It's difficult to have too much foliage! I would suggest adding more horizontal branches all over the place! If you think about it from your chameleon's perspective (and especially as he gets bigger and heavier), there is a lot of the cage he simply can't access! The middle of the cage...
The general wisdom regarding the size of feeder insects is don't offer anything larger than the space between the cham's eyes. This is somewhat flexible as they get older but it's important when they're babies/young juveniles. You can get small dubias! There are several site sponsors you can...
https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/caresheets/veiled/
OP, please review this care sheet carefully! It has a lot of the information you need to improve your chameleon husbandry.
I'm sure you'll get lots and lots of replies here, but here's my $.02:
First of all, the dark colors he's displaying at night might be his sleeping colors or 'Pajamas'. It's not unusual for chameleons to have bright colors or patterning while they sleep.
There are a couple of issues with your...
The eternal struggle of a chameleon keeper.... I couldn't find Paisley in his enclosure this morning. :eek: Too much foliage! I'm sure he's in there but now I'm worrying that he's cold and/or dehydrated and can't make his way up to the basking spot. I am being paranoid, I know.
I am pretty...
I agree that the light is far back-- The basking spot is 75°F. There breeder told me to keep him this temperature for a day or two and then slowly increase the temp. I plan on doing this by sliding the light closer, then adding higher branches.
Obviously, he'll need higher temps as he gets...
I picked up my new cham baby, Paisley von Argyle, this morning from the Fedex hub!
He's a male YBBB panther ~4-4.5 months old. I have been told he's an ambilobe/mangoka hybrid.
Here's pictures of him moments after I put him in his new home.
WH4 by mae_day posted Oct 16, 2018 at 10:26 AM
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