jajeanpierre
Chameleon Enthusiast
Errr.... the light from the side is not good at all. Is that a UVB light? No chameleon needs UVB light shining into their eyes.
Yellow Boogers
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Errr.... the light from the side is not good at all. Is that a UVB light? No chameleon needs UVB light shining into their eyes.
serenaj25
Avid Member
Didn't see that part
this isn't my enclosure I was just talking about the foliage not the lights
Tkkaplan
Member
I know this really doesn't answer your question, but you really shouldn't use substrate, they could eat it and get impacted and die. Glass enclosures will most likely cause respiratory infections. Also, I think he is younger than 8 months. In order to save money I would recommend buying crickets online (I use rainbow meal worms.com) they are way cheaper than buying from the store. I would also recommend using dubia roaches P.S. Don't listen to people at chain pet stores.
Hope this helps improve your care!
Terrypaylo
New Member
Update: Thank you so much to all of those who helped me find everything wrong with the conditions terry was in. Thanks to all of you I found out he is actually a SHE! And I moved her from the tank and got her the chameleon kit that bring a reptibreeze. She's soooo much happier now flaunting her beautiful colors and patterns. I haven't seen any more weird stuff on her nose but I will keep checking just In case. I still need to find out how to feed her all the things she needs so if y'all have any advice or routines or products feel free to share! It'll help a lot. I'll post some pictures soon! And once again thank you so much!
Terrypaylo
New Member
Also she ate! She ate a medium cricket and a large one. It's not much but it's way better than before you can tell she's much more comfortable now!
Tkkaplan
Member
I am glad you fixed your care! About feeding routines etc... first off we will start with supplements, if she is 6-12 months I recommended feeding 10-12 crickets every other day. Dust crickets with calcium without d3 everyday, calcium with d3 2 times a month and vitamin powder 2 a month. Also, if you're not afraid (you really shouldn't be) look into investing in a Dubia roach colony and use those instead of/ alongside crickets as they are truly better for your Cham. You can also try other species of roach (red runner, green banana, etc) also silk and horn worms are good treats (maybe 1-2 times per month) super worms are treats for when she is bigger (I wouldn't use these a lot because I'm pretty sure they are fatty) stick bugs, snails, Phoenix worms, fly spikes are all good to provide variety. Waxworms are rare treats as they are extremely fatty. I get my feeders from rainbowmealworms.com dubiaroaches.com joshs frogs. Cape cod roaches also seem like a good place to get roaches.
Terrypaylo
New Member
Omg thank you so much!! That helped a TON
Tkkaplan
Member
No problem, always willing to help Anyone willing to listen. I also recommend looking at the veiled chameleon care sheet on this website. Also, if you're willing to use live plants (I strongly recommend you do use them) some things to try are shefflera, ficus, and pothos. They should have shefflera and lithos at your local Walmart, lowes, Home Depot, etc. make sure to put a layer of organic soil (such as eco earth substrate) on top of whatever other soil you use and make sure you put large rocks over that to prevent impaction. Also make sure to clean plants before putting them in the cage as they could have pesticides.
Terrypaylo
New Member
Awesome!! I'll try to do that this weekend for her
Tkkaplan
Member
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also, if you get rocks from outside to cover the dirt make sure you clean and boil the rocks to make sure no harmful bacteria are on the rocks
