Humidity

[Chamycon2016]

Hello. I'm new to the forums. I just got a baby (5-6 in.) Veiled Chameleon. I have him in a medium reptibreeze terrarium that is fully mesh. His basking spot is 90 degrees Fahrenheit. I have been having a problem getting him properly humidified. I have been misting him profusely and it takes the humidity up to 60% but soon evaporates and brings it back down to 40%. I know this is a very important part to keeping a Chameleon healthy and I really don't want him to die. He also does not have substrate because I heard crickets hide in it and it's a pain to clean. Is there anything I can do to raise his humidity levels?

 

[Vincentuanluu]

That's way to hot for a baby. It should be 78-80 and slowly increase as he grows to 85-87.

Also try covering one side and back with plastic sheets, shower curtains or even a garbage bag. Veiled doesn't need consistent high humidity. Can work with 50%

 

[Vincentuanluu]

There lots of veiled care sheets from very experience members here.
Try using the search, and welcome to the forum. You'll find lots of informations and advices here

 

[Chamycon2016]

Thank you for your suggestion. One last thing. He's been kind of a dark green color and I don't know if this has anything to do with humidity. Does it? This is my first chameleon so I'm kinda new to the whole experience. His humidity level is at 45% too.

 

[Vincentuanluu]

Thank you for your suggestion. One last thing. He's been kind of a dark green color and I don't know if this has anything to do with humidity. Does it? This is my first chameleon so I'm kinda new to the whole experience. His humidity level is at 45% too.

Sometime it can mean a lot of things but from my limited experience, dark colour means he trying absorb more heat or chameleons tend to turn dark/black when stress.

Here an example of stress when I handled my female veiled I first got her.

 

[Vincentuanluu]

Could you take a picture of your enclosure? That would help a lot and filling out "how to ask for help"

https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/how-to-ask-for-help.66/

This would help other members to give you advices

 

[Chamycon2016]

Chameleon info:

My Chameleon: 2 month old male veiled chameleon. I got him yesterday

Handling: none. Letting him get used to terrarium

Feeding: have not fed him yet. I have small crickets in a cricket keeper with apples to keep them hydrated and alive. Going to dust them with zoo med repticalcium with D3

Supplements: see Feeding

Watering: Little Dripper on top of cage with spout dripping water onto fake leaves on side of cage. Log mister in cage as well. Had to put a bucket under cage because water was getting on my dresser. I mist as much as I can but doesn't seem to bring up humidity.

Fecal Description: no fecal matter present yet

History: none.


Cage info:

Cage type: medium (18x18x30 in.) reptibreeze terrarium.

Lighting: see pictures

Humidity: see chameleon info watering and pictures

Plants: no live plants of any kind

Placement: top of cage is about 7 feet high on dresser

Location: Colorado

Current Problem. Low humidity levels

 

[Chamycon2016]

He seems to be hanging around the basking bulb. It's at 90 degrees Fahrenheit though....

 

[Chamycon2016]

Could you take a picture of your enclosure? That would help a lot and filling out "how to ask for help"

https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/how-to-ask-for-help.66/

This would help other members to give you advices

Done. Sorry, forgot to reply.

 

[Remkon]

I would give ur cham alot more branches to climb on... Also put some more cover in. Your cham climbing the screen is also a sign that there isn't enough alternatives.

I understand you want to have a clear view of your animal, but being out in the open goes against chameleon nature... So please provide him some more cover.

Best is to put in a real plant like a ficus since life plants hold humidity better than plastics.

 

[Chamycon2016]

I would give ur cham alot more branches to climb on... Also put some more cover in. Your cham climbing the screen is also a sign that there isn't enough alternatives.

I understand you want to have a clear view of your animal, but being out in the open goes against chameleon nature... So please provide him some more cover.

Best is to put in a real plant like a ficus since life plants hold humidity better than plastics.

Thank you for your reply! One question. Where do you find ficus? I went to my Home Depot to look for ficus, hibiscus, and pothos plants and couldn't find any. I also asked the man that was working in the plant department if they were treated and he said yes. So I didn't want those in his cage. Where do I find them untreated?

 

[Remkon]

Thank you for your reply! One question. Where do you find ficus? I went to my Home Depot to look for ficus, hibiscus, and pothos plants and couldn't find any. I also asked the man that was working in the plant department if they were treated and he said yes. So I didn't want those in his cage. Where do I find them untreated?

I don't know... I live in the Netherlands
I get my plants at the plant store.

I would just get one from anywhere and shower it off very well, then cover the soil with stones that are big enaugh so your cham can't accidentally eat them.