I have a 1.5 year old male veiled for sale. I love him dearly, but changes in my situation (new job) make it necessary to rehome some of my pets. Not a great photo, I will try to get a better one. He is very healthy and active, eats everything I've ever offered (crickets, dubia, hornworms...
Sounds to me like he is just stressed. My baby veiled when I got him last year did the same thing. He hid for the most part and stayed brown for a few days. They can get quite stressed by all of the new things. Leave him alone as much as possible so he can adjust. And the white spots do look...
Very funny! My little male veiled is like that. When I first got him, he wouldn't even have been able to fit the tip of my pinkie finger in his mouth, but he still hissed and puffed and carried on. What a funny dude!
I agree. I hate crickets. They stink, they're noisy and they're alway escaping.
Dubia don't make any noise, the only smell is a slightly sweet smell, but it's not strong. I pretty much have to have my face right over the bin to smell anything at all. Second biggest "winner" for me is, no...
First off, if you are using one of those "cheapy" dial readers, they are notoriously innaccurate. You need to use a digital one. Either way, I would not take the reading right under the basking spot as that spot will always be significantly drier than other areas in the enclosure. I would move...
Yes, they will sometimes do that. At his age, he will likely be done within a day or so. As long as he starts eating again after that, nothing to worry about. I suggest extra long mistings while shedding. It can help them get through it faster.
I use a 10.0 on my screen cage because of how much of the light the screen is supposed to filter out. My homemade wire cages all have 5.0 since they are not filtering much of it. So, IMHO, since your cage is screen you're likely OK. It certainly wouldn't be causing an issue with his growth at...
You should not be dusting with D3 with every feeding. They only need D3 twice a month. You should also be using a multivitamin twice a month. All other feeding should be dusted with plain calcium.
Also, he may be bored with his limited selection of feeders. Chameleons get bored if you feed...
I think at this point I would leave her. Give it a day or two as it sounds like she's just hissing at you if it is puffs of air you're hearing. Also give it another day or two for the eating. She sounds like she's quite stressed.
Yes, these guys can be surprisingly stressful! Is the squeaking noise kind of like a hiss or pffft sound? Or do you notice she puffs out her lower jaw when she does it? If so, she's likely hissing at you which is one thing they do when they are upset with us or something else in their surroundings.
Yes, the non-pain killing nepsporin is good. She will likely be fine, they tend to heal well from this kind of injury. Obviously, the basking light is too close and you need to move it away. Chameleons will base their temperature on what their internal temperature is, so despite the fact that...
Chameleons often refuse to eat for the first few days to a week when they get moved. She is likely just too stressed to eat right now. I know you are worried about her, but if you put in some food and leave her alone, she might be more willing to eat. Sometimes they don't like to eat when...
When I had springtails for my dart frogs I kept them in bark mulch that I added enough water to the bin to have about an inch of water at the bottom of a 4" deep bin. I fed them fish flakes for the most part, but they will eat rice too. Josh's frogs would be a good resource for care/feeding as...
Jannb is correct. You do not need to dust cali worms/phoenix worms as they are very high in calcium naturally. One of the reasons why most feeders are dusted with calcium is because they are not high enough in calcium as compared to the amount of phosphorus they contain, so the aim is to try to...
I agree with NHenn. Just because they are showing receptive colors, does not mean you should breed them. One of the ways to extend the life of female chameleons is to try to lower the number of clutches they lay in their lifetime. Laying eggs is very stressful on their bodies. You should not be...