First off I must say I love chameleons and never had the chance to own one but now I own two! I bought 2 veiled chameleons about 5 months ago. And I'm totally in love with them. Now for the questions..

1.) Food? I've been feeding them (crickets and mealworms) every month I give them some wax worms but they don't seem to like it. Anything else these guys might enjoy?

2.) Sex? I've read that you have to look behind their legs to see but can be hard to tell what sex they are. I bought them at the same time and one has doubled in size and the other is the same size.

3.) Plants? Right now I just have a fake plant that I got from Petco and they love it. Also have some fake vines. But lately I've noticed the smaller one wanting to get to my prosperity plant that I have outside their cage. What live plants could I put in there for them to enjoy?

4.) Handling? When I bought them from petco the guy said not to handle them for awhile. But it's so hard not wanting to hold them or let them out the cage. My question is when is a good time to handle them? Also the smaller one likes to puff up and hiss when you get near it the bigger one just sits there sometimes he plays shy.

5.) Water? I have a dropper water system but I spray them with a water bottle too. My question is spray them direct or just the inside of the cage? the smaller one loves it when I spray them and runs to the top as close as it can get the other one hides.

6.) Soil? I've been using "Zoo Med Eco Earth Compressed Coconut Fiber Expandable Substrate" which petco said to use. Is this the only thing?

Thanks for your time below is a picture of my two babies (sorry it's a cell picture) Kissing in their sleep!

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I'm just gonna go ahead and give you the best advice I can, via Brad.
http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/

I would say ditch the mealworms... not a very nutritious feeder... better to change those out with gutloaded supers...silkworms are also a great staple. I recommend reading up as much as you can about the basics, and then come to us to fill in the holes. Research is vital. There are so many threads on here that have good info on what you are looking for. Brad's site is a great place to start.

Good Luck...

_Joe

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You got a lot of adjusting to do!! You had them for 5 months?? It appears they are both females to me. First you have to seperate them. Screen cage is the best for chameleons except for the pygmy chams they do well in aquarium tank.

For plants, ficus and pothos.

Just do a search on the forum for housing a veiled chameleon. There will be a lot of information for you.

I recommend to order the cages from lllreptile.com

I would get the 18x18x36 but the bigger the better for your juv-adult cham.

Dang I was reading all before I bought them. Seperate them? Reason?

So they won't stress each other out.

Where did you read up on it? Screen cages is the way to go. Better vent system.

First of all let me say, "It's not your fault!" Petstores, esp. big box chains SUCK at getting people set up in cham keeping. You need to get 2 of those nicely on sale cages from LLLReptile and set those little girls up right. If you do have a boy, on the back of his heels there will be a noticeable bump. Now-why do I say 2 cages? If they were the same size when you got them and now are that vastly different, one is dominant and is getting more food and/or intimidating/stressing the smaller one. They will be much happier apart. That glass cage is 1. A recipe for upper respiratory infection, and 2. Way too small for one let alone 2 chams. You need live plants, they are telling you so. Ficus, Pothos, and Schefflera are the greatest cham plants. What are you using for UVB lighting-absolutely needed. Basking temps, cage temps? Now-the article that was quoted above is most exellent at describing all other needs.

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Please read http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com

It will tell you EVERYTHING you need to know. You are lucky that they are still alive. Jann

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I wanted to say that jannb. Didn't want to be the first meanie. HAHA jk! Yeah I was shocked that he had them for 5 months together. Probably because they are both females? I don't know...I'm guessing they are over 8 months old now.