Unhappy cham

[powercham]

I've only had my cham for about a week and a half now and it was a surprise gift so i was unprepared to say the least but my gf had the best of intentions and knew id be able to figure things out. which i am..just slowly.

There have been some unsteady living conditions for my male veiled cham as far as enclosure, enclosure location, and handling. I know that he's stressed and hopefully he'll calm down soon.

My question is how do you know your cham is dangerously stressed? is there such a thing? how do i minimize stress in moving situations (ill be moving to a 6 month residence in a week). He's also extremely shy and gets darker when I'm around.

Note: he eats well, is misted, enclosure temp is approx 84 F, live pothos, artificial vines, calcium sup, dripper, heat and uv bulb, handled minimally, repti calc, crickets/super worms, (more variety in future) repti breeze 18x18x36, overnight temp 68-70 etc

 

[DragoLikesReptiles]

Please fill out the "How to ask for help" form listed below. He actually looks OK, besides the coloring. https://www.chameleonforums.com/how-ask-help-66/

 

[jannb]

Welcome to the forums. Do you have a small travel cage? How far will you be traveling? I keep veileds and have a blog that I pass out to new keepers. I'll attach it below and hopefully you will find is helpful.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blo...-keepers-young-veiled-panther-chameleons.html
You can find more chameleon info here: https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/chameleons/

 

[Hart20009]

Well I may not be as experienced as most of the keepers here , but I would leave the Chameleon alone for a few weeks aside from feeding them just let them acclimate to their surroundings and become relaxed. You said you have had him for 1 and half weeks and have handled him so he is stressed and should be left alone for few more weeks. Just feed him and admire him from outside the cage. A picture of the cage would help as well when you post a picture like that. Like for instance if you have no branches at the top of the cage for him to bask etc we could not tell.

 

[powercham]

Welcome to the forums. Do you have a small travel cage? How far will you be traveling? I keep veileds and have a blog that I pass out to new keepers. I'll attach it below and hopefully you will find is helpful.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blo...-keepers-young-veiled-panther-chameleons.html
You can find more chameleon info here: https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/chameleons/

It was only an hour trip but I had to stay for a few days. On the way there I just kept him in the enclosure and put it in the cab of the truck with me. He wasn't happy when we got ther. On the way back I put him in a small box which I covered. He seemed to do much better in that

 

[powercham]

Well I may not be as experienced as most of the keepers here , but I would leave the Chameleon alone for a few weeks aside from feeding them just let them acclimate to their surroundings and become relaxed. You said you have had him for 1 and half weeks and have handled him so he is stressed and should be left alone for few more weeks. Just feed him and admire him from outside the cage. A picture of the cage would help as well when you post a picture like that. Like for instance if you have no branches at the top of the cage for him to bask etc we could not tell.

When I said handled minimally I meant moving in and out of enclosure/travel box. I haven't been handling him for fun. I'll post a better pic next time but he's got a good amount of branches to bask on.
Thanks for the replies guys

 

[brendan0923]

When I said handled minimally I meant moving in and out of enclosure/travel box. I haven't been handling him for fun. I'll post a better pic next time but he's got a good amount of branches to bask on.
Thanks for the replies guys

You've only had him for about a week, so I wouldn't worry too much. They need time to acclimate, and that could take a little while. Just make sure he has the proper setup and he's being fed, and you should be fine.