Difficult to say what is causing the eye's to sink in. Chameleons sink in their eye's when something is bothering them. I would make certain your Chamaeleo calypatratus is well hydrated, has good UV lighting and is eating well. If the sunken eyes continues for a while you may want to have a...
Congratulations! You DIY custom built enclosure looks great.
Have you got idea's of what species of chameleon you want to keep in the enclosure?
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Jeremy A. Rich
That is a GREAT looking enclosures. Keep posting pictures especially of your chameleon inside the enclosure.
I recommend putting in more plants and branches!
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Jeremy A. Rich
I think chameleons are similar to cats as one of those animals that can never be totally tamed. Plus I do not recommend holding a chameleon too often. Holding is just for rare occasions. To acclimate the chameleon to you I would continue to make your chameleon well acquainted to your...
How about join the Calumminati again and go for a pair of Calumma oshaughnessyi or Calumma brevicorne?
There is the prospects of new CITES quotas from Tanzania and Cameroon possible a chameleon native to one of those countries. Trioceros melleri would be a great choice when available.
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I have found that Calumma parsonii parsonii are gentle with plants. Chamaeleo calypatratus are the plant monsters and take a bite out of all things that are plants. Calumma parsonii parsonii require plants that have large circumference branches though to withstand Calumma parsonii parsonii...
I would look into Schefflera species (family Araliaceae) if you are fond of Money Tree's. Scheffleras look similar to Money Tree's. However I think they are more resilient to moisture.
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Jeremy A. Rich