PascalsMama
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I added way more plants, this is an older picture. 
She loves the variety now.
She loves the variety now.
Nap during the day-is this normal?
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Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Veiled, female, Not sure of age, it's about 2 1/2 inches long, not including tail. I've had her for a week and a half.
Handling - 1 or 2x a day. When she is stressed or my kids get too hectic I put her back.
Feeding - About 10 small crickets sprinkled with calcium powder. Sometimes D3. 1x a day we feed her. We gut-load with the orange gel type of food/water from the pet store as well as kale, leafy veggies, etc.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
Watering - Mist 3x a day, I wait until the mist dries before I mist again. I mist until all of the leaves have drops of water on them. I have not seen my chameleon drink, however the last time I misted I saw her come off of the branch to get onto the leaves.
Fecal Description - Black/brownish & white. Not runny. I've seen her eat like crazy though. Never tested for parasites.
History - At the pet store where I got her, she was on the bottom where there was dirt and pawing at the glass like she wanted to get out. The pet store said she was doing that all day long. It was like she was miming almost.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Glass ExoTerra 18x18x24, but we are getting one that's a little wider (24x18x24) for now, even though they like height. It's just a baby cage though.
Lighting - 12 hours for the day time lighting, 12 hours for the red night lighting. 26 watt UVB tube-ish. & 20 watt Desert 50 spiral. What do you suggest? Our hood for the tank can only take 26 watt bulbs.
Temperature - Cage floor is 80, basking spot I'm not sure.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? 80. How are you creating and maintaining these levels? Misting. What do you use to measure humidity? hydrometer.
Plants - Only fake plants.
Placement - Right now we are waiting for the new cage & stand to arrive, for now the cage is on the living room floor. We are moving it upstairs to our room where she will have more quiet time and be higher up. She is located king of near an air vent. At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor? Low for now, will be higher soon, new cage & stand should arrive Tuesday.
Location - We live in Wisconsin.
Current Problem - She naps during the day occasionally. I am also interested in any advice or tips for me. We have bearded dragons and they at much easier to care for, but I am learning so much with my veiled, I lover her!
Remove the night light asap.
AESara
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As was said before, you won't need or want the red night light. The red light, I've read, can hurt their eyes. In addition to that, you want there to be a heat drop at night. As long as your house temperature doesn't drop to under 60 degrees F, you won't need any heat source at night. Save some energy.
I also kept my veiled in glass when he was a baby. It was easier to maintain humidity that way. Just make sure that the temperature and humidity don't get too high. As far as substrate, I used simple paper towel. It soaked up excess water and I would remove it nightly or whenever it was visibly wet. It is still possible for a cham to try to eat paper towel, but I never had this issue. If you try it, just watch the cham as much as possible. Babies need a lot of attention.
I also kept my veiled in glass when he was a baby. It was easier to maintain humidity that way. Just make sure that the temperature and humidity don't get too high. As far as substrate, I used simple paper towel. It soaked up excess water and I would remove it nightly or whenever it was visibly wet. It is still possible for a cham to try to eat paper towel, but I never had this issue. If you try it, just watch the cham as much as possible. Babies need a lot of attention.
PascalsMama
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She is napping MORE! :'( She's at the top of the cage now. I took her outside earlier for a little bit and she turned dark green... to absorb heat, but then she got lighter. I took her inside and put her in her cage. I know she's eating, I saw her eat earlier. Should I take out the spiral bulb? I am discontinuing the red light at night, my husband accidentally turned it on last night though...
I'm so scared, we love her so much and we've had her for little time.
Like I said, we've increased the plants, I will take the soil out as well. She is hardly ever on the bottom of the cage, I think I saw her there 2 times since we've had her.
What do I do?!
I'm so scared, we love her so much and we've had her for little time.
Like I said, we've increased the plants, I will take the soil out as well. She is hardly ever on the bottom of the cage, I think I saw her there 2 times since we've had her.
What do I do?!
camimom
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She is napping MORE! :'( She's at the top of the cage now. I took her outside earlier for a little bit and she turned dark green... to absorb heat, but then she got lighter. I took her inside and put her in her cage. I know she's eating, I saw her eat earlier. Should I take out the spiral bulb? I am discontinuing the red light at night, my husband accidentally turned it on last night though...
I'm so scared, we love her so much and we've had her for little time.
Like I said, we've increased the plants, I will take the soil out as well. She is hardly ever on the bottom of the cage, I think I saw her there 2 times since we've had her.
What do I do?!
Give her sometime to get back on a normal schedule. Not sure if its been answered, but how close are her basking and uvb bulbs to her highest basking spot?
PascalsMama
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She's doing great this morning so far! She ate 5 crickets right away and just seems more happy since the spiral light is replaced and the red night light has been removed.
Thank you all SO much, yay for a happy Pascali!
Thank you all SO much, yay for a happy Pascali!
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