Is it a male or a female?

[Chameleon Punk]

you should be looking for a bulge or no bulge you understand lol

bulge it has balls
none it has a vag

 

[OrionMyChameleon]

Food

Haha thx! Also what do baby chameleons eat, other than crickets?

 

[Spunky]

Mine loves flies, moths, meal worms. Just make sure they're not wild caught bc i gave spunky a moth from outside the other day and she started shaking really weirdly. When the bugs are wild caught, you have to worry about where they've been and pesticides. If you are a new owner, listen to the tips and advice from the people on here. They seriously know what they are talking about. Look up https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/jannb/ it's really helpful!

 

[OrionMyChameleon]

Thanks guys I think he got a hunger strike, because I only used to feed him crickets. Im going to go buy some fruitflies later today.

 

[Chameleon Punk]

where can you get fruitflies because i dont want to hve to start a colonie myself pet stores?

 

[Texas Panther Man]

That cham is past the fruit fly stage. A fruit fly has very little nutritional value also. Better options are: houseflys, small silkworms or hornworms, small supers, blue bottle flies. You can get bb flies or houseflies from mantisplace.com. You can get silks or horns from mulberry farms. Try some of those esp the green horns and I bet he starts eatting.

 

[Chameleon Punk]

thanks tex

 

[OrionMyChameleon]

Thanks Tex

 

[OrionMyChameleon]

How long

I know this is a dumb question, but how long do chameleons live without eating, because I think he still isn't used to his new house, and i'm not going to feed him for like 2 or 3 days.

 

[Chameleon Punk]

from what i hear a they can go a little while but they will allways need water i would offer food but if it still isnt eating dont leave the food in the cage at night.

 

[CleanLineChameleons]

OrionMyChameleon,

Hey...honestly I think a picture of the enclosure could be helpful. Chameleons don't eat for many reasons and if they aren't eating then thats not good. From just the couple pictures it doesn't look like you have a great basking spot and if not they won't eat because they bask to not only take in D3 but to take in the heat which helps their digestion. So if you could take a couple pics of the enclosure we may be able to give you some pointers that will spark your cham's appetite...and yea it definitely needs more than FFs.

Chris

ps. Looks like a girl.

 

[OrionMyChameleon]

Cage Pics

 

[OrionMyChameleon]

I didnt want to put the heat lamp to close so he wont get thermal burns.

 

[OrionMyChameleon]

About how far away should the heat lamp be from my chameleon? Im really scared that she could get a thermal burn.

 

[OrionMyChameleon]

Male or Female?

Here are some pics of the base of the tail to see if it's a male or a female. PLEASE RESPOND

 

[OrionMyChameleon]

Do you guys know if females have blue or red bars because mines does, and whenever I go on the internet I never see the females having bars, just circles on them?

 

[ladyapplegate]

I think you got yourself a male. There appears to be a slight bulge at the base of his tail. I could be wrong. Enjoy your cham either way! They are terrific creatures!

 

[Chameleon Punk]

i see the same thing bulge its a baby boy congrats.

 

[panthercham]

Looks like a girl to me and a very pretty one at that

 

[Ace]

its a girl, and the "bulge" you see is the cloaca/anus, not the real bulge, because the real bulge is after the "anus" right under the tail base area.

some girls can have color too, once it matures you will see the how she is