New enclosure question

[DeadFxce]

So I finished my Chams enclosure and I was just wondering how long does it usually take for a cham to get used to their new enclosure show stop being stressed again etc

 

[Beman]

It can take a few weeks... But you have some brightly colored things in there like the cup and the shoe laces... I would use zip ties instead of shoe laces. Mine get mad with certain colors.

 

[Lennoncham]

You may want to reposition that plant that’s near the top. I don’t think it will do to well sideways like that.

 

[DeadFxce]

You may want to reposition that plant that’s near the top. I don’t think it will do to well sideways like that.

Okay but how can I get the plant to be higher in the enclosure like what can I put it on and how

 

[Beman]

You need vertical bracing branches for the sides to hook to the wood horizontal frame of the enclosure

 

[Lennoncham]

This will explain what @Beman was talking about.

https://dragonstrand.com/getting-the-most-from-your-dragon-strand-dragon-ledges/

 

[DeadFxce]

You need vertical bracing branches for the sides to hook to the wood horizontal frame of the enclosure

What else and do you think that’s enough vertical branches

 

[Beman]

What else and do you think that’s enough vertical branches

This is much better. And your using the T5ho UVB lighting correct?

 

[DeadFxce]

This is much better. And your using the T5ho UVB lighting correct?

Yessir

 

[DeadFxce]

also is it normal if a cham wont eat since i just moved her to a new enclosure

 

[Beman]

also is it normal if a cham wont eat since i just moved her to a new enclosure

Yes, very common if they do not recognize their normal feeding cup as well. May take a few days for her to find everything.

 

[DeadFxce]

Yes, very common if they do not recognize their normal feeding cup as well. May take a few days for her to find everything.

okay i figured should i wait a little bit to try to work on hand feeding again

 

[Beman]

okay i figured should i wait a little bit to try to work on hand feeding again

Give her a few days to adjust... She may be a bit defensive if you try now since everything is different. I find after a few days they normally start to mellow back out.

 

[DeadFxce]

Give her a few days to adjust... She may be a bit defensive if you try now since everything is different. I find after a few days they normally start to mellow back out.

and once she does adjust she should get bright green

 

[Beman]

and once she does adjust she should get bright green

Depends on her moods and the colors she displays... My boys are normally more muted colors when they are calm. bright tends to be more of a stress color.

 

[DeadFxce]

Depends on her moods and the colors she displays... My boys are normally more muted colors when they are calm. bright tends to be more of a stress color.

oh what do u mean by a muted color

 

[Beman]

oh what do u mean by a muted color

bright and vibrant are typically stress, anger, fear, dominance display.

This is Beman calm... https://www.chameleonforums.com/media/say-cheeseeee.51695/
https://www.chameleonforums.com/media/beman-21-months-old.51372/

This is anger/dominance https://www.chameleonforums.com/media/8-28-20.52210/
https://www.chameleonforums.com/media/7-26-20-beman-is-feeling-fierce.52012/



This is my almost 4 month old Bentley... calm https://www.chameleonforums.com/media/bentley9-20-20_2-jpg.52343/
This is him stressed/fearful https://www.chameleonforums.com/media/9-5-20.52254/


Each of mine have similar stress, anger, fear, dominance displays but each of them show it differently in their patterns. The key is the color if they go bright, puffing the gular and putting the front arm up into a prayer pose this is always defensive.

 

[DeadFxce]

bright and vibrant are typically stress, anger, fear, dominance display.

This is Beman calm... https://www.chameleonforums.com/media/say-cheeseeee.51695/
https://www.chameleonforums.com/media/beman-21-months-old.51372/

This is anger/dominance https://www.chameleonforums.com/media/8-28-20.52210/
https://www.chameleonforums.com/media/7-26-20-beman-is-feeling-fierce.52012/



This is my almost 4 month old Bentley... calm https://www.chameleonforums.com/media/bentley9-20-20_2-jpg.52343/
This is him stressed/fearful https://www.chameleonforums.com/media/9-5-20.52254/


Each of mine have similar stress, anger, fear, dominance displays but each of them show it differently in their patterns. The key is the color if they go bright, puffing the gular and putting the front arm up into a prayer pose this is always defensive.

Okay thank you so what would u think this pattern more means

 

[Beman]

Okay thank you so what would u think this pattern more means

Calmer colors but it looks almost as if she is getting her big girl pattern now too. I do not have the same experience with females that I do males. Looks kinda receptive. How old is she now?
@MissSkittles @AmandaS @janjan20 What do you think this girls colors mean? ❤

 

[Kamikaze Chameleon]

Idk veilds nearly as well as @Beman ?? but looks happy to me. I'm going to suggest however, you remove the bark from those branchs, i assume you just nabbed those from outside? If you shave the bark off and bake the branches at 200-250° in the oven for id say at least 2 hours to kill anything possibly living inside. Obviously use caution, make sure there is no bark, leaves, anything thats dry and could catch. The temp is low enough to not burn but its not a bad idea to check it to make sure ???