will187
New Member
hi everyone. im new to the forum, and to keeping chams. i have recently bought a baby veiled chameleon and set-up. ive had him for around 2 weeks.. and worrying if im doing everything right has caused me no small amount of stress. i decided to post some pics and details of him, and his set-up here, and ask for any advice or feedback you guys can offer. i have an adult corn snake, and an adult beardie, so i have SOME experience with keeping reptiles, but im very cautious each time i start caring for a new species. details and pics will follow.
id like to reassure everyone that the viv he is in is temporary, he's only young, so i got one that was long enough for a good gradient, but only 18 inches tall to avoid any nasty falls. i will be purchasing a 4foot x 4foot x 2 foot (H X L X D)
viv when he is about 2-3 months older.
he seems pretty much ok, but over the last 2 days, i havent seen him eating as much, or defecating as much and just today he has been closing one eye quite alot. i have pics of him in various states, to show what i mean.
He is being heavily misted once or twice a day, depending on how hydrated he looks (skin tightness, eye plumpness etc), i also have a dripper running on his cool side. he has a constantly high number of crickets in his tank, as they seem to be hiding alot, and i want him to be able to find them. they are cycled every 24 hours if not eaten, and kept in a kricket keeper. the kricket keeper contains pro-rep bug-grub, and bug gel, both are freshened every day. his crickets are also dusted with nutro-bal everytime i put them in the tank, to maximise the chances of him getting plenty of supplementation.
In the pics, you will be able to see the lights im using. i have an exo-terra 10.0 strip bulb running the entire length of his viv for UV, and a normal incandescent bulb (40w) in his basking spot, bringing basking temps to about 85 degress, with ambient temps around 70. thats pretty much it! let me know what you guys think, and if he is showing any bad signs that im missing.
Thanks.
id like to reassure everyone that the viv he is in is temporary, he's only young, so i got one that was long enough for a good gradient, but only 18 inches tall to avoid any nasty falls. i will be purchasing a 4foot x 4foot x 2 foot (H X L X D)
viv when he is about 2-3 months older.
he seems pretty much ok, but over the last 2 days, i havent seen him eating as much, or defecating as much and just today he has been closing one eye quite alot. i have pics of him in various states, to show what i mean.
He is being heavily misted once or twice a day, depending on how hydrated he looks (skin tightness, eye plumpness etc), i also have a dripper running on his cool side. he has a constantly high number of crickets in his tank, as they seem to be hiding alot, and i want him to be able to find them. they are cycled every 24 hours if not eaten, and kept in a kricket keeper. the kricket keeper contains pro-rep bug-grub, and bug gel, both are freshened every day. his crickets are also dusted with nutro-bal everytime i put them in the tank, to maximise the chances of him getting plenty of supplementation.
In the pics, you will be able to see the lights im using. i have an exo-terra 10.0 strip bulb running the entire length of his viv for UV, and a normal incandescent bulb (40w) in his basking spot, bringing basking temps to about 85 degress, with ambient temps around 70. thats pretty much it! let me know what you guys think, and if he is showing any bad signs that im missing.
Thanks.