❤️

Very helpful love the channel

Really love your videos. I am soon to be a chameleon owner. As a Chef, I work long hours. What advice do you have for someone like me, for taking care of my chameleon? Do you have your basking light on a timer? If so, how long between sessions do put the timer on? The feeding wont be a problem. As I will be able to feed him regularly. This video was helpful, for when I have to tame him.

My female really likes going on my head 😂 because it’s the highest place and I find it so funny

You have incredible videos. Wow! I don't own a Chameleon yet, but soon. Why do other Chameleon owners claim it's not good to handle a lizard? You demonstrate a great thought process and technique for making your Chameleon feel comfortable being handled.

i wanted to see something like this because im getting a chameleon soon so thanks for the info

good advice!

Hi can you show us your set up and how to set it up

I have a female veiled (very sassy but absolutely amazing and I love her!) she is about 6 months old now and I’ve had her for about 3 months now! She loves exploring and loves to climb onto my hanging plants and curtains... however I’ve still have not been successful in handling her and she’s not food motivated when I try to hand feed... do you have any other ideas or tips I could use?

Great information great video kiddo thanks

I got mine 3 days ago i cant wait to pick them up

Is it ok if i put a box of crickets in the cage and let him go for it or is it better to hand feed

He is beautiful I had one just the same could have been a twin but he died he was 5 hope yours is still alive

how often can you hold your chameleon and how long

How do you stop the cricket from trying to jump around in your hand? I never know how to grab them!!

This really helped with my veild chameleon Valentina. Thank you!

Hi Trish! I loved this video but I need help! It worked too well and my Veiled, Crowley wants to come out of his house everytime I go near the cage. He comes down to the door and paws at the latch until I let him out or he gets bored and climbs back up to his canopy. He doesn't do much sitting, just uses me as an escalator more than a tree. He doesn't seem to stress when out either, he stays light colored. Any tips?

Omg i freaked out when mine started doing that shifty movement on my hand. Thought he was trying to mate😂 so hes just trying to get balanced and comfortable? He also goes bright colours when i open his enclosure and starts scratching at the door to get to me does this mean hes comfortable with me?

later i will have one. That was helpfull. thx

So I know I found this video later but I just got, what I think to be a female, veiled chameleon:) she is the sweetest thing ever and has never opened her mouth at me once. She has however puffed up a few times when she is nervous about someone or something new. I have heard that she is one of the nicest baby chameleons ever haha. However she does get nervous and stressed sometimes too, so I will for sure be yawing there hand feeding tactic and staying lower than her. Also is it ok to “handle her” within the first week of getting her if she comes into my hands freely? Or do I still need to wait until she is even more comfortable after the hand feeding? Thank you for the info!!

My new baby chameleon absolutely hates his cage being misted. He gets the blue dots going, at which time I try to spray lower to help relieve his stress, but recently he started making grunting noises at me when I do it. I try to keep it from getting on him, but he is just not having it, lol. What to do?

I have a 3 month old male veiled chameleon, and we've got along just fine, but 2 weeks ago when i finished the cleaning of his terrarium, he just didnt want to come down from a plant so i picked him up. He really panicked and since then he is afraid of me.. How can i fix my relationship with him?

We just got our little chameleon yesterday and I don’t think it’s normal, but he was extremely excited to come out and interact with us. He took a live mealworm from hand enjoyed climbing all over us. Is this ok/normal? He looked very active in his tank at the pet store but I wasn’t expecting him to be this social.

Banba is beautiful I have a one year old veiled chameleon he lets me hold him on a stick but yeah when I try hand it ain’t happening. I didn’t think trying the forearm but I’ll give it a try. My baby Jackson that’s probably like five months thou is very friendly loves being on my hand or shoulder

omg thank you this video made me and my chameleon mango buddies.=)

I need to work more with my chameleon thanks for the tips😊😊😊

My chameleon is all chilled out, he’s still young and I keep trying to pick him up but no matter how low I get my self to the ground or try feeding him. He absolutely hates it. I have no idea what do now.

Omg hes gorgeous. My boy JJ is a newbie . Right now hes still adjusting to new surroundings so im just talking to him and letting him adjust. My green iguana was a long time since shes trusted me . Its ok im patient 😂😂

I just got a veiled chameleon yesterday!!😄 but he doesnt like me much bc hes just a baby 😥

Can you put any live plants with them?

hey, i’ve heard some uvb lights are actually bad do you recommend any that are good ?? 🥺🥺 i’m getting one soon

why does it seem easier to manhandle my pitbulls than it does to deal with chameleons? LOL

I've only had my dude for a week but so far he's snapped and hissed at so much that I lost count. I've had to wear thick gloves bc he has tried to bite me. The only time we get along is when we vibe out to music.

My veiled Randal has an attitude he doesnt like hands either but once he comes out he is pretty calm

Nice one!! Thankyou for your help. What do you recomend for a 2 year old (veilee)chameleon that was never handeled (!!!) and only runs away to hide... got him some time ago but he really has no interest or motivation in food... greetings xx

I’m geting mine in a couple of days

thanks i will see how it goes

Where did you get his enclosure?

Thank you so much for this vid he was so annoyed bc I went high

I tried to get my chameleon but she would hiss at me :c

So I hand feed in different ways like on my backhand, front, and arm but you got any tips on how to not have the cricket jump off 😂

wait can you train a chameleon do this when its not a baby?

how long can you leave your chameleon out to bond with them or just hang out with them?

I have had my girl for 1 year already and she also has been trained to hand feed. Although whenever I invite her to come out and play on her tree she tries too eat my hand. Any suggestions on how to fix this?

I want a chameleon but they are so high maintenance and I just don't want to stress them out. This was helpful. Where did you get the tank?

Hello I was wondering if it would be ok and leave a bowl of just Calcium powder in a bowl for my Chameleon. thank you for your time

Hi benba u r so cute buddy.. the video is very helpful.tq ..

Love this I have a Yemen female who’s fisty, hisses near hands going to try this to try handle her

lol my lizard hates my hands too this makes me feel better

I was wondering, how would you transport your chameleon if you have to move a very long ways away (like a 3 hour plane trip) would that be possible or would that stress them out too much?

My chameleon will literally hiss at me but as soon as I close his tank he wants to come out then he’s all over me

Did he try to bite you??

rlly helped

It's not handling related per say, but do you ever have an issue with Banba's nails being super long? My chameleon, Rasputin, has long nails that he's accidentally scratched me with when he grips hard on my arm. Do you know of anything that could help?

It's decide!!! I'm getting a chameleon 🥰

I've always struggled even hand feeding, just giving mine a worm or cricket on tweasers and slowly offering it to her made her freak out and immediately run away. I'm thinking it's a personality thing.

In my praying mantis does the same thing, he acts like he doesn't want to come out, and then as soon as I move my arm he panics because he wants to come out, it cracks me up every time

i know this is a lot older video, so i’m realllly hoping i get a reply lol, but i had a question. i just got a chameleon, a friend needed to rehome him after an unfortunate situation. he’s my first chameleon, though i have experience handling them because i work at a pet store and we had one guy that ALWAYS wanted out and i was very comfortable with handling him. my new chameleon, his name is Booger, is i wanna say 3-4 years old. my friend that i got him from said he was handled as a baby and adult and was very tame to it. i have noticed after me hand feeding him for a while, he does seem like he wants to come out a little bit and walk on my arm. would i go about it the same way in this video for a chameleon that isn’t a baby, and has been handled before? he seems to really like me, when you showed yours at the end and he was very actively looking at you, that’s what mine does when im near him. he seems comfortable being around me because he doesn’t back away or anything like that, ive just been nervous😅 thank you in advance!

Soooo beautiful. The lizard is cute too 🥴

My chameleon is fine when I have the tongs and will actually come out when he hears them. However when some of my friends came over one of them decided to just snatch him out of the cage. Now he is scared of hands and arms. Do you have any tips to help him get used to hands and basically people (mainly me) in general

why it will not change color into your skin color?

I have a grown up Chamaeleon that I got recently how do I like let it know I’m not a threat because every time I go to feed it or add things to it’s sanctuary it puffs up and hisses at me what do I do

I have 99 runecrafting i think i have enough patience to tame my chameleon

Yeah mine hates my hand too

Why you so freaking Cute😍🤩 #Bless for you and your camaleon.

2:42 what to do if I'm 180cm?

I just adopted my chameleon from an owner who couldn’t take care of him. He escaped his enclosure and was living in a shed for a day or two. When I got him, I fixed him up his new enclosure and he was very, very docile. As soon as I put him in his new enclosure he very much liked it. He was refusing to eat, but eventually ate 2 worms. I think it was him telling me that he’s fine, he ate, but leave him alone. And I did the rest of the night. The next day I got him out because my mom wanted to see him. So he was fighting being out of the cage, but I coaxed him on my hand. Everything was fine until I took him to the other room and he was instantly stressed out. Turned a dark blue/black with bright yellow spots. He would gape his mouth so I figured I’d just put him down and let him roam. He was better instantly. He was still gaping his mouth when I would come by him, so I let him crawl into a box and let him back in his enclosure. Later that day, he escaped! But he wasn’t stressed when I picked him up and put him back in his home. This was maybe like 30 mins of him crawling around my room. Anyway. He’s sleeping right now, and his color is a turquoise/brown/yellow, which is very good. I tried feeding him again, but to not avail. I will try again in a day or two. He’s probably just stressed from a new environment.

I’m 13 and I’m taking my teachers chameleon, I don’t want to stress him out and honestly I’m scared I won’t be a good enough owner.

Wow i want to look like this!

Omg that chameleon is so perfect what breed is it omg 😭😍💖

Where did you get him?

When the stores open me and my dad's are going to get a baby

so cute

And he ate like right away once he was on there 😂