Colours
- Thread starter SiChelle
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Justin Carl
Avid Member
You may see stripes around 4-5 months, but full coloration is about one year.
dodolah
Retired Moderator
this is almost impossible to tell accurately.
I don't know exactly what do you mean by "good" colors.
Veiled has multiple of colors ranging from orange, yellow, green, and baby blue (some earth red might occur in certain individual), brown, and dark brown.
If you want a better guess, you can always looked at his father and his mother's father. Those are the colors he most likely end up with when he grow up.
SiChelle
New Member
I got him from a pet shop in the uk, so i havent seen his parents.
I used to have a female chameleon and she had some really nice colours but she died a while back when she was carrying eggs,
i have attached a photo of her too(Gorgia), will he do the same colours or diffrent to her???
I used to have a female chameleon and she had some really nice colours but she died a while back when she was carrying eggs,
i have attached a photo of her too(Gorgia), will he do the same colours or diffrent to her???
Justin Carl
Avid Member
different, check out my gallery.
That is a standard male veiled color.
3 main body stripes and 11-13 tail stripes is standard.
That is a standard male veiled color.
3 main body stripes and 11-13 tail stripes is standard.
CleanLineChameleons
Avid Member
Well I was looking through your gallery and I saw that Pedro is 5 months old. 5 months is usally when veilds start showing their patter or stripes as Justin stated earlier. Yours looks a little smaller/younger than the average 5 month old so I would say give him another 2 months and you will start to see his pattern. He looks a little thin in your pics, also he was sleeping with your lights still on. Sleeping during the day is the number one indicator that something is wrong. So just make sure you read and give him everything he needs to stay happy and healthy.
-chris
-chris
SiChelle
New Member
A lot of people have told me that he has got to be a lot younger then what i was told when i got him,i was told he was 5 months but now been told he could be as young as 13weeks, were in the uk too.
i am now worrying that i am doing the right things for him, my last chameleon was never this tinny when i got her.
All pedro does is light green and a horrible drak green purple ish colour.
He never sleeps during the day, just diggs a lot
CleanLineChameleons
Avid Member
Good to hear, I just saw the one pic of him sleeping and assumed with the lighting that it was daytime. Keep us posted.
-chris
-chris
SiChelle
New Member
Thats okay he is looking down so it looks as if he is sleeping,
you said he looks thin, i feed him loads but how can i feed him up?
Brad Ramsey
Retired Moderator
How's it going with the temperature adjustments?
Is he still digging at the bottom?
-Brad
Is he still digging at the bottom?
-Brad
CleanLineChameleons
Avid Member
Make sure he stays hydrated, mist him twice a day for about 5 minutes or more. Also try feeding him different types of worms, ie tomato worms and meal worms. Just make sure that he stays hydrated and you have a heat lamp. One reason why chams bask in the heat is for digestion.
-chris
-chris
Brad Ramsey
Retired Moderator
Hey Chris,
The heat lamp has been adjusted or removed in this enclosure (bit of an experiment) due to the temps being too hot (it is an all glass enclosure w/ a screen top).
I do believe sufficient temperatures for digestion are being maintained.
The animal has been down at the bottom trying to dig out ... we are seeing if less heat will make him more comfortable.
-Brad
CleanLineChameleons
Avid Member
Thanks Brad...I was unaware of the entire situation with the heat lamp. What is the ambient temps (day & night)? How large is the enclosure? That's odd...where is it located in the room?
