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jessiciamp

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So after being brought up by my boyfriend and a spontaneous purchase from petsmart i came home with a baby chameleon and all the wrong supplies. I have never owned any reptile of my own before but my mom did growing up. I should of known the employees at the store were not fully knowledgeable and should of done research before the impulse buy. After getting home and setting everything up the way i was told i started looking up information on my own.

She is currently in a tall glass tank, in which i discovered is not want she needs. I was told to buy a reptifogger to keep the humidity up, i have a 50 watt infrared bulb for night, a 75 watt UVA bulb for basking and a 26watt 2.0 UVB repti glo bulb for day day time. i was told to buy wood chips to place in the bottom which after realizing this is NOT want to do i immediately took everything out that i could without bothering her. At the moment she does not have a lot of green or plants in her cage. (going to get some real plants today) and i have a sheet wrapped around the sides until i can get a background for her.

I just feel like i was given all the wrong information and now i have an adorable baby veiled chameleon that i dont really know how to take care of. I could really use the help and advice on what i should do from here.

I know i was wrong for buying her without having my own knowledge but we have all fallen in love with her and i DO NOT want to give her up or for her to die!!!! please help!



I think i added two pictures of her and the cage (before i made the adjustments) my first post so im learning! please dont be to mean!!
 

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So today I went to a local reptile store. the guy there was GREAT! really new what he was talking about and i now have a completely new set up for her and she loves it already! always moving climbing up the sides and hiding in the leafs. I still want to get some real plants to put in there though. I also got "essential care of Chameleons" by Phillippe de vosjoli. which so far has been an excellent book they guy at the rep store really recommended it so im going to pass it on!! (funny fact we named her phillippe before we new about the book)

Im pretty positive its a she..she doesn't have any spurs on the back of her feet that i can see.

I added a picture of her new home! it is defiantly going to need a size in upgrade later on but that's all they had in stock at the time.
 

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Welcome to the forum :)
Sometimes we all make decisions quickly when we fall in love... but its alright as you quickly found out what you really needed for her care and your here now so we can all watch her grow up. Do not be afraid to ask any questions. You set up looks a lot better and she will be much happier. Once you have some more foliage like a schefflera plant it will help a lot to keep up the humidity and also give him something to climb around on and have privacy when he feels the need. I always wash with soap and water and then replant with organic soil and top the soil off with larger river stones.

I am so happy for you and your new little one. I am so happy you have joined the forum so you will learn all you need to keep this little on happy and healthy!

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Great information to read
https://www.chameleonforums.com/frequently-asked-questions-71620/
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blo...-keepers-young-veiled-panther-chameleons.html
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blo...-keepers-young-veiled-panther-chameleons.html
If you have a female you will need to know this https://www.chameleonforums.com/blo...-keepers-young-veiled-panther-chameleons.html
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/575-january-2012-dry-gutload-recipe.html
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/74-feeders.html#comment1108
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/olimpia/573-chameleon-physiology-supplements.html
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/olimpia/522-average-cost-owning-chameleon.html
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/olimpia/510-visual-guide-cage-basics-panthers-veileds.html

Thoughts on breeding https://www.chameleonforums.com/some-thoughts-breeding-2612/
 
Thanks for the feed back! I read that i needed the 5.0 not the 2.0 but i do have the vitamins, calcium D3 and a multi vitamin for her. I really want to get some live plants to put in there with her just haven't made it here yet. Had an adventure yesterday changing her cage and taking all that crap back to pets mart that they sold me. got all my money back tho! even on the half used bag of the wood chip things they wanted me to use.
 
jessiciamp said:
Thanks for the feed back! I read that i needed the 5.0 not the 2.0 but i do have the vitamins, calcium D3 and a multi vitamin for her. I really want to get some live plants to put in there with her just haven't made it here yet. Had an adventure yesterday changing her cage and taking all that crap back to pets mart that they sold me. got all my money back tho! even on the half used bag of the wood chip things they wanted me to use.
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chameleons dont need a water bowl so take it out. they drink off the leaves you couldve kept the glass cage until it grew to big.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/everyone-who-knows-you-cant-keep-chams-glass-31937/
 
It is a veiled. So make sure it is very hot during the day. We had better results with our veiled with a self ballasted mercury vapor lamp in a screen cage. It provides UVA/UVB in one. Babies need less heat so either you reduce the wattage or provide more hiding places. Also make sure plants are not treated with pesticides or poisonous as the fast growing one might eat a few. Pothos is great and schefferela. If you don't know the origin, give them a good wash for about a week before introducing to the enclosure. Calcium dusting of crickets is a must for veileds. More than for any other species.
 
as stated. I would get more foliage in there, preferably a live plant. Although, you have improved alot since the first pic.

You'll get a hang of it, and once you learn everything possible you will know what to do and hopefully will become addicted like many of us have. Good luck.
 
Ulrich said:
It is a veiled. So make sure it is very hot during the day. We had better results with our veiled with a self ballasted mercury vapor lamp in a screen cage. It provides UVA/UVB in one. Babies need less heat so either you reduce the wattage or provide more hiding places. Also make sure plants are not treated with pesticides or poisonous as the fast growing one might eat a few. Pothos is great and schefferela. If you don't know the origin, give them a good wash for about a week before introducing to the enclosure. Calcium dusting of crickets is a must for veileds. More than for any other species.
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You have a cute little baby veiled. Since you haven't gotten any plants, real or fake yet, I would try to be very aware of the temps in the cage. I don't know where you live, but "VERY HOT" is not something you want to supply to a baby. Keep the temps about 85 at the top of the cage and 72-75 at the bottom of the cage. When baby gets bigger and has plants to roam around in your veiled will like 90 to bask at his basking branch. They like to warm up in the morning and then wander around to a cooler spot a little later. Then, after eating they get warm again to help them digest their food. Babies are a bit different though because they can get too hot and you sure wouldn't want them to cook. LOL. Be sure to spritz them when you see them basking with their mouths open. Babies and sometimes adults don't have the sense to come away from the heat. Since I'm home all day I can do that.

I have a small thermometer in my cage at the top so I can monitor my temps and humidity. I think it cost me $6 at Home Depot. My UVB bulb even gives off heat so I am careful with my temps. I have cut plastic cups in half and put my UVB fixture up off the cage so my babies don't congregate under the bulb and get too hot. .

When I have a clutch hatch out I can usually find them all hanging out under the bulb!

Good luck with your baby and feel free to ask questions.
 
BocaJan said:
You have a cute little baby veiled. Since you haven't gotten any plants, real or fake yet, I would try to be very aware of the temps in the cage. I don't know where you live, but "VERY HOT" is not something you want to supply to a baby. Keep the temps about 85 at the top of the cage and 72-75 at the bottom of the cage. When baby gets bigger and has plants to roam around in your veiled will like 90 to bask at his basking branch. They like to warm up in the morning and then wander around to a cooler spot a little later. Then, after eating they get warm again to help them digest their food. Babies are a bit different though because they can get too hot and you sure wouldn't want them to cook. LOL. Be sure to spritz them when you see them basking with their mouths open. Babies and sometimes adults don't have the sense to come away from the heat. Since I'm home all day I can do that.

I have a small thermometer in my cage at the top so I can monitor my temps and humidity. I think it cost me $6 at Home Depot. My UVB bulb even gives off heat so I am careful with my temps. I have cut plastic cups in half and put my UVB fixture up off the cage so my babies don't congregate under the bulb and get too hot. .

When I have a clutch hatch out I can usually find them all hanging out under the bulb!

Good luck with your baby and feel free to ask questions.
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Sorry. Should have been more precise on the temp monitoring. Didn't want to jeopardize the baby. Thanks for the correction.
 
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