i have no idea on the lineage but he is gorgeous!! keep us updated on how he does! :)
that's awesome that you brought him home to give him the love he deserves :D i love hearing stories like this! does this handsome devil have a name yet?
awh he is adorable!! looks just like the next baby veiled im going to be getting! course they all look alike at this age ;)
he looks healthy and hydrated to me! :D showing his stressed colors, but thats fairly normal as you've only had him a week. they generally take a week or two to settle...
those are pinhead crickets so those are plenty small enough for him to eat. i asked just because you have to be careful not to feed them anything that is longer then the width of your chams head, according to the caresheets! :)
how far down is the feeder cup? if it is fairly far down in the...
let us know what happens when you turn the light off! just leave it off for a few minutes, see if he closes his eyes again or keeps them open and then turn it back on as he does need the uvb. hopefully others will chime in with their thoughts on whats going on too!
what size of crickets are...
all of your husbandry and care sounds just fine, right where it should be! it does seem rather strange that he leans to one side and then another when basking. closed eyes/sleeping are generally a sign of something wrong but there isnt anything else pointing to that. some pics would be great! if...
does it look like the pic above the name "KATYDIDS" in this link? http://web.archive.org/web/20060503233712/www.chameleonjournals.com/husbandry/
its rather hard to tell but thats what it reminds me of! if so, i belive they are safe for your cham :) not positive tho, you probably should wait for...
Me too, i'm sending prayers for you both and keeping my fingers crossed for an easy time laying!!
Please keep us updated on how she does :) How old is she? how old do females live to be?
as for veggies, this thread has a list of fruits and veggies veileds have been known to like. some will eat them, some wont. they are basically only for treats(so he cant have a lot! once or twice a week at most!) as they need to be getting their nutrition from a variety of properly gutloaded...
The supplements need to be changed ASAP! d3 poisoning is a concern here as Video Master said. he needs to be on a supplementing schedule of calcium without d3 or phosphorous every day, calcium with d3 once every 2 weeks and a multivitamin once every two weeks.
mealworms are not a staple food...