Amy the Veiled

[kanjiman]

so i got my first chameleon yesterday. she looks like she's doing great! (i think she's a she at least...) here are a few pics i took.

 

[PantherEnvy]

Wow she does look awesome. How old is she? Around 2 months or less?

 

[kanjiman]

just a little over 1 month right now

 

[carol5208]

Congrats on your cute little cham. If she does not have little spurs or points on her back heels on back feet then she is a girl. I was wondering...is she closing her eyes like that alot during the day hours? If so, that is not a good sign.

 

[jannb]

Congrats on your cute little cham. If she does not have little spurs or points on her back heels on back feet then she is a girl. I was wondering...is she closing her eyes like that alot during the day hours? If so, that is not a good sign.

I was wondering the same thing about her eyes being closed.

Congrats on little Amy.

 

[DavidBuchan]

Hello to you and little Amy Here's a great caresheet I always recommend to new owners of Veileds - https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/chameleonsinmyhouse/395-veiled-chameleon-care-sheet.html

 

[kanjiman]

Congrats on your cute little cham. If she does not have little spurs or points on her back heels on back feet then she is a girl. I was wondering...is she closing her eyes like that alot during the day hours? If so, that is not a good sign.

not that i've seen. that was right after i took her out to put her in the cage the first time. she's actually very active. runs around her little cage (got a new cage coming on monday that's larger and not plastic...). the first day she didn't eat at all and i don't know what they look like when they drink to be honest yet.. but the humidity and temp looks good from the research i've done. she did eat a few crickets today too. per Jannb's blog, i'm giving her 5-7 small crickets and she gobbles them up quick! i think she was just hungry.

i bought a habiscus plant for the new cage when it arrives.. not sure if it's a good thing, but i took Amy out and set her on the habiscus while i was watching and she looked like she loved it! just ran around, exploring the whole thing. she didn't try to camouflage or anything so that's why i think she liked it.. hehe. i'm looking forward to watching her grow up

thanks David! i'm always happy for new information. i'll take a look at that blog right now

 

[jannb]

At that age feed her all that she wants.....10 to 15 small feeders a day
Is fine.

 

[kanjiman]

in that case! awesome! it's the coolest thing to watch them eat.. thanks!

 

[romulan]

If it was in the evening, perhaps she was tired from shedding all day and liked your hand warmth so just passed out