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    Fiona laid eggs

    My 18 month veiled laid her first clutch of infertal eggs in her laying bin. When should I expect her to lay again? Should I keep a bin in her enclosure at all times from now on? Thanks Zachariah
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    Chams in the shower?

    I read on the internet that some keepers put a branch in the shower and let thier chams take a 20 minute warm shower 2 to 3 times a week. Is that safe for the chams to use untreated tap water from the shower? What if they start drinking the water as I'm sure they would? I think that my veiled...
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    Color?

    What does it mean when my Veiled female is a light green with dark spots? Is it contentment or stress? I heard it was from her being content, but would like the opinion of an expierienced handler. Thanks:confused:
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    Humidity?

    How high should the humidity be for a female veiled?
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    Is it normal for chams to eat substrate?

    Is it normal for my cham be eating the substrate in her laying bin? I put in her laying bin today and as soon as she discovered the area in her house she started shootiong her tounge out at the substrate which is rinsed playsand and organic potting soil mix and eating clumps of it. I flattened...
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    My other famliy members.

    My only other reptiles are a western painted turtle named art (short for Artist) and 7 brown anoles. 1 male named Behemoth(Bob) and 2 females named Betty and Boop. The females laid 10 eggs so far and 4 of them have hatched. I've had the adults since October of this year and the first egg hatched...
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    How big does a laying bin need to be?

    My Fiona (female Veiled) is 10 months old so I want to know what a decent size laying bin should be, how deep, how wide, and what type of substrate to use? Do I need to keep it in her house always or just when she shows signs of laying eggs? If there are signs? I'm pretty freaked out:eek:about...
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    New Plants?

    Once I've selected the plants to put in my chams house, how do I prepare them to go in? Do I need to wash off the leaves and the roots and replant them in new soil that is organic and not full of man made plant growth stuff? I found some Hibiscus, Crotons, and Golden Pothos at Wal-mart but they...
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    How often to feed my Veiled(Fiona)?

    I was told to feed her every other day but she seems to always be hungry and hunting for food. I feed her 10 gut loaded large crickets every other day and mix in some superworms, lobster roaches and waxworms every so often dusted twice a week with calcium and vitamin supplements. She is 10...
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    Live plants

    What live plants for my Veiled's home will she most likey perfer and are healthy for her to eat or snack on:confused?
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    Backdrop for my veiled? Good or bad?

    Should I have some sort of bakdrop for my cham's house? I have a Repti breeze enclosure and don't want to interfear with the air flow but I'm not sure if the plain white wall behind it is detrimental to the well being of my cham psyche as it is with other reptiles and amphibians. I would like to...
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    Mouth gaping while basking.

    Fiona, my 10 month old female veiled sometimes basks with her mouth gaping or open a little. Is this normal? She only does it while in her heated basking site of around 95 degrees, she rests there and doesn't move to a cooler lower pearch until after about 15 minutes or so but it freaks me...
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    New to forum

    Hello out there, I am new to the forum and new to keeping Chameleons. I have a ten month old female Veiled named Fiona. I have alot of expierence with keeping amphibians and know that there's a huge difference in keeping reptiles especially chameleons. I have seven brown anoles (my only other...
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