Well the pictures of mine are pretty close up but yours does sound smaller than he should be. He should be eating about 10 pinhead crickets a day at 2 months. Mine gets annoyed with misting too but switching to warm water seems to have helped with that. Also, setting up a dripper helped A LOT...
These are taken right after I got him on 3/28/11 (2 months old)
Now these are some new ones taken on 5/15/11 (4 months old... still a baby and sooo cute)
I want to know if this is normal. I've had my veiled chameleon for 3 weeks [he's about 2 1/2 months old] and his poop was black with white tips all pretty solid, but now the black is still pretty solid but the white is completely runny.
I have the same plant that you showed in the pictures. I heard that too when I bought my schefflera! I got sooo freaked out that I got the wrong one but it's not.
Mine hates me too... until I get him on me and then he sits on me with no problems at all. Mostly I've left him alone lately because he hisses and even snaps at me when I try to get him out now.
I read somewhere on this forum that a good way to get them used to you is hold their food in one...
I made him a bowl with a mesh top to catch the water in and set up the little dripper which he LOVES. :) I also clipped some collard greens on a branch for him, which he has been eating instead of the plant! :)
I think he is much happier with the changes I've made. Thanks all!
I'll switch to 60 watt since it's too hot and turn it off at night because my room doesn't get cold. Also, the basking spot is about 8" away from the lamp. Light doesn't get through the window so I'll keep it on 11am-11pm [that time works best for me for his feedings] I'll feed him at about noon...
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - male veiled chameleon, about 2 months old [got him on 3/28/11]
Handling - 3 times a week for 5 mins
Feeding - about 10 medium crickets a day... 5 around noon and 5 around 8pm... I asked the breeder if I should feed him worms too and he said just crickets...