seancosta714
New Member
Hello ladies and gentlemen and thank you for having me here...
I am new member here with a passion for reptiles and I have currently (this week) acquired a new two month old chameleon. I am unsure of gender yet. I am told this is the place where the experts gather, and these forums have helped me in the past, so thank you in advance!
I am waiting for a photo from my girlfriend as I am currently at work and can't get this concern off my mind. My chameleon has what appears to be a black oval spot on his right side , and his entire top of his veil is black. It looks very much like a pattern, as I could have sworn I have seen it fade and darken again. The odd thing is, is this spot is only on the right side of his body. Can veiled chameleons show a stress pattern on one side?
Photos I have looked at seem to show that my guy is NOT suffering from fungus or mites. It's day three in his terrarium. It is a mesh , tall enclosure with plenty of cover, a humidifier and drip system. His appetite has slowed today, and the black spot and veil remain.
Where he was purchased, he had very basic lighting, we have all the UVB, basking, and red lamp in place and temp is reading 85 degrees in basking spot, humidity is barely between normal and tropical level, and terrarium temp in general is about 70 degrees.
I assume this is a stress pattern, thought maybe it was a burn. We are going to give him some time and not handle him as to not stress him out. I will get photos out ASAP but could somebody please help with some advice? I care about the little guy tremendously and you people seem to be my only hope, please help!
I am new member here with a passion for reptiles and I have currently (this week) acquired a new two month old chameleon. I am unsure of gender yet. I am told this is the place where the experts gather, and these forums have helped me in the past, so thank you in advance!
I am waiting for a photo from my girlfriend as I am currently at work and can't get this concern off my mind. My chameleon has what appears to be a black oval spot on his right side , and his entire top of his veil is black. It looks very much like a pattern, as I could have sworn I have seen it fade and darken again. The odd thing is, is this spot is only on the right side of his body. Can veiled chameleons show a stress pattern on one side?
Photos I have looked at seem to show that my guy is NOT suffering from fungus or mites. It's day three in his terrarium. It is a mesh , tall enclosure with plenty of cover, a humidifier and drip system. His appetite has slowed today, and the black spot and veil remain.
Where he was purchased, he had very basic lighting, we have all the UVB, basking, and red lamp in place and temp is reading 85 degrees in basking spot, humidity is barely between normal and tropical level, and terrarium temp in general is about 70 degrees.
I assume this is a stress pattern, thought maybe it was a burn. We are going to give him some time and not handle him as to not stress him out. I will get photos out ASAP but could somebody please help with some advice? I care about the little guy tremendously and you people seem to be my only hope, please help!