Hi all, I am a new chameleon owner. I bought my female Jackson's Chameleon about 2 months ago. She was approximately a year old then. I have seen that she isn't really green. She has dark red blotches on her back, and is occasionally green , but not the beautiful light greens like I see on here, it is still somewhat darker or not as vibrant. I recently put up towels around the cage for privacy, and I also recently hung up a lot more artificial foliage for her. I would like to know if I am doing anything wrong, as I will explain all of my conditions:
She is in a 18x24x24 glass tank. I open her tank a few times a day to allow air flow since only the top is screen. She has dense foliage and vines throughout the enclosure. She has a small basking spot which reaches around 80-85 degrees fahrenheit. I use a 40 watt UVA bulb. I also have a 5.0 UVB for her enclosure. The cool side is typically 75 degrees, and on super hot days, I turn on the air conditioner. I do see her drink occasionally. She usually drinks when I mist her cage down with a spray bottle. I mist her 5 times a day or more, which keeps around 70% humidity. I have a dripper just in case, although she usually doesn't drink from it. I feed her large crickets every other day. She normally eats about a dozen. I dust them with plain calcium about 4 times a week, and with a multi vitamin maybe 2 times a week. She makes one, 2, or maybe even 3 fecals the day in between feedings. I have her lights on a timer. They come on at 7:30 am, and go off at 9:30 pm. At night, the temps go down to the mid or high 60s, maybe low 70s. She also shed about 2 or3 weeks ago. To be honest, she is pretty active. She looks very healthy and active otherwise. Her mouth is nice and pink, she has never fallen in the 2 months I have had her, she is at a good weight, and she does not wheeze or breathe heavy. She seems pretty healthy, I am just worried because she usually just looks a little dark, and not the vibrant greens of a typical jacksons chameleon.
She is in a 18x24x24 glass tank. I open her tank a few times a day to allow air flow since only the top is screen. She has dense foliage and vines throughout the enclosure. She has a small basking spot which reaches around 80-85 degrees fahrenheit. I use a 40 watt UVA bulb. I also have a 5.0 UVB for her enclosure. The cool side is typically 75 degrees, and on super hot days, I turn on the air conditioner. I do see her drink occasionally. She usually drinks when I mist her cage down with a spray bottle. I mist her 5 times a day or more, which keeps around 70% humidity. I have a dripper just in case, although she usually doesn't drink from it. I feed her large crickets every other day. She normally eats about a dozen. I dust them with plain calcium about 4 times a week, and with a multi vitamin maybe 2 times a week. She makes one, 2, or maybe even 3 fecals the day in between feedings. I have her lights on a timer. They come on at 7:30 am, and go off at 9:30 pm. At night, the temps go down to the mid or high 60s, maybe low 70s. She also shed about 2 or3 weeks ago. To be honest, she is pretty active. She looks very healthy and active otherwise. Her mouth is nice and pink, she has never fallen in the 2 months I have had her, she is at a good weight, and she does not wheeze or breathe heavy. She seems pretty healthy, I am just worried because she usually just looks a little dark, and not the vibrant greens of a typical jacksons chameleon.
