What do the different colors mean??

[Jared355]

I have noticed that when my chameleon is basking he is usally a dark color kinds like a brown, when he eats he is a really pretty green. And when he sleeps he looks light lime green. The only thing that bothers me is when he is basking he turns pretty much brown, is this normal

 

[jgilbert]

mine does this on the side facing the lamp. one side is green, the other is brown and spotty

 

[Lancecham]

What is the wattage of the heat bulb?
If the wattage is low, he may turn darker to absorb more heat.
Lance

 

[naich]

he turns dark when basking because dark colors attract heat...he is normal when feeding because hes excited or just in a chilled out mood...those should be is Normal colors......then he is colorful when he sleeps because he has relaxed the cells in his body and they put out their relaxed colrs...the best colors a cham gets is when hes on a female looking in the mirror or asleep.

 

[Jared355]

The bulb is 100 watts and it's about a foot or a lil more from the basking spot.

 

[naich]

wattaged doesnt matter ...we just need the temp about an inch or two above the basking branch/vine.

 

[Jared355]

94-97 degrees

 

[goldk28611]

...the best colors a cham gets is when hes on a female looking in the mirror

Thats a bit kinky... Great move though