quick question

[Zilla005]

after having malachi (my veiled) for a full day now.. he decided to crawl upside down on the mesh on the top of the cage. when he did this, he turned color. i read that turning dark in color is not good. i tried taking a picture of his color. can you tell me why he did this? You guys are going to grow to hate me, i ask A LOT of questions to make sure i do everything right haha.

 

[desultadox]

They darken to bask as well ... dark colors absorb more light/heat.

 

[Zilla005]

Oh yeah!!! i read that somewhere i just forgot. thanks!

 

[Zilla005]

ooh i have another question..... I havent seen my cham drink yet. although i dont weatch him every minute of every day, how will i know if he is drinking or not before its too late

 

[dodolah]

heya zilla,
I cover some of your Qs in my blogs.
feel free to read them.

but to answer your Q, a great way to ensure your cham hydrated is by looking at his urate. if the color is white, he's drinking.
yellow or orange means there is something wrong.

 

[Simon]

I've had my cham for about a month now and I still havent seen him drink, but hes doing fine so im assuming hes getting it somehow, through food or just when im not about to see. So I wouldn't worry too much unless you start to see signs.