a few ? about my veiled cam

[jbaird75]

1 how often r they to shed there skin?
2 mine goes poo in same spot after she eats she goes in food bolw(easy clean up) is that normal
3 how do the bright colors come out
4 superworms or kricets


my is about 5 mounts old give or take 1. shedded 1 time and eats 6-8 supers aday and i justnotice bite marks on the potho plants

5 is now a good time to try and feed raspberrys and stuff like that?
thank you

 

[BocaJan]

The very best place to go is a website created by our very own Brad. It has answers to everything! Even more experienced folks go there to check things out sometimes. Please read it.

http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/

I think it will answer the questions that you asked above.

 

[SoCaliSon]

Definatley check out Brad Ramsey site on Raising Kitty the Veiled Chameleon... He has not only done a good job at raising his veileds, but also created a great reference for anyone else trying to do so.

1 how often r they to shed there skin?

I think this depends on the growth rate of your Cham. Also some young Chameleons shed their entire skin in only a couple of hours and it can be easy to miss. I have a 5 month old that I have had since 2.5 months... and I think I have witnessed only 2 sheds... But I am sure there has been more.

2 mine goes poo in same spot after she eats she goes in food bolw(easy clean up) is that normal

What do you mean by "food bowl". Do you keep the crix in a cup that they cannot escape... or do you have a bowl of greens? If they are pooping in it I would try to move it so that this does not happen to ensure they are not ingesting any nasties.

3 how do the bright colors come out

Some are more brightly colored than others... But it is called "firing up" when a cham sees something that causes them to display their bright colors either out of Defense/agression/courting. The easiest way to trigger a fire up is to show them a mirror. Most will start to fire up for the strange cham in the mirror

4 superworms or kricets

Both... Variety is always good. And with both you want to make sure you are gutloading the prey prior to feeding.


my is about 5 mounts old give or take 1. shedded 1 time and eats 6-8 supers aday and i justnotice bite marks on the potho plants

Veileds are notorius plant eaters... completely normal....Nothing to worry about... Just make sure you are using plants from the "safe list"

5 is now a good time to try and feed raspberrys and stuff like that?
thank you

Not sure about rasberries... But I have fed mine broken up Grapes...and slices of apple...which they seem to love.

Good Luck... You should post some pics when you get a chance.

~Joe

 

[Lizardlover]

Carrots are good too, My panther and veiled love carrots

 

[jbaird75]

the food dish where i put the superworms in she eats them all then poos in the dish i take it outwash and put more worms in it.

 

[summoner12]

the food dish where i put the superworms in she eats them all then poos in the dish i take it outwash and put more worms in it.

Chameleons have a nack for going poo in the feeder dish.....

 

[alhickabee]

Superworms really shouldn't be the majority of his diet. Mine is at 5 months and eats 10-12 crickets per day and one superworm every other day. I've read that supers are really fatty, just look at them, and are harder to gutload than crickets. To much fat in the diet could lead to gout and malnutrition is just bad. Two reasons why I save the supers for a treat that I use to try to get my guy to soften up a bit. He runs to get them even though I hold them on my hand to feed him. Lately I been trying to keep the worm on my wrist so that he has to step on my hand to get it. Hasn't really worked 100% but he'll get it eventually.

 

[dodolah]

Superworms really shouldn't be the majority of his diet. Mine is at 5 months and eats 10-12 crickets per day and one superworm every other day. I've read that supers are really fatty, just look at them, and are harder to gutload than crickets. To much fat in the diet could lead to gout and malnutrition is just bad. Two reasons why I save the supers for a treat that I use to try to get my guy to soften up a bit. He runs to get them even though I hold them on my hand to feed him. Lately I been trying to keep the worm on my wrist so that he has to step on my hand to get it. Hasn't really worked 100% but he'll get it eventually.

not sure about the fat thing. Only complain that I have about supers is that their ratio of calcium to phospor are not ideal.
So, gutloading your super and dusting before feeding them to cham is recommended.

I found that supers are quite easy to gutload, actually.
They pretty much eat any veggie matter that I put in the container.
Now, making my chameleon to like them on the other hand is another different game.

I heard lotsa other member's chameleons have no problem with getting their chameleon to like supers. I never able to get mine to even taste one. They all just look at it in a funny way and completely ignore it.

Supers can also be addictive. So be aware of that.

 

[Julirs]

Supers are awesome! Mealworms are bad. Supers are easy to gutload and an all around good feeder. Silkworms are even better!

 

[alhickabee]

not sure about the fat thing. Only complain that I have about supers is that their ratio of calcium to phospor are not ideal.
So, gutloading your super and dusting before feeding them to cham is recommended.

I found that supers are quite easy to gutload, actually.
They pretty much eat any veggie matter that I put in the container.
Now, making my chameleon to like them on the other hand is another different game.

I heard lotsa other member's chameleons have no problem with getting their chameleon to like supers. I never able to get mine to even taste one. They all just look at it in a funny way and completely ignore it.

Supers can also be addictive. So be aware of that.

I don't know where I heard that then. Thanks for clearing that up, damn noobs (me) don't know what they're talking about, hahaha. Thats crazy yours won't even try them. My guy's eyes light up every time he sees one.
Reason I think they are harder to gutload is their bedding is also their food and the ones I have never seem to dent the veggies I put in there. Whereas crickets will devour anything and everything.

 

[Brad Ramsey]

My male veiled only eats super worms.
It's his choice, not mine ... so I gut load (very easy, they eat everything!) them daily and dust every one with calcium (no D3).
It's the best I can do and he is healthy as a horse!

-Brad

 

[THECHAMMAN]

my BD does the same thing, he'll only eat worms as long as they are long, skinny, and wriggle he'll eat 'em. he hates crickets. he wont eat them.

 

[SoCaliSon]

I have found that every one of my chams will go nuts for anything worm form. Only my Veileds and my female Nosy will eat Dubias... But all of my chams will eat anything in worm form right away. Therefore... Silkies, Supers, Dubies, and the occasion hornworm is the variety I offer.

P.S. I boycott crickets. I crusade to prove that us as keepers, do not need to depend on those stinking chirping hopping little nuisances to keep healthy animals and enjoy this hobby. (unless that is all your cham will eat then you have no choice in the matter.)

~Joe

 

[Grizz]

I think it is a good idea to feed them as many different feeders as they will eat. i must be lucky my veiled will eat any thing. recently i riggled a piece of collard greens in front of him and he ate it. He like silkies the most. i tried the stick thing,(placing on stick end in cage), he didnt eat. but if i jiggle in my hand he will eat. remember though, organic, with no pesticides and always rinse well.