MY FEMALE VEILED CHAMELEON was born at the begining of july i have had her since aug 11. she was doing great and hopefully is still doing great but the last few days she has been opening her mouth. i don;t know why! i have a drip system which drips on the leaves in her tank and it has been there since i got her. and i also spary the tank down twice a day if not more.. i have a heat bulb in one corner and a uva uvb in the other.. she is still eating her crickets... this is the only odd thing she is doing.. some times she is a dark color in her tank also... some times she goes to the bottomm of her tank but thats where most of the crickets stay she eats and goes right back up.. am i stressing over nothing?
could it be to hot in there for her.. where basking lamp is its usually 90 in there and the humidty is always good.
if any one can help and let me knwo why shes doing this please conact me! thanks
i have a video of her doing it.. but i duno how to uplaod it

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I think thats the cutest chameleon i've ever seen. Does he only do it when he's under the basking lamp? If so, then maybe it's too hot. Some more info would help. How to ask for help

i have a male veiled he's only 10 months old and he does this aswell i was told it may of been because he was rather hot but i dont really know why he does this either his living conditions are fine he drinks loads and still eats fine when he has done this i have looked in his mouth to try and see if it was something in his mouth bugging him but that looks fine too

um no she does it under the normal uva and ivb light to...ive tried even taking her out and pour water infront of her but nothing.. i don't think she drinks alot...
so no need to be stressing out?

No need to stress ,All of my Chameleons have done it and have stopped as they get older. It is that they are too hot and are trying to cool off.

When they are young they seem not to be smart enough to move out of the spot lamp when they have heated them selves.

Check your temps and make sure the basking is around 85 or so but try to keep it under 90 and the ambient air is 70-75 or so. Babies need it a little cooler. Raise the light or try a lower wattage bulb. When you Chameleon gets a little older (5 months or so) the basking temp can be raised to 90-95.

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I give her everything she needs rep cal phosphorus free calcium with Vit d3 and rep-cal herptivite ... whens shes not in her basking light she changes to a dark color like i just took this pic now well not super dark but darker then she was in the other two pics.. shes under the uva uvb bulb in this pics.. she also sometime tries to climb up the glass tank .. thats what it looks like any ways.. some time it seems like she doesn;t like it in her tank but i can't think of a reason why she wouldn't other then it being to hot ,.
shes is in a glass terrium right now but i have a 60gallon mesh tank i was told to put her in that in a few months.
in this pics you can see dryness close to her belly? is this normal.. she had it b4 she shed. and she shed once maybe two days ago and it was all off of her within maybe 3hours.

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You mentioned you have a basking bulb in one corner and a uvb bulb in the other. Does this mean you have a twisty bulb or do you have a linear bulb?

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I think your chameleon is too hot in that glass tank. Would you please fill this out so we will be better able to help you? Also this website is VERY helpful. http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/

Jann


Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage construction (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
Lighting - What brand, model, and type of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
Location - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor?

Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
Current Problem - The current problem that you are concerned about.

Pictures are helpful

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1.1 Veiled Chameleons & 1 Mixed Breed Dog

Good catch! I didn't catch that.

Would you mind also let us know what you temps are?

Edit - the form above should provide all the answers .....

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So you are using an exoterra? Oh brother not again, let me guess the people at the pet store said it was a good cage for chams cuz their picture is on the box. You cham is probably to hot in the tank.

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