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Hi! :) Do you mean she’s walking upside down on the screen top? That is a pretty normal thing for little ones who can. The main concern is it places her at risk for burns from the lights. Until she’s too big to walk upside down you’ll want to raise the lights off the screen top by a few inches...

i thought basking was supposed to be around 85f?

Wow I've never seen this before😯 I just want him to he happy..right now he's still clawing the Arcadia bulb. I can hear him🥲 I want to add another branch maybe a bit closer to the basking bulb...im just scared that he will burn himself🤔

I would not go to 100w bulb if it can be avoided. Chameleons are very susceptible to burns because they do not recognize they are being burned. I would consider moving the existing bulb closer until you get correct temp readings at basking branch. They really only need basking to warm up and...

So honestly it will depend on what type of dimmer you get... If you get something like a herpstat that fully controls the temp at the basking branch and you set that temp for 82-83 degrees. then where the cham rises up will stay about 85-86 easily. Even with use of one of these you have to make...

Yes, that is much closer to what I would expect. You need to keep in mind that the temp guns, while a great tool to have, can only measure surface temps and not air temps. So, while you can measure the actual basking branch temp, you can’t measure the temp above it in the air. Obviously, being...

Okay I’ll be sure to fix the basking light on the stand for tomorrow! Was wondering if he was cold since he wouldn’t move from there. I didn’t think to see if he is or not a boy 😅 Think I see a little spur but could be wrong. This is how the enclosure looks right now, it looks a little bare...

Have you tested your heat lamp to make sure it won’t burn her? Basking for adult female veileds should be 80F.

For my veiled chameleons terrarium I have a dual lamp that comes with a 5 UVB light and a basking light. For the first couple of days, the UVB light wasn’t warming his enclosure enough and so we got a stronger one and it was completely fine for a couple days until yesterday I noticed these...

Keep in mind they will go as high as they can possibly get in the cage. This does not mean he is not warm enough this means that is the highest spot. The closer to a fixture the higher the risk of a thermal burn. They do not know that their skin is frying they will just sit there and continue to...

Ok cool I’ll raise the light annd heat and keep a close eye on it thank you Soo much! I should note too that I’ve notice when she changes color either sleep colors or when’s she’s about to eat or just fired up the possible burn mark completely disappears and he color looks normal it’s only...

I will lower the wattage of bulb immediately, is this spray any better? I do not have access to silver sulfadiazine at the moment. Zymox Zylafen Reptile Topical Spray? Would it be beneficial at all until I can get her to a reptile vet?

Just want to add that when building your reptibreeze (edit to say: XL!) that the top knob on the door is exactly 8". If you keep this in mind when hanging your basking branches for UVB it helps. 🙂 The UVB in the picture is an Arcadia t5 6%, the bulb that is new; so will burn out to about 3.00 on...

Once you acquire your UVB lighting, it's good to refer to this chart in knowing the placement. As you'll either purchase the reptisun t5ho 5.0 or arcadia prot5 6%, you will want their basking branch, that is, the one which will also sit under the basking bulb, to be 8 to 9 inches below the top...

I know this seems kinda Uhmm… but I don’t have a thermometer. I don’t really want to share this personal stuff online, but I’m not the one buying everything so. You can sort of guess what it is. If it makes sense. But no, he was only gaping that one time under his basking light. I’ve never...

I moved it down and he's already looking lighter in color and vibin on his basking branch so thank you.

2yr old male veiled chameleon, not sure if he has burns on the front of his face, he’s never had these spots before. The branches in his enclosure have been in the same spot since I set up the enclosure and I’ve never had a problem before so I’m not sure how he could have burned himself. His...

I know as veileds get older, black patterning may start showing up on their face and elsewhere. If it's the same, or similar, on both sides, that's where I'd first lean. Keeping an eye on it is always a good idea, though. To me, it seems pretty scale-like, especially around the eyes. That said...

awesome thanks for the advice. definitely gonna return the heat bulbs and the housing for them. Yah going to be mounting the lights and such on the top of the screen. I got 304 stainless mesh for the top. I will check to make sure the hole size is comparable to aluminum window screen.

Thank you very much his basking branch is pretty close to the top so I made sure to raise his light about 6-8 inches because I was afraid of that I'm wondering if I should lower it by an inch or so to start or, I'm contemplating moving him into my living room where there are less drafts. Do you...