There is nothing to be affraid of chameleon bites don't hurt at alll (not that you want him to bite you). It is natural for them to get alittle territorial take your time with him, talk to him as you get closer, try hand feeding him but take your time at first he will not go for it quickly but...
My Veiled does the leap of death all the time! The funiest part about it was that he did it when I bought him. I love when he stands on his back legs when he stretches out to try to grab on to something his balance is nuts!
It is more than likely him drinking the dew from the leaves and branches, are they life plants? They tend to take a nibble from them from time to time.
So my female approximetly 3 month old Veiled Chameleon and I have been together for 17 days now.... I still can't get her to be a light color! I have changed her basking lamps, I have raised the vines so they are closer to the lamps adjusted her humidity higher and lower nothing I do can relax...
I have been using I am also gut loading my crickets with Fluker's Hi calcium cricket feed, and Fluker's orange cube complete diet. I have not gotten anything else could that be the issue?
So I should heat her up more then? What else would cause the color change? I read that it should be colder do to her age. Should I be worried about her constant dark color?
Ok if that's the case why is she gaping then? Thats whats confusing me. Right now she has, "daylight blue 40watt reptile bulb by zoo med" before it was "zoo med basking combo pack basking spot lamp and nocturnal infrared heat lamp" 75 watts each, I am using the "zoo med mini combo deep dome lamp...
So I just picked up my Vieled Chameleon Friday night, I am a first time chameleon owner. Since I picked up up she has for the most part stayed a dark brown to light brown color. I tried fixing the heat but my room is naturally hot I am trying to keep her around 80F but with that I can't get a...