Eating sand can be a sign of them lacking a certain mineral in their diet (or so I have read).
Are crickets and cockroaches being gutloaded properly? I thoroughly recommend sandrachameleon's blog for ideas on good gutloading choices: link
Using small amounts of nuts and seeds in your dry...
I realised I messed up the name when I cam to check :o, sorry :o
Please give Chazam my sincerest apologies :). Man, can you imagine what he'd do to me if he knew I got his name wrong :eek:
Husbandry looks pretty good to me! Lots of good advice been given so far!
Get rid of the bowl at the bottom. Someone recently found their chameleon dead in a water collecting bowl they had. It has been suspected drowned :(
A black light at night shouldn't be necessary.
More foliage and...
Sorry to hear your lil dude is a bit stressed. Stress could be caused by a multitude of factors (EDIT: signs of which can indeed include darker colours and hunger strikes).
If you fill out the customary form someone here will look at your husbandry and see if some improvements can be made...
Thank you, Ferret. The pictures, video and the story itself is all very interesting. That pic with the gasmask is sweet :). I'm sorry to hear George is having this problem. Will keep my fingers crossed for some more definite results.
Also, thank you Jann for sharing about poor Luie and Dr O...
I agree that it's just a little too hot for him.
There always seems to be more to learn with these lil guys!
Also, for future reference, the how to ask for help form is a sticky (always one of the top posts) in the health clinic :)
Hi and welcome to the forums.
Don't worry at all. They do sleep in lots of crazy positions :).
So long as he's not sleeping through the day. Also, make sure he's getting plenty of darkness at night.
Our veiled female drinks most when we spray (using a hand mister) in through the mesh top of the enclosure. Some smaller drips fall through, then larger drops form and fall as well. Water is lukewarm temperature. I aim these drops at the tip of her nose. Try to stay away from the nostrils...