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just make sure to cut it up into chunks that he cant choke on

try some indian walking sticks, isopods, or snails. You could also introduce a fruit&veggie salad :)

Ill tell you that the main thing you will need to engineer for your cage will be a drainage system. Something to collect all of the excess water. There is a ton of info on here from people making DIY drainage systems, i suggest looking at what other people have tried

Yea, when im home... Im at work atm :)

For a young chameleon is isnt a bad idea to feed them whenever theyre hungry as long as proper nutrition is used. Veiled chameleons do eat foliage in the wild and captive ones are know to eat fruits and veggies. You should read Sandra's blog on nutrition. Hopefully she will chime in with a much...

Just made a smaller side with 1'x2's and hinged it in :D

i kinda assumed he meant best for beginners. My favorites are the sailfin chameleons :D i think they are soo cool!

DIY cages sell a variety of sizes shipped to your door for relatively cheap. I made my own cage for about $80. Got everything at lowe's and it was a lot easier than i had expected, turned out beautiful, was a lot sturdier than aluminum cages, and i got to do whatever i wanted with it :D

Best for what purpose? If beautiful colors are your thing, then panthers are never dissapointing. They are more expensive though. Jacksons have those awesome prehistoric looking horns and are easy to come by. Veileds are known to be the most hardy and adaptive and are therefore suggested to...

The vents & screen should be enough ventilation, youll just have to more actively clean it to reduce bacteria growth. And make sure to give him a lot of stuff to climb on since he wont be able to climb the sides. As far as keeping a veiled in it for a few months, that should be fine depending on...

A veiled would probably out grow it by 8 months old. While Jacksons are a much smaller species, they are generally considered to be needier in their husbandry, and will still need a much larger cage when full grown (8months-1year old). If this is the cage you are set on using, I wouldn't...

My advice would be, as others have said, to add more foliage for hiding. https://www.chameleonforums.com/reasons-why-real-chams-need-real-plants-115143/

Why would you feel it necessary to trim the nails? Never heard of anyone doing this, I would concider it to be a no. They need those for climbing obviously, and trimming too short could open up a wound to infection. Theres no need to, once they get used to handling, they loosen their grip and...

Unfortunatly that cage wont last for long, especially if you are getting a male. They can grow to be over 18'' long and need at least twice that in cage height. Owners here will tell you that it will need a cage of 2'x2'x4' once grown

You can really give the chameleon as much as he will eat while he is still growing. Having not eaten insects for a while, i imagine that he is quite hungry :) For gutload, many advise using a dry gutload AND a wet gutload. Cricket crack is a common dry, and repashy is a good wet gutload. Add...

It would help to know what your husbandry is like currently to give advice in changing anything. Fill this form out for us and post your answers here https://www.chameleonforums.com/how-ask-help-66/

What are you gutloading your feeders with? Are you supplementing with vitamin d3?

the night light is definitely a no go. What are the current temperatures in the enclosure, and what is the humidity at? As long as you meet all of these requirements https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/caresheets/veiled/ you will be fine :D Dont skimp on the gutloading of feeders, and...

it wouldnt be scenting with an air freshener, just rubbing your hands/neck on vines and leaves so that they smell like you. If the animal grows up surrrounded by your scent, it will be very comfortable with you... Very true for animals that use scent as a main sense. Obviously, chams use sight...

thanks sandra, i should have known that you would be the one to ask :p