New here & our setup

[Hrtofau2]

Hello! New here, and to Chameleons. We have had our girl Scarlet for just a few weeks now. Soon as we got her, hubby went to work making her a home made enclosure. After research - both here and around other places. We came up with this.
The finished project is a little over 6ft tall and 2 1/2 feet wide. It is naturally planted, (we are still working on more as well) and has a feeding/watering shelf. The concealed bottom holds 2 large pots - one has large potted tree (with plenty of room to grow) and one dedicated to being an egg box with sand for her lay eggs in. (It is screened so she can only access about 6 inches into the pot. For her safety, with Drainage below the sand) Natural smooth stones of various sizes, provide coverage for dirt areas, and extra surface areas for drinking after misting. (A drip system for drinking is also set up into one of plants that is able to be changed out to avoid over watering) We have new lights on order, but right now she has a standard basking spot & daylight bulb.
Scarlet is also quite spoiled and spends several afternoons a week enjoying the lilac bush in my front yard hunting prey & soaking in natural light. She enjoys her time outside and often begs for us to take her out. She is quite the character!

 

[Hrtofau2]

Sorry. I didn't get the rest of the photos attached! Still learning. Here they are.

 

[Decadancin]

Welcome to the forums! Nice enclosure! Sounds like you are spoiling that little girl .

 

[Decadancin]

Scarlet looks beautiful! Definitely looks like you've been doing your research!

 

[Hrtofau2]

Welcome to the forums! Nice enclosure! Sounds like you are spoiling that little girl .

Thank you! I can't take credit, I told hubby what I needed, what I liked & turned him loose in home depot with the credit card. He thankfully loves projects.

 

[Hrtofau2]

Scarlet looks beautiful! Definitely looks like you've been doing your research!

Thank you. We think she is totally amazing...but then again, she's ours.

 

[Chamifornia]

Kinda looks like scarlet has a spur on one of the pics and last ones looks more like a male coloration. I'm not too knowledgeable on veiled females but someone correct me if I'm wrong

 

[#Chams4life]

Beautiful set up. Scarlet actually looks like a male to me... Looks like a little bump on the back of the hind feet in the third pic you have up there. Beautiful Cham though!

 

[Kclarke02]

Wow that looks awesome so far! And I love the name Scarlet for her. They really are amazing little lives to watch and enjoy.

 

[Kclarke02]

Beautiful set up. Scarlet actually looks like a male to me... Looks like a little bump on the back of the hind feet in the third pic you have up there. Beautiful Cham though!

I was thinking the same thing! Beautiful Cham tho

 

[Hrtofau2]

I was thinking the same thing! Beautiful Cham tho

Where I got her from said she was a girl, and when we looked at pictures of spurs she didn't appear to have them to us. Here are some better shots - obviously we are not experts..

 

[#Chams4life]

Yep looks male and the colors are male colors, females stay mostly green and really no color most of the time. He's a really beautiful Cham good luck with him!

 

[Kclarke02]

I'm still fairly new myself but there are several very experienced owners on here that are more familiar and will be so very helpful! Looks like you're doing a great job so far. That enclosure is awesome

 

[Decadancin]

You have a girl. The spurs are larger on a male, not just subtle bumps.

 

[Hrtofau2]

You have a girl. The spurs are larger on a male, not just subtle bumps.

That's kinda why I thought girl too. Her Itty bitty bumps looked nothing like the spurs of other male veiled I looked at. (Though I admit, many where not all that clear.)

 

[Chamifornia]

Interesting, I didn't think females has spurs at all and those bars look male like. But again I've never owned a female veiled

 

[Theveiled]

I thought the colors and casque looked male. Also I didnt think females had a spur at all

 

[Decadancin]

https://www.chameleonforums.com/styles/cf/images/ccr/veiled/veiled_slide3.jpg
A good look at a male'so spur. It's much more pronounced.

 

[#Chams4life]

Interesting, I didn't think females has spurs at all and those bars look male like. But again I've never owned a female veiled

I own a female and she looks nothing like that, if that is a female I wish my girl had those bars and colors, and she doesn't have a bump on her feet...

 

[Decadancin]

I own a female and she looks nothing like that, if that is a female I wish my girl had those bars and colors, and she doesn't have a bump on her feet...

I agree about the bars, and I'm looking on a small screen, but I can't see a bump, just a lighter patch.