Veiled chameleon owner gone a little too far!

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: Today at a reptile swap meet I saw an older women with an adult male veiled chameleon. It was covered in little : beaded jewelry and she was babying it like a puppy in her arms. She constantly hugged and kissed it while stroking it's : spine. However it seemed to maintain non stressed colorings but it had a large scab on it's lower jaw. She stroked : it's back repeatedly and it didn't mind but it have a big bump on it's back and looked like she had rubbed the scaly spiky crest : right off it's back! I have a breeding pair of veiled myself but I thought this was a little too far! I feel that someone like : this has turned their love of reptiles in to an obsession which does not have anything to do with the animals welfare or : interest. Anyone agree with me on this one? I feel like I'm the only one here. : She said it was too years old and she takes it everywhere with her . I think that chameleon must be a survivor because : my chameleons don't tolerate this kind of stress and I don't feel they need too!

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