I thought at first they were green all the time, and then I saw a picture of a male whose fired colors I had seen before, and he was brown to my surprise. I guess they're all individuals.
I agree with stucoady, no chameleon of any age will "complain" for having "too much space." In the wild, the area of hunting would be so large that it might be hard for them to find food, but it would not be hard for a young veiled to hunt for food in a 4 foot tall cage. I have a lot of faith...
The pygmies look nothing like the other popular chameleons, but they are so awesome!
Habitat:
http://www.chameleonnews.com/new/?page=article&id=92
Chameleon:
http://www.adcham.com/images/images-species/R.brevicaudatus/brevmale.jpg...
Dark green will be the stress color, I believe. If it's very deep and dark forest green color. He looks good in the picture though. Mealworms aren't a very nutritious feeder for chameleons, and waxworms are considered to be a treat item due to the fat content. Here's a good nutrition chart...
If you think about it, glass cages are so unnatural for almost all animals. If you use a screen cage, you will be able to discount improper caging from the list of possible causes of the health problems you will face with your chameleon in the future.
I did notice in the original post that his head has been like that since before you got him. When you say "spilled out", do you mean he swallowed it completely and threw it up or caught it and then let go of it? If he just let go of it without eating it, I would try offering a different type of...
Lowe's, apparently in the concrete aisle. I found pans for washers/waterheaters and they weren't quite right. I would have never looked in the concrete aisle on my own. There's a link to the exact product on this thread: https://www.chameleonforums.com/drainage-system-11146/. I was excited to...
My panther chameleon loves hornworms as well. The first day I tried to feed them he wasn't sure about all that. It took him a while, but he ate it. The second day (and all days since I started giving them) I put one of the worms in his cage he sprinted and ate it within a few seconds. Makes me...
Thank you! I'm happy to say that the drain pan works great. My chameleon eats crickets, roaches, and occasional worms. I made two feeding cups like the ones from here: http://www.chameleonnews.com/new/?page=article&id=79. I also give him quite a few feeders just by hand. The siding is...
I don't doubt that screen cages work well even for the babies. I was just thinking that if your new guy comes young you could put him in a tub for a month to give your ambanja an extra month of growth, but I also think the ambanja would be fine in a large cage at 3 months.