Female veiled chameleon

Roger.bowen

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I am currently setting up my next veiled chameleon cage. I am going to be adding a female veiled chameleon to my collection once I am satisfied with the cage being perfect. I just have once question, do they require a different basking temperature? I have read that some people just give them uvb but I'm not sure what I should do.
 
I am currently setting up my next veiled chameleon cage. I am going to be adding a female veiled chameleon to my collection once I am satisfied with the cage being perfect. I just have once question, do they require a different basking temperature? I have read that some people just give them uvb but I'm not sure what I should do.
They do require a lower basking temp, this helps keep them from producing to many eggs. I do not know what a good basking temp is but do know its not as high as a males.
 
They do require a lower basking temp, this helps keep them from producing to many eggs. I do not know what a good basking temp is but do know its not as high as a males.
So maybe something in the low 80's should do. But I will keep in mind that high temps allows them to produce more eggs. Just as another question, high temps won't be bad for her, like it won't burn her but it will lower her life span because of more eggs
 
So maybe something in the low 80's should do. But I will keep in mind that high temps allows them to produce more eggs. Just as another question, high temps won't be bad for her, like it won't burn her but it will lower her life span because of more eggs
The care sheets say a female adult veiled should have a basking temp of 85F. So low to mid 80s would be fine in my opinion.
 
How's your male doing? Did you every get him to the vets for a fecal?
My male is doing great! He has tripled his weight in just one month.(6g to 18g) I figured before I was going to take him to the vet I would try something. I boosted the amount of feeders I gave him, and also the size of them. Right now I have 1000 silkworm eggs that are slowly hatching, crickets, phenoix worms, the odd mealworm(soon going to buy supers instead) and fruit flies
 
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My male is doing great! He has tripled his weight in just one month.(6g to 18g) I figured before I was going to take him to the vet I would try something. I boosted the amount of feeders I gave him, and also the size of them. Right now I have 1000 silkworm eggs that are slowly hatching, crickets, phenoix worms, the odd mealworm(soon going to buy supers instead) and fruit flies

Getting a fecal is still a good idea. Chameleons get parasites for the feeders they eat. I get routine fecals on my guys and somebody almost always has something.
 
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