Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
Veiled Chameleon, male, 9 months. Owned 3 months.
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
Rarely. Not even once a week.
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham...
My 9 month old veiled chameleon occasionally has yellow/orange in his white urates. Is this a concern? His dropping is also in this pic. This is his food dish where I place his collard greens, crickets and few super worms. Amazing that most crickets stay put. He was underweight when I got...
Thanks everyone! Going on week 3 and so far so good. He shed last week and has gained 4 grams since his vet visit 2 weeks ago. Here is a better pic I took this morning.
Thanks to everyone for your feedback. I’ve attached a better picture of Naveen. Going on week 3 so far. He shed last week. Has gained 4 grams since his vet health check visit 2 weeks ago.
May be wishful thinking but I think his casque is filling out. Seems like the base is fuller. His droppings have nearly doubled in size and length from 7 days ago.
I do! Went up to a UVB 10 vs 5 per the vet but he gets a few hours of direct sunlight every morning since his cage is outside in the SOFLO humidity. He also has a full spectrum heat lamp at 95 degrees.
The vet did a fecal test and found mild pin worms. Being treated 1 time a week for 3 weeks.
Thanks. His enclosure is 3’ H x 3’ W x 18” deep. It’s the largest commercial screen enclosure I could find. If he gets very much bigger and seems too cramped I’ll just make my own from window screens.
He seems to be eating every cricket I give him (around a dozen medium a day). I’ve also...
You mentioned having hard water. Everything I read on misting systems says to use distilled water - not just bottled water. Regular tap / bottled water will eventually clog up the system.