Hello,
I am the new owner of my first baby veiled chameleon.
Below is my chameleons info. I am looking for comments about what I can improve. My baby was very home when I brought her home the first day from a pet store. She was crawling all over me and was very friendly. I have not even had her for a week yet, and since then she will definitley not let me handle her or even get my hand close to her she hisses and puffs her belly and gets very angry.
Chameleon Info:
Cage Info:
I am the new owner of my first baby veiled chameleon.
Below is my chameleons info. I am looking for comments about what I can improve. My baby was very home when I brought her home the first day from a pet store. She was crawling all over me and was very friendly. I have not even had her for a week yet, and since then she will definitley not let me handle her or even get my hand close to her she hisses and puffs her belly and gets very angry.
Chameleon Info:
- Your Chameleon - Veiled chameleon, 4-5months old, female
- Handling - None since the first day I brought her home
- Feeding - Mostly crickets and 1 meal worm. She eats about 5 a day right now ? She likes eating in the morning shortly after her lights come on and won't eat in the late afternoon after 3-4. I remove crickets she doesn't eat at night.
- Supplements - calcium dusting on crickets
- Watering - I mist about 3 times a day for 2-3 minutes each. I also have a humidifier. I have seen her drink only a few times, and she does get water drops off the walls and not the plants. She does not like to be misted and gets very angry at that as well so I avoid misting her. I am in the process of purchasing a water drip system.
Cage Info:
- Cage Type - Glass screen combo. Glass 2 panels, screen 2 panels. 2'x2'x3'. I find it easier to keep the humidity up in a partial glass cage. Last night I added a green "wallpaper" to the 2 glass sides of her habitat, because she was often seeing her reflection in the glass and I read that can stress her out because she thinks she is living with another chameleon. She was often trying to touch the glass reflections and I was worried about her. I also read that putting a wallpaper in their habitat can make them feel closed in, and I definitely don't want that either. I am hoping to upgrade to a larger, complete mesh cage as soon as possible but I am nervous all this change so quickly will really stress her out. I am looking for feedback about what the right move is. She seemed very unhappy with the "wallpaper" this morning just staring at the wall. Do you think her attitude About the wallpaper is a big concern? How long should I wait before re locating her ?
- Lighting - 12 hours light.1 5.0 UVB light and 1 basking heat light (not sure the wattage at this time).
- Temperature - I have thermometer at the top and bottom of the tank. The top by her basking lamp is around 80 degrees, and the bottom is around 75. At night both lights go out and it doesn't get below 71. Temperatures are pretty warm right now in the Midwest.
- Humidity - Humidity levels around 70-80
- Plants - a bamboo plant which is her favorite. And a golden pathos that I have only seen her on once.
- Placement - Cage is by a large window. In bedroom which is relitively quiet, low traffic. Only about 6' high right now, definitely need to raise the placement.
