I'm working on handling my male veiled, and hes getting alot better. I've been hand feeding him for the last few weeks, and now I put my hand out and hold a locust near the top of my arm, meaning he has to get on my hand to take it.
I had him all on my hand today inc. tail (but kept my hand...
Thats a very cool tank. I want to start up a small Nano for a Mantis Shrimp but haven't got the money or time yet.
I have 6 Aquariums, with different species of piranha in :D
Ash
Hey,
Been here a while and haven't posted any pictures of my chameleon! He's a Adult Male Veiled called Ziggy! He's about 18-20", in a 4ft x 30" x 30" Vivarium. He's starting to get used to me slowly, he does get aggressive every now and again but nowhere near as bad as when I first got him...
The way I dry out my dead Piranha (I've had a few)
Is to gut the fish (handy being a chef) and then cover the body in biocarbonate of soda. Pour some down the throat aswell to dry out inside.
Swap the Bicarb every week with fresh.
It may work with Chameleons but using this method with...
I Bought a 175 gallon (30" x 30" x 48") ExoTerra Flexarium which set me back £55, not a bad deal as it's a good size for him and he loves it.
It's not the price of the vivarium I found, it's the price of the stuff that goes in (branches, plants, fake plants, lights, mister, suppplements...
How old is she?
If she's hanging around the bottom it could mean she is gravid. Search through the forum there is a few more posts at the moment going on about what to do.
This is all I can think of, but I'm no expert!
Ash
He started pulling his shedded skin off now, is this normal?
Also I got him a hotter bulb now which he seems to love, and he's started shedding more of his body now. Is that a good sign?
Ash
I'm quite lucky now as I hand feed my Veiled Cham. If not I put the bugs on the vines next to him or near him, they usually don't have chance to move :)
Ash
My male Veiled Chameleon who I thought was fully grown (About 18") since I've had him in his bigger Viv (4ft x 30" x 30") He's started to shed.
He started shedding almost 2 weeks ago now, and still hasn't finished. Nothings come off the top half of him, just his back legs, all his tail and...
Hey Rob how you doing :D Didn't realise you were on here :P
Thats a nice looking Cham mate! Will get some pics of mine when he decides he likes me!
Ash
Yep thats all fine etc.
Just when I first got him and sometimes when I look at him (after I come back from work) he's green and yellow, then when I've been in 10 mins he's back to dark colours.
Would it be because he's not used to me?
Ash
Its 80-90F at the 5" mark below the basking bulb.
I'm buying him a 48" x 18" x 30" Vivarium this week, hopefully all problems should be solved.
Thanks
Ash
I've just turned his heat light off and left him for 10 minutes to get comfy. He's changed to a green colour with yellow dashes, just like he should be.
Could this be a sign his heat bulb is too hot? It's a 60W bulb, positioned above the tank (all mesh viv) and sits about 6" from the highest...
Hey,
My adult male Veiled is still a brown colour with a few bits of green and white on him. I have his vivarium situated behind my couch where I am now, in clear view of the computer screen. Could this affect his stress?
I was thinking of moving him onto the floor, so behind the couch and...