i realized that as soon as i take him out of the cage he changes colour back to normal..... or even when i open the door for him he changes colour after walking out of the cage on his own.....
ok.....i will try something....i have 2 ceramic heat bulbs beside each other, a light and a uv.... i will turn off one of the ceramic heaters and see if there is any progress.....
I've have these temps for about 2 months now and he was doing fine. not sure what happened recently that made him turn black everyday.... yes I've been told he is big for a 6 month old.
from nose to vent he is.... 6.5 inches exactly
for the past week or maybe even 10 days my veiled has been almost completely black. the temperatures are fine and the light is fine. water is fine...hes poop is white as egg white so there is no problem there.
i can't seem to find out the problem because he is very alert and protective of his...
ok sure ill give that a try...but what i don't understand is that i had the same misting schedule for 4 months and today was the first time i see his mouth open....weird.. anyway thanks for the help...ill post updates when i have them..
I've had the same 2 hour cycle for about 4 months now and i just noticed his mouth open.
no mucus and yes the cage dries before its time for the next spraying.
today i noticed my cham opening his mouth just randomly....hes not under the heat lamp.
male, 6 months old, eats good, very active.
today is the first day he opens his mouth for a long time
i got an automatic mister misting every 2 hours for 45 seconds.
i always gave my veiled hornworms that were rough the same size as him.....he got them down with a little work but he's a beast now..... i don't see any problem there.
this is a picture of him...and he is 6 months old.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/monster-veiled-64962/
today my boy massacred a HUGE hawkmoth (hornworm moth). as soon as he saw it he came running literally his mouth clapping up and down because he could almost taste it. i never seen him that excited for a moth let alone any type of food......
are the moths as nutritious as the hornworm?
if thats the case then i think my guy is reaching the end of his growth spurt... his eating has slowed down a lot and his activity has increased big time. he's always running around the cage.
hahahahahaha I'm trying to imagine how he would look like. imagining a hungry kid stuffing his face with spaghetti and has sauce all over his face.
mine is eating a big hornworm and several crickets daily....sometimes moths here and there or even mealworms.