So, I have had Bug (male veiled Cham) for about six months now. I estimate he was 6-10 weeks old when I bought him.
He has never touched a fruit, vegetable, or in between.
Should I be worried? I mean I've offered him blueberries, strawberries, banana slices. He just glares at them when I set...
I had a feeling it was a burn, the pus bubble looked like some I've had from bad sunburn and furnace incidents.
I've rearranged his lamps and uvb to prevent any worse from occurring. I have it about 10 degrees cooler now, he's not happy about that it seems, but he'll live at least. I feel...
Came home from work today, and brought Bug (aka .50 caliber) out for a moment while I fiddled with his plants a little (pothos ivy, training the feelers) and spotted two spots on the same side of his spikes/spines/back-ridge. One looks like a blister, or a boil maybe. The other looks a little...
So today Bug/50 (veiled chameleon male, I've had him for about 3-4 months now, my guess is he is probably 6 months give or take) did something very out of the ordinary.
Per my usual routine I get back from work (about 2pm) and go to check on him, make sure he ate all his crix, then offer to let...
I'm new to all this but: I would get one of those super small blenders, like they sell for protein shakes, mix super worms crickets and maybe some baby food in for a purée. That way you can add vitamins or calcium dust or whatever else in. Then syringe it.
So just a little bit ago I caught my little buddy sleeping on the screen, and decided "since has fell once because he is not a morning lizard that is probably a horrible spot for him to sleep." So I gently woke him up and repositioned him on his pothos rather than the screening. As I move him...
Going by tarsal bumps? They are hard as needles to see right now since he does not like handling just tolerates it till he can start moving to a branch again. I did think the crest was a little prominent for a female even at (I'm guessing slightly, a lot) 8 weeks.
Just got the little scaley today, initially I was thinking is female but more I look I thinking male…
Opinions? Age estimates are appreciated as well. I'm aware he's starting or finishing a shed so going by tarsal? bumps is difficult.
I think might be little dehydrated as well, gave good shower...
I'm going to look further into this, I don't like the idea of a heat source from the bottom very much, but because of heating issues it might become a necessity.
Chameleon comes when I finish enclosure lol! Which honestly will be once I sterilize branches and go nuts with craft wire to secure them. Then there will be personal Cham photos :)
Any recommendations on how to set the heat tape? I'm not overly familiar with that particular type of tape.
Highest temperature i have got a reading on so far from a 75w is (measured approx 6" below bulb) 84*F, I thought Veileds need low 90's???
yeah mostly for basking, ambient heat output would be a bonus though. For some reason my house is perpetually 60-65* through the day. No matter where I set the thermostat.