Brown and hiding!

[Weesmidge]

Your Chameleon - Veiled Chameleon, Male, 6 months old had him for 4 months.
Handling - every few days if he wants to come out.
Feeding - Standard crickets, mealworms and a few waxworms in the morning. gut loaded with carrots cucumber and salad leaves.
Supplements - Exo Terra calcium daily, exo terra multi vitamins and calcium with d3 once a month.
Watering - misting 3-4 times daily.
Fecal Description - fecas is black and firm, urinate is white.

Cage Info:
Cage Type - Exo Terra 18" x 18" x 18"
Lighting - Repti glo 10.0 UVB, Heat bulb 60 watt. timed for 12 hrs.
Temperature - Basking spot 95f, bottom of viv 75f
Humidity - 50-70 maintained
Plants - orchid
Placement - waist height, low traffic area.
Location - N.Ireland

Current Problem - Yesterday and today Ziggy has been brown and black colours and hiding at the back, not being his usual self at all. he has just finished shedding, but that is the only thing thats changed.

 

[Psychobunny]

How long have you had your cham?

Can you post a pic of his cage?

Have you added/subtracted anything from inside his cage recently?

 

[Weesmidge]

Ive had him for 3 months. thats what i can't understand i haven't changed anything, in the past he would sulk if i changed his viv about so i stopped doing that.
Ive taken two photos, one with his uvb light on and one switched off so you can see better.
Thanks Claire

 

[Chaka]

Well the lights are inside the viv? The UV might be too much for him being that close/ he can't regulate the amount of exposure he getting. Maybe its time to upgrade the enclosure or put the UV and heat externally from the cage?

 

[kevbek]

id say start off by moving to a larger scale cage. a 6 month old will outgrow that very very soon anyway, if he hasn't already!

 

[Weesmidge]

Would that be causing him to act this way? I am expecting to upgrade soon anyways. I just don't like to see him getting into a state. Do you think the glass could suddenly be annoying him?
Thanks for all your help.