New chameleon owner, does everything look okay?

Pyxis

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Hello everyone, I got my first chameleon today and I want to make sure I'm doing everything right. He is a veiled chameleon. I'm not sure of his age but he's still very small. I have him in a reptibreeze - a smaller one for now, I will upgrade him when he gets larger. He has a dowel rod under the lights to use for basking, some vines and a fake plant for climbing, and an umbrella plant that he loves.

I will say that I bought a chameleon starter kit, but I did my research first as I know that starter kits can be absolutely horrible. This one seemed okay. The lights I'm a little unsure of, so if someone could reassure me there that would be great. It's a dual fixture with a basking bulb and a compact Repti-Sun 5.0 UVB.

Basically I took the starter kit and added a dowel, a fake vine I already had hanging around, and an umbrella plant. I also bought a Little Dripper and he loves that, he's already been drinking directly from it.

He's eating well and seems healthy. I need to come up with a name for him still.

Here's a picture of the little guy and of his cage.

chameleon.jpg chameleon cage.jpg
 
I am aware that that light doesnt get very warm but make sure that the highest point is lower than 90 degrees. As babies they need lower temps than as adults
 
Thanks! I made sure he can't get too close to it and it's 85 degrees directly under the light.

Does anyone have any thoughts on how old he might be?
 
I highly recommend taking out the carpet at the bottom. It really doesn't help anything, and crickets like to get under them, so just leave it bare. I agree with Bekkageary as far as age goes, and he looks pretty good. You could also try adding some more vines, I know mine loves to walk and climb on those.
 
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