He seems to be doing better, still a little sleepy with the lights on though. I have the next two days off work so if it gets warm I'm gonna try to get him some sunlight and fresh air.
I have a baby Veiled now, and I'm wondering what different types of colors can they mature into? Could he be blue or yellow or anything? Or does it just stick to shades of green? Right now he's just green because he's very young but he gets all striped and spotted when he gets flustered.
Today's update:
Yesterday after his first night with the red lamp off, he slept a little bit in the morning but was noticeably more awake and alert. Today after his second dark night, he hasn't slept at all with the lights on and is actually climbing around his cage, walking around on the...
Awesome, I really hope this is all it is. I got him from a pet store (dumb mistake, I know) but he appeared to be in relatively good health. I'm really hoping this fixes everything. I'll continue to update! You guys are the best!
So last night I removed the waterfall and didn't use the red light at night and he seemed a lot more awake this morning, he didn't sleep at all with the lights on. Maybe the light was keeping him awake...?
I can't check right now unfortunately because I'm at work, but I will when I get home. I mix it up between using a dish inside the cage, outside the cage, and hand feeding inside and outside. He does not hesitate to eat.
Just to update everyone, I will be ditching the waterfall asap when I get home tonight in 1.5 hours and getting him on a drinking glass. I'm also going to get a mesh cage next week. Thank you all for the help... please help me keep my little buddy alive.
He's eating meal worms. I'm switching to crickets very soon. It's around 75 in my room, they're not real plants but have been washed, I've had him for maybe two weeks. I dust the worms with that reptivite calcium powder every other day.
I've seen him gape maybe twice and it was while he was right up by the bulb but I will look into it. I am supremely broke right now and it already looks like I'll have to get a screen cage next Friday when I get paid. I am really worried for my little guy. Aside from the very rare gaping and the...
I mist several times a day and do change the waterfall out regularly because people warned me about it. I'll look into a new light I suppose, and I will stop using the nighttime light. Does all of this have to do with why he sleeps during the day?
I live in central Wisconsin first of all.
I have a veiled chameleon in a small glass tank with a 25w UVB bulb for daylight and a red light for night time, he's still a baby (about 2 months old) so I'll be moving him to a much bigger mesh cage when he's older.
Right now, I have a waterfall...