Zenyatta is turning white!

[Zenyatta The Chameleon]

so I took him outside and it was pretty humid as I was cleaning his cage, when I came back he was starting to turn white should I be worried? I live in Georgia and it was raining when I was outside so will he be fine being left alone now?

 

[BuddhaBud]

When's the last time he shed? He looks young - young chameleons shed explosively - might be about that time?

 

[Zenyatta The Chameleon]

When's the last time he shed? He looks young - young chameleons shed explosively - might be about that time?

I do not know what the last time he shed, I got him over the weekend recently and if that so that's awesome!~

 

[BuddhaBud]

I do not know what the last time he shed, I got him over the weekend recently and if that so that's awesome!~

Aww, new scale baby! Yeah, I would bet he's about to shed - you can see the whiteness on his legs, tail & feet too. It happens quick when they're young!

 

[Zenyatta The Chameleon]

Aww, new scale baby! Yeah, I would bet he's about to shed - you can see the whiteness on his legs, tail & feet too. It happens quick when they're young!

Hes shedding right now! this is adorable!!! do they get all of it by themselves?

 

[Brodybreaux25]

Hes shedding right now! this is adorable!!! do they get all of it by themselves?

No help required. If you do have to help them then that is a sign that something is wrong in your husbandry. How easily your Cham sheds is a good indicator of your chams overall health.

 

[Zenyatta The Chameleon]

No help required. If you do have to help them then that is a sign that something is wrong in your husbandry. How easily your Cham sheds is a good indicator of your chams overall health.

Ah I see like a shedding test! hes doing a good job of taking it off so no problems here, He looks a little irritated as hes doing so lol

also he squeaked a little out of frustration

 

[absolutbill]

Think of it like if you had a bad sunburn and it started peeling (the itchy part, not that it's causing him any pain like a sunburn). Sometimes as they get older they will stop eating when they are shedding - it's perfectly normal!

 

[Zenyatta The Chameleon]

Think of it like if you had a bad sunburn and it started peeling (the itchy part, not that it's causing him any pain like a sunburn). Sometimes as they get older they will stop eating when they are shedding - it's perfectly normal!

so it has been a couple of days as hes managed to get the big parts off his body but he still has a helmet of shedding and I think he does not know its there, should I still leave it alone?

 

[Andee]

Increase mistings to help with shedding. Sometimes doing a shower with older chams (not this age) can be helpful cause steam can help loosen stubborn scales.

 

[Zenyatta The Chameleon]

Increase mistings to help with shedding. Sometimes doing a shower with older chams (not this age) can be helpful cause steam can help loosen stubborn scales.

I’ve been doing it about 3 times a day, also school is coming up so I’ll have to do three in the afternoon. He already hates being sprayed or if I have the misting machine on but that helmet of white needs to go lol

 

[absolutbill]

Feed him some feeders high in moisture content - like hornworms, and that should help.

 

[Zenyatta The Chameleon]

Feed him some feeders high in moisture content - like hornworms, and that should help.

I would but he’s just a baby he can’t eat that big thing yet!

 

[Andee]

3 times a day isnt that often during shedding so definitely either increase misting duration or frequency. Hopefully he finishes shedding soon