I named my vieled chameleon José because whenever i see a vieled chameleon it reminds me of the one from dr. dolittle 2 and he talks with a spanish accent lol
thats what i meant they are the hardest to care for, just poor word choice, my guy likes being handled he walks right up to the doors of the cage n when i open them he comes out to me. and thanks for the answer about the light i was worried about it, i got him to eat one today i just dont know...
Stanly- thats all amazing advice thank you sooooo much!! :)
the calcium im giving him now is zoo med repti calcium now theres 2 calcium parts on the back one says max one says min the max is 43.0%... 430,000mg
the min is 38.0%...380,000mg not really sure :s
thanks :) i am glad i found this site, everyone has been so helpful and givin great advice. he is my first reptile and i was told chameleons are one of the hardest to handle, but hes been great! i love the litle guy, do u know how many crickets i should hand feed him? (he's not eating so i...
Im going to get the tube light instead for this cage, everyone has recommended it n the more i look up on him the more good things i see about that kind of light, what is a GOOD variety of food for him as i have been feeding him mealworms waxworms and crickets, ppl seem to not like the mealworms...
thanks and sorry ill re post it on this one then, still getting used to how this all works lol
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Veiled chameleon, male, he's around 6 months old. we've had him about 3 4 months now.
Handling - daily, he comes to the doors to come out now
Feeding - We feed...
yes i do have a uvb light for him but he also isnt climbing in his cage like usual hes down at the bottom so i dunno if hes getting enough, also do i have to fill it out everytime? i did it on my last post when he first got sick a few days ago
here's the pics of him, also i have one of his new...
Jose is getting better, I finally got him to eat a cricket today (had to stick it to his tounge) but he ate, he wants to move everywhere he wont still still! but he still doesnt have great movement in his front hands, he uses them but wont bare weight on them, im also worried that his neck looks...
I had a waterfall in my chameleons cage and he was always drinking out of it, but you have to clean it constantly and not to mention i just had my poor little guy take a fall into his (allll bad!!) im getting a dripper instead so id suggest save the time effort n everything else n do the same :)
he is still improving and thank you for the tips on the plants and things for him, I spent all day driving to and calling vets withi n an hour from where i live and no one knows how to dealw ith reptiles, he is getting more movement in his front hands but he's still not walking yet. Im trying to...
thank you everyone for your helpful suggestions he is my first reptile so its very helpful. Im really hoping he'll pull thru I love him so much :(, i called the reptile store I got him from (they really know their reptiles and have always been really helpful) and he thinks Jose had either his...
hes been gettinga lil better he grips with his front claws a lil bit its alart my boyfriend build a new cage today alot bigger hes in that now sleeping on a towel when he got home i thought he was dead he picked him out and he kept getting better will let you know in the am
here are some...
i found him not moving or breathing with his mouth wide open n not from too much heat ive seen him do that before laying in the fountian, i picked him up he was limp, hes better now but hes still not moving his front legs THATS what i want to know about, if anyone has had a problem similar or an...
i do have a picture of him on my computer just not sure how to get it on here, and no he wasnt cooking he never does its a direct focus heat lamp so its only one spot that gets really warm so when he does get hot he just moves away from under it, and the window has a blind so there isnt direct...
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Veiled chameleon, male, he's around 6 months old. we've had him about 3 4 months now.
Handling - daily, he comes to the doors to come out now
Feeding - We feed him crickets dusted with d3 calcium ( calcium every other day)mealworms and waxworms.he eats around...
he is about 6 months old and been healthy until this evening, fed him a wax worm ate it no problem, a few hours later i checked on him again and he was laying in the water fountian really dark colouring, eyes shut, not really breathing with only his mouth open and him slighty sticking out his...