Does my Cham look healthy? He’s my first Cham I’ve had. I’ve taken care of other reptiles and I always do my hard research before getting a pet I’ve never owned. I’m just worried that he looks thin?? Or his eyes look dark? I’m also not sure how old he is.
New Cham
- Thread starter Pm234
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Brodybreaux25
Chameleon Enthusiast
Looks decent, fill out the help form and we’ll make sure you both get off to a good start...
You sure that’s a he?
You sure that’s a he?
Looks like he might have little spurs but I’m 50/50 on it right now..
How do I get to a help form?
Thank you!
Chameleon Info:
Cage Info:
- Your Chameleon - Im going to say Female Veiled Chameleon.
- Handling - Never
- Feeding - crickets and worms for right now.
- Supplements - Repti Calcium without D3 dusted on crickets daily.
- Watering - misting every other hour (yes, through the night) for 2-5 mins. I’m waiting on my humidifier to come in.
- Fecal Description - Dark brown and dry with white on the end.
- History - She was about 4-5 inches when I got her. She was in a TINY terrarium at petsmart with a WATER DISH. (But we all know petsmart doesn’t know anything about their animals)
Cage Info:
- Cage Type - Screen cage
- Lighting - UVB light and heat light.
- Temperature - basking is around 87-84 and bottom is 73. I have a digital thermometer.
- Humidity - Unknown. Getting a gauge ASAP (in the mail with humidifier)
- Plants - Dracaena Marg and there’s another plant in there but I looked up what plants they could have. I can find the name or post a pic.
- Placement - Cage is in spare room where we have the vent turned off. Our house is kept around 70, but the spare room upstairs is always hotter than the rest of house. Spare room is kept separate from our dogs, as to not stress our Cham out.
- Location - Central Oklahoma
Theveiled
Avid Member
If you post a picture of the back foot, we can help sex your cham. If you havent already I would recommend reading this https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/caresheets/veiled/ it will help fix some of the information you put and help guide you with the care. You could also post a pic of your set up and we can help you there as well
If you post a picture of the back foot, we can help sex your cham. If you havent already I would recommend reading this https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/caresheets/veiled/ it will help fix some of the information you put and help guide you with the care. You could also post a pic of your set up and we can help you there as well
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Brodybreaux25
Chameleon Enthusiast
Female.
Hey there and welcome! I would read through these https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/ and this https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/caresheets/veiled/
Check out The chameleon breeder podcast that Bill Strand does. https://www.chameleonbreeder.com/archive-season-3/
Specifically episode 89,90,91, and 92. These will be really helpful for you
Your supplements need to be added to. Your misting will need to be adjusted. Lighting needs to be changed out to a T5 or T8 linear UVB tube and fixture asap. The one you have is a compact and is not good.
I would add more horizontal vines and maybe even a pothos so there are more spots to hide. Make sure your not feeding mealworms they cause them to become impacted.
And you will want to read up on lay bins too because Brody is spot on it looks like you have a girl
Check out The chameleon breeder podcast that Bill Strand does. https://www.chameleonbreeder.com/archive-season-3/
Specifically episode 89,90,91, and 92. These will be really helpful for you
Your supplements need to be added to. Your misting will need to be adjusted. Lighting needs to be changed out to a T5 or T8 linear UVB tube and fixture asap. The one you have is a compact and is not good.
I would add more horizontal vines and maybe even a pothos so there are more spots to hide. Make sure your not feeding mealworms they cause them to become impacted.
And you will want to read up on lay bins too because Brody is spot on it looks like you have a girl
Update: my boyfriend is building a new enclosure for her, that way we can implement a lay bin in the bottom along with much more foliage! The enclosure we have right now is (obviously) a not-so-cheap plastic one and we are both disappointed with it. Anytime you open the door the entire thing shakes and I know that can’t make her feel safe.
Brodybreaux25
Chameleon Enthusiast
I don’t know what you’d like to build but converting an old display cabinet makes for a solid viv that looks good too! They are all over Facebook Market place for about $100...
@Brodybreaux25 did a freaking amazing one!!!!! What was the link to your thread on yours?
