new cage! and my cham!

[wontbme]

dont look like leaves to me but berries that arent ripe yet. what kind of berry is that? understand a veiled chameleon will try out just about everything in your cage at one time or another. the berries may be ok for human consumption but not ok to chameleons.

its pretty much like this...humans can eat grapes.. i have a dog that loves grapes. grapes lead to organ failure in dogs. so although she may like them they may be harmful to her.

also you will need to change your uvb bulb out for a linear tube. whats your basking/ambient temps? dusting schedule? gutload? misting schedule?

carol is trying to give you good advice for you to be able to enjoy your chameleon for a long period of time. she is not new to chameleons...many things can go wrong in husbandry and can result in a short life with your chameleon. things that may look awesome to us, may be harmful to your pet.

i understand believe me i do, i'm not taking it offensively.
the uvb is very true, i do need to do that. basking is currently unknown because of my cham's new home. its too big for me to assume she wants to be in one area. but she LOVES the view from the window lol. so that might be it.

my misting schedule is once for 3~ minutes every two-three hours starting from the morning

gutload is crickets in a 16x16x21 cage to prevent short life spans. gives them good excercise and climbing room, will pose a challange to my cham and i'm sure she'll like that, they eat anything from potatoes, apples oranges zuchini etc.
with water gels for hydration in a feeding cup easily accesible to the crickets
several cardboard for their own privacy and i might start a breeding bin for them, i just need to figure out how i will pull it off.

but first i need my laying bin for my cham.

dusting is once or twice every month for D3 supplements

 

[Sporkthedork]

lol I know what you are saying!!!!! No offense wontbeme but have looked at your video three times and I still see dead leaves.

I agree with Atraxia, they look more like unrippened white mulberries to me also.

I agree with Carol and that you should get rid of the dirt at the bottom. Also your foilage/branches at the top seem to too skinny and fragile to hold your chameleon. The fake biobranches are the only ones that can support him now and in the future when he gets bigger. I would suggest re-doing the cage and just put a potted ficus, hibicus and/or umbrella plant in there. Remember it doesn't have to look like a "jungle" (which is what I think you are going for), it just has to meet the chameleon's needs.

 

[DrRhymes]

Sorry to interject but what was the thing about feeding the crickets outside the cage

 

[carol5208]

i understand believe me i do, i'm not taking it offensively.
the uvb is very true, i do need to do that. basking is currently unknown because of my cham's new home. its too big for me to assume she wants to be in one area. but she LOVES the view from the window lol. so that might be it.

my misting schedule is once for 3~ minutes every two-three hours starting from the morning

gutload is crickets in a 16x16x21 cage to prevent short life spans. gives them good excercise and climbing room, will pose a challange to my cham and i'm sure she'll like that, they eat anything from potatoes, apples oranges zuchini etc.
with water gels for hydration in a feeding cup easily accesible to the crickets
several cardboard for their own privacy and i might start a breeding bin for them, i just need to figure out how i will pull it off.

but first i need my laying bin for my cham.

dusting is once or twice every month for D3 supplements

Are you using plain calcium at evey feeding a multivitamin twice a month also?

 

[ataraxia]

you will need to make sure she has proper ambient/basking temps and dusting schedule. thermo guages can be had for around 3-5 bucks.

 

[wontbme]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-WNCZvEORI&feature=channel_video_title

how is it now?

 

[DavidBuchan]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-WNCZvEORI&feature=channel_video_title

how is it now?

Looks good, and she seems very healthy. You had the right idea with a few more branches and leaves before though, esp. near the top where she'll prefer to be. Not too near the lights of course......... That and a uv tube would be better.

 

[rocket89]

You still need to take out the dirt that on the bottom of tank, ur cham look black too, im guessing its stress out because there isnt enough leaf for it to hide in between it. U should go to osh or home depot, they got nice and leafy plant for a cheap price.
( i just learn when people say that they are pricy to take care of)

 

[wontbme]

i think it was the camera tbh, she got greener towards the end
gave her a waxworm today and she seems content