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Yes, I find it cute and funny, too. It is amazing how quickly my Lizzie changed her colour and her whole appearance as soon as she sees Sherlock! However, in the last two days she hasn't behaved that extremely any more, so perhaps her receptive days are getting closer. Thank you for your replies!

Yes, I guess chameleon owners keep having the same problems, so until a question is not definitely answered the thread can stay open for years. It does not matter to me. I thank you for the answers I have got!

Washoe wrote: "When she gets her horny colors, ..." How do "horny colours" look like? I have a friendly and willing male but a defensive and aggressive female - how do I get the timing right to put them together?

I have a new Yemen chameleon male - an experienced two year old who has successfully produced offspring - and I tried to introduce him to my female, but all she does is putting a lot of effort into hissing and puffing up and getting black & unfriendly colours, and she keeps this behaviour up for...

I just wanted to let you know that my boy "Yoshi" has passed away. I was with him at the vet's twice and he said I should keep trying because he had a good weight and shape, but he just wouldn't open his mouth any more, so I had to force-feed him with a syringe and also give him water with a...

My deepest condolences, too. Perhaps one advice: Check the "Hood light" you have whether it really is a UVB light. I have got my male chameleon from private a few months ago and he was very sick, almost starved to death. I bought him "with his complete setup" which included two lamps, a heat...

I have had problems with my male adult Yemen chameleon since I got him from private three to four months ago. He was almost starved to death and could not shoot his tongue and still can't. He was only able to pick up food directly with his jaws, which worked only with leaves and vegetables. The...

Thank you, Brody. We have meanwhile decided to stay at home over the summer holidays, so I hope the babies will hatch during or before this time. I am keeping them at 28-29° C (that is 82-84 F) and by now they are still looking good! Only one has developed mould and I have removed it instantly...

Brody, I am sure that essential oils cannot harm any skin. Oil is different from water, and Repti Shedding Aid specifically lists chameleons as one of the species for which it is indicated. When I had snakes they also got essential oil & vitamin E products prescribed by the vet as a shedding...

Your boy reminds me very much of my Yoshi. He had the same shedding problems. I then bought "Repti Shedding Aid" by "Zoo Med" in the pet shop, which is a liquid to be sprayed on the chameleon and then gently massaged in. It definitely helped my boy and he seems to greatly enjoy the gentle...

I have 84 freshly laid eggs and wonder whether I must cancel my summer holiday trip in August or not. It all depends on the hatching time of our first chameleon babies. Now, some sources say the incubation time is 150 to 180 days, some say it is 6 to 9 months (equals 180 to 275 days) and some...

My female feeds beautifully from my hand or from a cup or bowl which I hold in front of her, or from the same dish placed on the ground. My male who has no tongue must be feeded straight into his mouth with a syringe or with tweezers. I am actually happy that he is aggressive towards my hand...

Cool! I have found my question already answered here: https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/adult-male-veiled-weight.33734/ It looks like I have managed to feed up my tongue-less male (Yoshi) to a healthy bodyweight. And I female (Lizzie) is definitely a very big one. :)

Hi, I have not got any replies to this one (yet), so I have googled a bit and found: "Females should have good body weight, but not be obese. Suitable females generally weigh about 65 to 90 grams." Source: http://www.reptilesmagazine.com/Lizards/Breeding-Lizards/How-to-Breed-Veiled-Chameleons/...

Hi Redman, unfortunately I bought only a small incubator and the three tubs is all that fits in. We placed each egg in there individually but two eggs were kind of glued together (maybe identical twins?) and in that case we left them as they were. I actually had only my daughter pick up the...

Thank you, Brody, yes, I have read the same advice on some other websites. I will definitely give her a good break. She was very thirsty today and drank a lot, but didn't eat. I had added ReptiBoost to her drinking water, an energy booster which also contains electrolytes and probiotics...

Yes, it is. I wonder whether she may have retained some eggs for several months. I have read that female veilded chameleons start producing eggs from 4 months of age. I have always thought that she was round, well-fed, healthy and happy and never even thought she might be gravid, until I decided...

We have 84 eggs! I find it incredible that so many could fit in my Lizzie's little belly. She weighed 240g before delivery and 160g after, so the eggs took up a third of her bodyweight! It was her first time (she is 16 months old and I have got her a male three months ago). She indeed spent...

Thank you, OldChamKeeper, that is a great post and very helpful. I find it amazing that you have been hand-feeding your chameleon for three years. That is indeed true dedication! But if necessary, I will do it too. Thanks also to you, salty dog. I agree that the right nutrition is very important...

To salty dog: See photo - do you have such a vivarium in mind? That is my male's for times when he is not in intensive care. It is 60 x 60 x 140 cm in size. It has a UV lamp and a basking lamp and I had a dripper in it, which he did not use, so I switched to the water spraying method. But...