If he's wild caught you should probably be prepared to give him your house as a habitat. Just kidding, although that is pretty much what happens with us nerds.
Wild caughts do need a TON of space to thrive, though.
Friendly Tips:
Remove the Substrate- could cause impaction
LEAVE HIM ALONE. You just got him, right? two weeks ago. That isn't a lot of time. You need to leave the cham be, and give him time to adjust. I started handling mine at around the 4 week mark, and I've never had him hiss at me. That...
My cham, Nik, shows no signs RI but makes a little cough sound whenever I start to bother him. There was a thread about this a few days ago, we came to the conclusion that chameleons have different ways of showing you that they need space. Nik makes a cough sound, like he's saying, "Um..... Hate...
Well, maybe it's the crickets. Crickets over 10 days old can try to bite/nom on your cham overnight.
Also, you never stated specifically how old you think she is. The only thing I can find is that you've had her around 3 weeks.
It's possible that she's really little and you may have...
Panthers are pretty great. They're colorful, relatively calm, and easy to care for. Their care is almost identical to that of a veiled, only they should have a little bit more space (in my opinion) and a higher humidity. They also don't need as many real plants (veileds tend to eat plants, so...
So, I decided that this weekend I am going to start a superworm colony, as Nik loves them a LOT. I am a very stubborn, hardheaded person (that's part of the reason I got Nik. Kept pestering. Works like a charm. The superworm's one of his frequents, that and crickets. Occasionally dubia roaches...
I'm having a bit of trouble picturing what you described. I just want to make sure i'm seeing this right:
You have a rubbermaid container that you will be using as a container. Will the plants be INSIDE the rubbermaid or what?
I'm so sorry. I'm praying for the little guy... He seems really sweet from the pictures. I love him already.
There's not much more that I can say, other than that the entire Forums is behind you. We will support you, no matter what!