ChamEden
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My chameleon- MALE Veiled Chameleon. About 3.5 months old.
Handling- Only twice so far. Once when I got him, and once a week later.
Feeding- Staple is crickets, and roaches. I will be introducing silk worms and small hornworms within the next 2 weeks. Gutloaded with bug burger, apples, and kale.
Supplements- exoterra calcium without d3 everyday. reptical calcium with d3 2x monthly, reptical herptivite 2x monthly (usually i use the herptivite and d3 at the same time).
Watering- automatic mister (sprays 60 seconds every 2 hours), with a little dripper system.
Fecals- definitely regular looking, today the fecals were a little more watery than normal, but still looked fine.
Cage Info:
Cage type- DIY cage (24in deep, 48 in wide, 72 in tall). I cut off the cage about a third of the way because Galileo is still young. So it is acutally more like 24x48x48. Mesh screen, but the top is aluminum.
Lighting- 5.0 32 in tube by reptisun i believe. the basking light is an intense basking spot 75 watt.
Temps-81 in basking, 73 to 78 everywhere else in the cage.
Humidity- 50 to 60 in upper region. about 50 in the lower.
Plants- 3 live pothos. (yes, they are both repotted and resoiled..)
Placement- next to my desk by the window. Pretty low traffic throughout the day.
location- chicago, illinois
Problem- hello guys, my new cham is doing very well. I had him when he was two months. Hes pretty active in his cage throughout the day and usually chills out in the front of the cage; however, every time I slowly approach the cage to get a look at him and say hi, he sways around the branch so i only see his eyes..
I know its in their nature to be shy, it isnt my first veiled (its my third).
I guess my question is what can I do to make him NOT terrified of me! Lol he is already eating crix out of a cup that I hold out for him during feeding time, so long as im not looking at him.. haha but it seems im making some progress with him being more friendly. Ive read multiple times that if you dont get them used to your hand and your presence when they are young they become aggressive (the other veileds I got when they were a little older). I do NOT want this for my guy.
to restate the question what can I do to make him a less shy and a little more friendly. I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW THAT VEILEDS ESPECIALLY ARE THE MORE AGGRESSIVE KIND AND CANNOT BE MADE TO DO ANYTHING. I just would like some ideas about things I can do to helpp this!
thanks
Handling- Only twice so far. Once when I got him, and once a week later.
Feeding- Staple is crickets, and roaches. I will be introducing silk worms and small hornworms within the next 2 weeks. Gutloaded with bug burger, apples, and kale.
Supplements- exoterra calcium without d3 everyday. reptical calcium with d3 2x monthly, reptical herptivite 2x monthly (usually i use the herptivite and d3 at the same time).
Watering- automatic mister (sprays 60 seconds every 2 hours), with a little dripper system.
Fecals- definitely regular looking, today the fecals were a little more watery than normal, but still looked fine.
Cage Info:
Cage type- DIY cage (24in deep, 48 in wide, 72 in tall). I cut off the cage about a third of the way because Galileo is still young. So it is acutally more like 24x48x48. Mesh screen, but the top is aluminum.
Lighting- 5.0 32 in tube by reptisun i believe. the basking light is an intense basking spot 75 watt.
Temps-81 in basking, 73 to 78 everywhere else in the cage.
Humidity- 50 to 60 in upper region. about 50 in the lower.
Plants- 3 live pothos. (yes, they are both repotted and resoiled..)
Placement- next to my desk by the window. Pretty low traffic throughout the day.
location- chicago, illinois
Problem- hello guys, my new cham is doing very well. I had him when he was two months. Hes pretty active in his cage throughout the day and usually chills out in the front of the cage; however, every time I slowly approach the cage to get a look at him and say hi, he sways around the branch so i only see his eyes..
I know its in their nature to be shy, it isnt my first veiled (its my third). I guess my question is what can I do to make him NOT terrified of me! Lol he is already eating crix out of a cup that I hold out for him during feeding time, so long as im not looking at him.. haha but it seems im making some progress with him being more friendly. Ive read multiple times that if you dont get them used to your hand and your presence when they are young they become aggressive (the other veileds I got when they were a little older). I do NOT want this for my guy.
to restate the question what can I do to make him a less shy and a little more friendly. I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW THAT VEILEDS ESPECIALLY ARE THE MORE AGGRESSIVE KIND AND CANNOT BE MADE TO DO ANYTHING. I just would like some ideas about things I can do to helpp this!
thanks
