Colour change?

[Scottandliz]

Does any body know on chameleons what colours mean what?

 

[Plato]

It is not to blend in like many would have you think. It is more about the temperature and the chameleon's mood.

 

[camimom]

Depends on the chameleon species.

Jax turn black when sick or stressed, or over heated.

veileds turn darker green/brown/black when stressed or cold.

panthers go bright and pastelly colored when hot.

pick a species, i can helop with color codes.

 

[Scottandliz]

Could you tell me colour changes for a female veiled please

 

[camimom]

Lime green shades are normal colors.

As an adult, they get orange and blue spots which means they are sexually mature.

When gravid, They get a black background with teal/ robins egg blue spots all over, with yellow/orange stripes and spots.

When angry they get black stripes.

 

[Scottandliz]

Ah brilliant thanks, does gravid mean she's ready to lay eggs?

 

[camimom]

Ah brilliant thanks, does gravid mean she's ready to lay eggs?

Well yes and no.

Gravid means shes is working on eggs, but may not be ready to lay.

My female showed gravid colors from 3 days after she bred to 3 days after she laid.


Some females dont show gravid colors the entire time, or at all.

Ill get some photos of my female and post them for you so you can see the differences.

 

[Scottandliz]

Oh I see, yea that would be great thank you.

 

[camimom]

Lily my Female Veiled Chameleon.

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[camimom]

Picture 1 is before she was bred.

Picture 2 is when she got angry at me.

Picture 3 is when she was gravid and asleep.

Picture 4 is when she was gravid.

 

[Scottandliz]

That's great thank you I'll keep these picture so I can compare shes currently a light green colour so I guess she's pretty happy.

 

[camimom]

That's great thank you I'll keep these picture so I can compare shes currently a light green colour so I guess she's pretty happy.

Im sure she is.

how old is she?

at around 6 months you want to get a lay bin for her, as they can lay eggs even when not bred.

 

[Scottandliz]

She's around the 4 month mark at the min.. Iv got the bin ready to go but just going to wait a few months

 

[camimom]

She's around the 4 month mark at the min.. Iv got the bin ready to go but just going to wait a few months

thats fine.


hope its at least 12 inches deep.



and that whatever lay material you are using, will be wet enough to hold atunnel and wont collapse.

 

[Scottandliz]

Yea I'm thinking of using play sand

 

[camimom]

Yea I'm thinking of using play sand

that works.

I used 4 inches of sand, and then 12 inches of top soil.. my girl laid perfectly.

38 eggs incubating away.