Lucy1995
New Member
Hi guys
I recently brought home my 3 month old male Yemen/Veiled Chameleon - Frank. I brought him home Thursday 22nd March and thought I'd join this forum for any tips/advice to make sure my husbandry is okay.
I modified an old wooden vivarium (3ft x 1.5ft x 1.5ft) and added perches, branches, vines and fake plants. I have used an old towel as most things I've read don't recommend substrate.
I have his basking spot set to 30C - as stated by the care sheet on this site for chameleons under 9 months. I'm a little concerned whether the humidity level is at the correct levels. During the day it seems to sit around 40%-50% and when the UV and heat goes off at night it sits around 70%-80%. I have a homemade dripper which collects into a dish and mist with a spray bottle 3 times a day. I was thinking of getting a live plant to raise the day humidity, but worried the night humidity will get even higher and may be too high??
At the moment this is my daily husbandry schedule:
8:00am - UV an heat comes on, mist the viv and turn on water dripper.
8:15am - Put 10-12 locusts/crickets in the viv before I leave for work and allow him to free range feed. (Dusted with nutrobal)
2:00pm - My mum mists my viv in the afternoon while I'm at work.
6:30pm - Mist again when I'm home and remove any un-eaten insects.
8:00pm - Lights and heat turn off, empty water collection dish and turn off dripper.
I recently brought home my 3 month old male Yemen/Veiled Chameleon - Frank. I brought him home Thursday 22nd March and thought I'd join this forum for any tips/advice to make sure my husbandry is okay.
I modified an old wooden vivarium (3ft x 1.5ft x 1.5ft) and added perches, branches, vines and fake plants. I have used an old towel as most things I've read don't recommend substrate.
I have his basking spot set to 30C - as stated by the care sheet on this site for chameleons under 9 months. I'm a little concerned whether the humidity level is at the correct levels. During the day it seems to sit around 40%-50% and when the UV and heat goes off at night it sits around 70%-80%. I have a homemade dripper which collects into a dish and mist with a spray bottle 3 times a day. I was thinking of getting a live plant to raise the day humidity, but worried the night humidity will get even higher and may be too high??
At the moment this is my daily husbandry schedule:
8:00am - UV an heat comes on, mist the viv and turn on water dripper.
8:15am - Put 10-12 locusts/crickets in the viv before I leave for work and allow him to free range feed. (Dusted with nutrobal)
2:00pm - My mum mists my viv in the afternoon while I'm at work.
6:30pm - Mist again when I'm home and remove any un-eaten insects.
8:00pm - Lights and heat turn off, empty water collection dish and turn off dripper.