ericcham
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I was hoping anyone could give me some advice
I have become the owner of a chameleon from a friend who had to get 'rid' of him due to personal reasons, i was happy to take ownership as i have wanted a lizard of some sort for a while now and i wanted my friends chameleon to go to a good home so i couldn't say no
It is a Yemen p beiled/veiled, just over a year old and roughly 6 inches long, exc the tail
My friend told me what to feed and how to 'home' him etc but a few more opinions would be even better
He has had a diet of crickets and meal worms which my friend has said he fed mainly on crickets: what is the best thing to feed him as his main diet and what for a treat? (he has had about 3/4 crickets in his tank but he isnt actually eating them so do you think i shouldnt bother with these anymore? he has clearly seen them and not bothered, but he loves the worms)
The tank has the ray light and a temp gauge which at the moment reads 38 degrees Celsius, could you tell me what is the best temp to keep the tank at?
There is a light inside the tank: i wanted to know when is best to keep the light on/off? i.e should i keep it on all day (i know they need less light at night)
I think that is all i need to know, i have done a bit of research before taking ownership, my main worry is that it has had a 1st owner for over a year and it wont take kindly to me holding the reptile or becoming agitated (which i would hate) as i would have to clean the tank every few weeks thus having to hold him
Any feedback & a quick response would be much appreciated
Thanks
Andy
I have become the owner of a chameleon from a friend who had to get 'rid' of him due to personal reasons, i was happy to take ownership as i have wanted a lizard of some sort for a while now and i wanted my friends chameleon to go to a good home so i couldn't say no
It is a Yemen p beiled/veiled, just over a year old and roughly 6 inches long, exc the tail
My friend told me what to feed and how to 'home' him etc but a few more opinions would be even better
He has had a diet of crickets and meal worms which my friend has said he fed mainly on crickets: what is the best thing to feed him as his main diet and what for a treat? (he has had about 3/4 crickets in his tank but he isnt actually eating them so do you think i shouldnt bother with these anymore? he has clearly seen them and not bothered, but he loves the worms)
The tank has the ray light and a temp gauge which at the moment reads 38 degrees Celsius, could you tell me what is the best temp to keep the tank at?
There is a light inside the tank: i wanted to know when is best to keep the light on/off? i.e should i keep it on all day (i know they need less light at night)
I think that is all i need to know, i have done a bit of research before taking ownership, my main worry is that it has had a 1st owner for over a year and it wont take kindly to me holding the reptile or becoming agitated (which i would hate) as i would have to clean the tank every few weeks thus having to hold him
Any feedback & a quick response would be much appreciated
Thanks
Andy
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