My new girl
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Zerah Morris
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She looks nice. Please remove her from the shiny glass cage that is reflecting like a mirror and making her feel as if someone is watching her and invading her territory at all times.
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chameleonare
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nice cham but u really must move her out of that glass aquarium
Lunatic913
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congrats on your new cham...make sure u give her enough calcium and make sure u see her drink water and not get dehydrated. i almost lost my cham because of mbd...but he is recovering. good luck with her. if you can try to make an appointment with the local exotic vet. i wish i did so he can help u out with any Q.s u may have but then again thats y we have these forums
good luck to u and jade
good luck to u and jade
Will Hayward
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If you explain how you have been offering water, we can give you suggestions to improve.
Regarding the glass cage...depending on the climate that you live in, they can be necessary. My cages have screen lids and doors, but because the climate here is cool and the humidity is often low, this works.
Contrary to what is normally said, I have not found chameleons to pay much/any attention to their refelections. My female veileds consistently live to be over 6 and my males even older than that kept like this.
I always recommend using real non-toxic well-washed (both sides of the leaves) plants with chameleons. That way there is no problem with them ingesting a fake leaf and ending up impacted. I use pothos in my veiled cages but there are lots more that you can use too.
Please be aware that females can lay eggs even when not mated so she should have a suitable place in her cage to dig in. If you don't want her to lay large clutches, you need to control her diet a little more than if she were a male too.
Full spectrum light including UVB (that does not pass through glass or plastic) is necessary. Direct sunlight is even better.
As was suggested, dust the insects with (phosphorous free) calcium powder before giving them to your chameleon. I also dust the insects with a vitamin/mineral powder (with beta carotene sources of vitamin A) twice a month and, because my chameleons don't get any direct sunlight, I dust lightly with a calciunm/D3 powder twice a month.
Its advisable to gutload the insects with a nutritious diet too.
Hope you enjoy your chameleon!
Contrary to what is normally said, I have not found chameleons to pay much/any attention to their refelections. My female veileds consistently live to be over 6 and my males even older than that kept like this.
I always recommend using real non-toxic well-washed (both sides of the leaves) plants with chameleons. That way there is no problem with them ingesting a fake leaf and ending up impacted. I use pothos in my veiled cages but there are lots more that you can use too.
Please be aware that females can lay eggs even when not mated so she should have a suitable place in her cage to dig in. If you don't want her to lay large clutches, you need to control her diet a little more than if she were a male too.
Full spectrum light including UVB (that does not pass through glass or plastic) is necessary. Direct sunlight is even better.
As was suggested, dust the insects with (phosphorous free) calcium powder before giving them to your chameleon. I also dust the insects with a vitamin/mineral powder (with beta carotene sources of vitamin A) twice a month and, because my chameleons don't get any direct sunlight, I dust lightly with a calciunm/D3 powder twice a month.
Its advisable to gutload the insects with a nutritious diet too.
Hope you enjoy your chameleon!
Zerah Morris
New Member
kinyonga said:
This is really poor information. Some chameleons do adapt to living surrounded by their reflections just as some do adapt to living communally despite them largely being solitary animals.
There is no situation in which glass provides any advantage, and never any situation in which glass is "necessay"! If humidity is an issue in you climate you are better off to use solid OSB or veneered plys sealed and then covered in cork panels or fern root panels. Alternatively you can also use spray foams covered in a mix of black silicone with peat/coco fiber. All provide additional insulation as apposed to screen and hold moisture to help maintain humidity. Glass provides none of these advantages. It is a horrible insulator, holds no moisture, and creates issues with lack of evaporation and bacteria growth often resulting in URI.
I respect that your chameleons have lived the stated life spans. However I would say that this was in-spite of their enclosures and not because of them.
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Will Hayward
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I beleive that the "Necessary" may have been more directed towards towards the 'Solid side' aspect of the enclosures she uses. And I'm absolutely positive shes aware of siding options. She explains what is working great for her.
BTW, my solid side enclosures that I posted on the other forum are working well. Much improved from all the other designs I have worked through. Point is, use what works and make the changes as you see fit or necessary to provide the best habitat for chameleons.
BTW, my solid side enclosures that I posted on the other forum are working well. Much improved from all the other designs I have worked through. Point is, use what works and make the changes as you see fit or necessary to provide the best habitat for chameleons.
