Think your vet is talking BS and doesn't know what he's doing.... sorry but has Olimpia said, they don't digest lactose well or at all as there systems weren't designed for it and what are you referring to as in meat? Crushed up bugs?
And a yellow mouth is normal in panthers.
Another vet is in...
The top is a little exposed but you could just sit it on a smallish plant pot turned upside down to higher it up a bit until it grows and then take the plant pot away when its grown a bit :) but looking good.
Are water conditions really needed? I often read and hear conflicting information about this, some say you don't need it for reptiles when misting and drinking, some say you do need it as nitrates in tap water is harmful.
So are products like reptisafe water conditioner really needed are is...
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - 2 and half to 3 year old male Veiled Chameleon, had him since he was 2-3 months old.
Handling - Rarely to never, hates to be handled.
Feeding - He eats crickets, locusts, morio worms (few times a month) wax worms (few times a month), silkworms (not often...
I love to use repti-carpet. I buy two pieces and when one gets soiled, I simply throw that one in the washing machine and new one in cage and just alternate between the two. But yeah remove the soil, as you've stated he's eaten it and with misting, it'll properly get muddy and means more work...
For a start, yellowish especially dark urate isn't good and I am assuming you mean his urate and not his poop. (Poop should be brown and firm) Urate should be pure white, any yellow or orange means dehydration so his hydration needs a look into ASAP.
Try and introduce more feeders besides...
well if you get one, hope you have room for a pretty big enclosure :) reptile store has his own on display and its 5 foot long, nearly same length as iguana pretty much.
Do wish pet stores wouldn't sell them along with monitors and iguanas cheap then people start to realise "wow he/she is...
Females are same size as males :) a guy I know has a breeding pair and are the same size. Size can be down to genetics, diet and overall care as with any animal.
don't reptisuns last a full year though? I use repti glow which is every 6 months, some reason I can't get hold of reptisuns in any pet stores around me.
Chameleons are designed to take falls :) even wild chameleons can jump from 8-12 foot trees to get away from a potential threat and be fine, so since its 6 foot and carpet, he'll be fine just a little stunned. Maybe something startled him and he went for an adventure lol
Mine won't take fruit or greens >.> tricked him into taking a little slice of grape once and he spat it out and just starred at me like "How dare you feed me such food" LMAO
Is it possible you have a ants nest in your house such as in an attic are even behind a wall or outside? Both me and my grandparents had a issue, had a ants nest outside we were unaware of and they sometimes are attracted to the warmth of the house and got inside the house.
We did ask the...
gonna be hard to keep any reptile in there really since a fish tank has no ventilation unless there is no lid on top :| or you made your own lid some how.
How about keeping a bugs such as tarantulas or even a scorpion? Maybe some land snails or some salamanders?