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    Veiled Chameleon set up

    Have a 6 month old Veiled (Pascal) in a 12x12x18 cage mix of plastic plants some live Pothos. He has just completed his fourth shed and is about 7-8" long tail to tip. Using a 13W 5.0 UVB bulb and 40W basking bulbs in ZooMed dual bulb fixture. Current mid range temp is 75 degrees, basking...
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    Transition Juve Veiled to large cage

    Have a 6 month old Veiled (Pascal) in a 12x12x18 cage mix of plastic plants some live Pothos. He has just completed his fourth shed and is about 7-8" long tail to tip. Using a 13W 5.0 UVB bulb and 40W basking bulbs in ZooMed dual bulb fixture. Current mid range temp is 75 degrees...
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    Thin 3 month old Veiled

    Hello, 3 month old Male Veiled. Appears a little thin-- slightly shows rib cage at times-- curious and searches around habitat. What can I do to fatten up== looks healthy had shed last week? Feeding 10-12 sm./med crickets a day-- eats all within an hour or so. Just introduced wax...
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    OPEN Mouth

    I have a 3 month old Veiled. He is eating well 10-12 crickets a day. Seem active and is still a little shy. Last two days I noticed him, while under the basking lamp, with his mouth wide open. when i approached he seemed to be swallowing. I mist 2-3 a day and fog in between misting for...
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    Best Fogger

    Hi, want to use a fogger during the day while I am a work to supplement water for drinking and to keep humidity up. Is the Repi Fogger by Zoo Med OK? thanks
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    New Chameleon Mistakes

    So I bought my first chameleon (Jackson) and lost him in less than two months. I did not want to rush back into the same mistake so I have been keeping a zoo med reti breeze cage 18x18x36 for four weeks without any animals. I have a 40W heat bulb and 13W UVB The top ten inches of the cage...
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    Starting over

    i lost my Jackson last night-- thought I understood the environment and needs of Tito - apparently not. So want to start from the beginning and get it right-- most of all not rush into this, so it is an eight week plan. Cage 18x18x36 1- 13 UVB 1- Repti glow 5.0 15 2 - 40W Exo-terra...
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    Sick Tito

    Not sure - what to do-- do not have a vet within 50 miles. changed cages about two weeks ago-- he stopped eating. would drink -- wathced him -- but now just pale green hanging upside down. Have collard greens, crickets, roach and superworms-- He has 2-40 wat bulbs for heat and a 13W UVB--...
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    Drinking too little or too much

    Recently switched my jackosn to a larger cage. Assumed he would be stressed and never saw him actually drinking before. But for the past two nights I can actually spray water directly in too his mouth for five minutes. It is almost as if he is basking through the two mist cycle I have...
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    White spots on crest

    Just took a look at tito-- Jacksonii - and i noticed the top of three rear crest were white. I think his stress color is a brighter lighter green, Does appear to be totally stressed- low traffic area. Show I worry or change anything? I, being of limited experience feel the humidity is low, but...
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    Need help with plant for cage Jacksonii

    I purchased a new cage 18x18x36-- all I could afford right now. I wanted a nice size plant to place on the bottom and flow through the vines. I plan on suspending a few smaller plant from a bar about 10" from top Pothos, Dracaena. What would be a nice plant leafy about 20" tall to fill that...
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    Plants for Trioceros jacksonii

    I am getting a larger cage for my chameleon-- only an 18x18x36. I would like more live plants -- any suggestions? I am putting in one 1"x 3' vine and one 1/2 x 6' vine. in a ditto I found some great branches on my property. My issue using branches - if I clean off bark? thanks
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    Need Help Please

    You have all been very helpful -- but I can't seem to get msiting, fogger right. I have about 1/4 inch of water in my overflow tray every night. Is the mister used to directly mist the Chameleon or just mist the cage for drinking and humidity? I inserted two nozzles from a Monsoon...
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    Newbie Jackson Misting and Humidity -AGE OF TITO

    1 yr old Jackson, I think? Not sure the guy I got it from had it for 6 months not sure who had him before that So if you can tell age from the picture please tell me Tito lives - In 12X18X24 cage-- 13W UVB --65W heat light Just hooked up a Monsoon mister-- I was already told MistKing was...
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    NY Chameleon

    Anyone from around the Dutchess area on the site? just looking for local members. thanks
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    Getting set up right for Jackson

    I have a nice cage and beleive I set it up correctly 13W UVB 65W for heat = only worry is humidity-- only reaching 50 - during day-- I did by a mister Monsoon and have a fogger- am i ok at 77 degrees and 50 humidity? He is eating, looks deep green and since I did not set up monsson I am...
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    Monsoon mister and Jackson cagey

    Hi, new to the site i have a Jackson about 5" long in a 18X12X20 screened cage. I am using a fogger and a 13W UVB and 60W heat lamp. I purchased the Exo Terra monsoon rs400 becasue my humitity is low- about 60% -- temp is fine at 75 degrees. I am having a hard time adjusting the...
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    New Jackson

    Hello, I am new to Chameleons. I have had Bearded Dragons and Gecko's in the past -- but after going to the Reptile Expo- my children loved the Chameleon. So I did some reading and the Panther was expensive and the Veiled seemed a little temperamental. So I found a small juvenile male...
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