Sorry for the abbreviated review, I'm going off of what you gave me. I may have missed some stuff but this is the basics to get you back up and running properly. It is VERY important that changes are made ASAP so you should not order too much online vs going to the store today. Having a female time is of the essence due to egg production and becoming egg bound. I also forgot to add earlier to get rid of the substrate at the bottom when you make your changes. Please follow up with pics when you are done and let us know if you have anymore questions. We are here to help and want the best for you and your chameleon!!
• Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? female veiled chameleon. It has been in my care since august 2020
• Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? i almost never hold it,
• Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? Crickets, mealworms, and hornworms. I give her vitamin supplements and once every 2 days.
Females require a different feeding schedule to keep the clutch size down. They will lay infertile eggs like chickens roughly every 3-4 months. The goal is to reduce feeding and temps to keep them from ovulating. Right now since she may have MBD I would continue to feed her daily but 2-3 large crickets. Dust with plain phosphorus free calcium daily. Dust one day with D3 everyother week. So every other Saturday. Then the alternating Saturdays dust with a multivitamin NO D3. I would switch from meal worms to super worms but only as a treat, once a week. Hornworms are good for hydration but have little nutritional value so they should not be used as a staple feeder. Gutloading I recommend bug burger from Repashy alternating with fresh veggies. I will put the pic below.
• Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? I mist her for 2 minutes every day 2 times a day.
Mist morning before lights come on 2-3 mins and in the evening. Look into nighttime fogging for hydration as well. You can find that info on chameleonacademy.com.
• Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? Never been tested for parasites. Brown poop. Not smelly.
Poop should be formed with a white/yellow urate. There are posts and a video on Neptune the Chameleon you can watch.
• History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. No
Cage is 24 x24x28
Humidity: 30-50 % daytime, nighttime 70-100%
Temps: 80 Max basking for a female, look into getting a digital thermometer and hygrometer.
Light: 10.0 is equivalent to a 12% bulb which has strong output of uvb so you are going to need to prop it up off the screen or get a 5.0 bulb.