tiga
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We are new to this site, and i am new to owning a chameleon, although my gf has had two others. We've noticed that there seem to be some very knowledgeable people on this forum who may be able to give some insight on our situation.
Are veiled Chameleon Tiga, is 5 months old roughly. and seems to be starting to get interested in plant life for eating. Last week i witnessed her trying to eat some fake ficus leaves we have in our 65 gallon flexarium. So we went out and got her a real ficus for our cage, which she seems to be enjoying, and also trying to take bites out of.
But tonight i noticed she was also trying to take bites off the rubber of some of the exo-terra jungle vines we placed in our cage. I don't know for sure if she actually ate it, but we are pretty worried she might have. i am hoping it wouldn't be toxic to her, and have recently sent a email to exo-terra to verify that. but don't know how long that will take to be awnsered. hoping someone might have some knowledge of it will be safe.
She seems fine so far, still quite active. It seems quite odd i've placed some lettuce and other vegetables in her cage. And we don't feel it's a lack of feeding, she usually eats 10 - 20 crickets|and\or worms a day. We also try to feed her a wide variety of food, such as pinheads(dusted with calcium, and vitamin supplement), waxworms, mealworms, pheonix worms, the odd silkworms, and sometimes as a treat a small horned worm. And as far as we know seems to be a healthy eater. So we don't know what would cause this behaviour. Any help would be appreciated.
i will also attach some pictures of the cage and vines she bit into.
Two worried chameleon owners
Are veiled Chameleon Tiga, is 5 months old roughly. and seems to be starting to get interested in plant life for eating. Last week i witnessed her trying to eat some fake ficus leaves we have in our 65 gallon flexarium. So we went out and got her a real ficus for our cage, which she seems to be enjoying, and also trying to take bites out of.
But tonight i noticed she was also trying to take bites off the rubber of some of the exo-terra jungle vines we placed in our cage. I don't know for sure if she actually ate it, but we are pretty worried she might have. i am hoping it wouldn't be toxic to her, and have recently sent a email to exo-terra to verify that. but don't know how long that will take to be awnsered. hoping someone might have some knowledge of it will be safe.
She seems fine so far, still quite active. It seems quite odd i've placed some lettuce and other vegetables in her cage. And we don't feel it's a lack of feeding, she usually eats 10 - 20 crickets|and\or worms a day. We also try to feed her a wide variety of food, such as pinheads(dusted with calcium, and vitamin supplement), waxworms, mealworms, pheonix worms, the odd silkworms, and sometimes as a treat a small horned worm. And as far as we know seems to be a healthy eater. So we don't know what would cause this behaviour. Any help would be appreciated.
i will also attach some pictures of the cage and vines she bit into.
Two worried chameleon owners
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