Am I taking care of my Veiled correctly? *new to this*

[fatikamus]

I have had Zilla for about 4 months now and I just want to make sure that I am doing everything ok. She is my first Chameleon so I want to make sure she is healthy and happy.

-She is a female Veiled Chameleon (approximately 7-9months)
-Have a mistking to water her 4 times a day for two minute intervals.
-I feed her about 10-15 crickets a day with the occasional superworm.
-Crickets are gutloaded with Mazuri gutloading formula and I dust them with ReptiCal that is D3 free.
-Twice a month I dust them with Vitamins and Reptical WITH D3
-She has two 75W basking lamp, and a single zoomed UVB lamp.
-Her enclosure is two seperate zoomed cages that I combined.

Anything I seem to be missing?

 

[carol5208]

I think you have things covered! I would however, add some horizontal walkways. All the vines look vertical or slanted. Also, being a female, it might be a good idea to get a laying bin in there incase she develops eggs. They can lay them from about 6 months on (infertile) so she is at the perfect age.

 

[Lizzie The Chameleon]

Also 10-15 crickets a day is WAYYY too much for a 7-9 month old female in my opinion. The more you feed them the more eggs they develop and the more eggs, the harder they are to pass. 8-10 crickets every other day is perfect. Good luck!

 

[Lizzie The Chameleon]

Also it looks like she has gravid colors. Make sure she has a laying bin set up ASAP or she may not be able to lay and she can become egg bound and die. The blue spots indicate being receptive, but the tan/brown strip like patterns means gravid. @jannb correct me if I'm wrong. Your the queen of veilds

 

[Randall-the-Chameleon]

I agree that she would enjoy more horizontal branches and maybe a few more towards the front. A cheep pothos plant or something like that could grow under the light and she would really enjoy the extra cover and humidity.

 

[Peachypink]

I would suggest getting a tube UVB that covers both cages. With that big of a cage it would be spread out so she has better opportunity to get UVB.

Curious, with 2 75 watt basking bulbs what are the temps in her cage? Basking spot and ambient temps? And what is your lighting schedule?

The cage looks great! I like the 2 cages together idea. Like suggested above, more horizontal branches and a lay bin is needed.