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He can't receive any UVB through the window and will still require time under a UVB light. If he'll be out more than an hour or two a day I'd put a UVB fixture over his tree.

This is my veiled's free range. I didn't start free ranging him until he was around 5 mo. old. Babies tend to wander and are simply more fragile. You certainly could free range a youngster, but with the utmost care and caution. If this is your first time owning a chameleon, you might want to...

I agree. With lots of yummy noises. Hey, you might like them.

My little panther is a slow and picky eater when it comes to new foods as well. When I started feeding him worms he wasn't interested, but he finally tried a couple after I twirled them in my fingers a bit. How he's hooked! He loves his hornworms. Does your cham handfeed? The problem with worms...

Very pretty girl you've got there! Glad she ended up with you rather than being housed with another cham, and a male... my goodness, I can't believe a specialty reptile store would suggest that. Maybe Petco or Petsmart. But anyway, sounds like you're providing an excellent home for her. Like...

Haha, it's okay. It's not a pressing matter, just curiosity mostly. Thanks for linking me to your thread - I've been looking for something like that to compare him to. You're right... he doesn't look much like your guy. It's hard to even tell by the pictures I posted, but he gets SO blue in the...

Careful - it's addicting :D My veiled's part-time free range started as a single ficus tree in my living room. Now it takes up half my bedroom, and it's his home 24/7. Most of his plants are on top of book shelves or hanging from my 10 ft. ceiling. So, being all of 5 ft tall, I have to keep a...

My baby is now 5-6 months old, and growing so fast! And after a couple months of guessing on his sex, it's finally safe to say he's most certainly a 'he'. He was sold to me as a Sambava, from LLL reptile at a NARBC expo. It was somewhat of a mixed lot, so I didn't know what the parents looked...

Well, hello there! This forum is so helpful for both new and experienced keepers. I hope you and your cham will benefit from it as much as me and mine have. Is this your first chameleon? They're so cute when they're that little! I like her castle! My veiled could use one of those... as if half...

Mercury vapor bulbs are extremely hot. I used one for about 6 months, but it was over a free range, where my cham could easily move away from it when he need to and find UVB in a cooler location. I use a reptisun 5.0 in addition, so he can regulate his temperature and still get UVB either way...

I have a veiled who does the same thing. He'll look out the window every day for awhile, but his color usually doesn't change much. He's free ranged, with a couple vines hanging across the top of the window. I live in Indiana and temps are unbelievable cold, so the window is cool. He isn't...

Have you tried Home Depot or Lowes for live plants? Most of the midwest stores have had tropicals in for several weeks now, including ficus, pothos, & possibly hibiscus (though I haven't seen that one at my store yet). They're cheap (I just bought an awesome 4ft Ficus Alii for $17), you don't...

You could feed out of a cup, like Stanly mentioned. Once your cham learns what that cup means, he won't forget! My veiled is particularly good with cup feeding. He hates my guts, but when he sees me put crickets in his cup he'll come down from his free range and ignore me while I stand there...

I've read books on chameleons that suggested keeping them under metal halide lighting, which I think is outrageous. Sure, there's UVB output, but the intensity has to be killer on their eyes. As far as power compact or T5, I would doubt there's much UVB output. Different types of reef lights are...

Most chameleons, especially veileds, do not like being handled. Some will tolerate it, others will not. My veiled hates my guts, even though I handled him regularly when he was young. He hisses, bites, lunges, and hides. He'll eat out of my hand, but should I dare try to pick him up, there goes...

Jeez... now I'm jealous. That's a really pretty female! Is she always that bright, or just because you're handling her? Makes me want to go out and buy a female! Starting to think of where I could fit another... She looks like the little chameleon in that new Disney movie, Tangled. That solid...

I'm a full time student and I work, as well. I have plenty of time for both my chams (a nasty veiled and a sweet little panther) and a discus tank on top of that. The chameleons were my first reptiles. Even if you don't have a lot of reptile experience, I think you can definitely do fine with...

Pet store employees trying to make an extra sale......

My panther did the same thing with his eyes when he was about a month old. It was only when the humidity was too low. He could have something caught in his eye, or his eyes could just be dry. Misting more often with warm water will definitely help. You could also put him in the shower for a...

You should absolutely name him Simba. That would be great. Seriously... please do. :D I had a tadpole named Simba... He was going to grow up to be king of the pond, until my stupid rat killed him.