Hey welcome to the forums
I agree with everything @ERKleRose said,its great advice you should definitely get more branches and cover ASAP.
Get a mist king starter there is nothing better and probably being the most dependable thing in your system and will take one thing of chameleon keeping off...
.....so I could not handle it anymore and I ripped it open It’s most definitely a hornworm the silk is super strong almost like woven cotton had to pry it off with some tweezer @Jesspete i think that may be the case this thing looks mummified but the silk is still super it would have to be a big...
Wow that be insane if it’s silks,it’s been awhile since I fed him silks and it was in his old and enclosure with different plants.
Looking into that now also just found a darker cocoon on another one of my hibiscus and my suspicions are leaning toward god dang “saw fly larvae”
I’m so glad you can see that the little arms are what made think they are hornworms but I did not think they spun silk.Maybe it’s a super I have like 25 in the substrate.
I’m almost sure its not spider eggs it looks like something laid eggs in them and then wrap them up,although you saying spider eggs was enough for me to rip it out the viv and throw it in a jar for further observation. Here are mor pics
Yea I always have some cocoons on hand,I only say beacause it’s the only thing I can compare the look to and there are also two in one cocoon also waiting on silk eggs to hatch now haven’t had them in a month in a half now
I have high hopes for it,plants are my passion(and what I go to school for)this hibiscus is doing better then the one I just bought and the one I had for 3 years the both dropping major leaves even in my sun room I’m having trouble with the ones that are not in the cage lmfao
Thanks if his attitude is a reflection of his happiness then I’m sure he’s having a blast
The hibiscus has been inside, under grow lights for 2 months it’s been planted in the bottom for about a week or two now
I wanted to put all this water that we are using to a good use and also make it a little more natural while I build my wardrobe and seal it off and get new lights etc.but this enclosure is gonna be good for a while,even after he moves.
Thanks
I have some vines on standby just wanna see how he moves around this whole set up first.He is a real soil muncher so I put a 1/2 inch of leaf litter and a 3/4 inch of spagnum moss and a little coir under that just Incase.
Here’s a 3 month update on Noob Noob the male veiled Chameleon he is doing well and growing fast,I’ve replaced everything except the basking dome(do not listen to people in the pet stores) and also recently went bioactive just hoping he stops devastating my isopods he loves the tropical whites...