I use organic dirt but had a little sand from outside in one container but the sand was frozen as im in canada ...but i guess some type of bug could have survived it i only noticed them in one container ive already bred some pinheads this was my second batch but noticed atleast a 100 of these...
If your talking about the white skin thats a little bit dry looking all veileds have that your looks skinny and you shouldnt feed mealworms and offer more crickets more times just not late in the day.
Hey im very sorry to hear that thanks for sharing your story maybe if you filled out how to ask help form and post it here people can tell you how it happened and how to prevent it from furthering.
You can also mist without putting him in a container just use warm water and dont spray him directly unless he likes it i spray my guys a bit too wash out there eyes some times. And you need regular calcium without d3 every day makesure its without d3
When a chameleon falls asleep during the day while you pet him it can be because he is so stressed out he is shutting down if he is running in fear and hurting his self id suggest you maybe stop handling him so much untill he maybe gets comfortable enough too not run away every time he see's...