Brand new owner!

[GIN]

Just bought a baby translucent veiled cameleon and have many questions!! I know about diet variety with insects, but cannot find out when and what veggies and fruits are ok. He is only about 2-3 inches from head to end of tail. My other question is what is the diffrence between a regular veiled cameleon and a translucent? If there are any experienced owners in the Denton TX area that are willing to be a mentor it would be so awesome, I now have my dream pet!!

 

[ChameleonRave]

Congrats you should show us some pics

 

[GIN]

Working on it I only have a pic on my phone right now! Hopefully on sat!

 

[Jsiddens]

I like to gutload my crickets with some of the foods I purchase and use regularly like spinach leaves or carrots, apple slices,pear really all kinds of fruits.I dont put anything in my cricket bin thats real sticky or messy because I get it out of there before it rots. I stay away from potatos because there really just empty starches. Its summer time and my crix even enjoyed watermelon rind lol. Im my opinion variety is key. I do remember reading a post that someone had said to stay away from something that i can remember due to it causing an imbalance. Hopefully someone will let us know.

To my knowledge translucent veileds were supposedly found in the wild and have partial lack of pigmentation. They've been bred to have this translucent variation. High translucent or low translucent. I dont know if You could use a punnet square and figure out what percentage of a clutch would be what or if you could breed one low translucent to a regular and then inbreed the offspring to the parent with the translucent gene to produce a high translucent veiled?

Remember Big B little b in biology. lol

 

[Psi]

if you could breed one low translucent to a regular and then inbreed the offspring to the parent with the translucent gene to produce a high translucent veiled?

Remember Big B little b in biology. lol

That's how most people are doing it, unless they have access to a lot of Trans.

 

[GIN]

Ok that is intresting! I was meaning to ask if it is ok that i feed my baby cantalope tomorrow? I want to make sure he has alot of variety (And his crickets too, good idea) and I know hand feeding him his favorites is a way to attempt bonding which I want to be doing as soon as possible... If I want to post a pic how? Does it already have to be on the internet somewhere?.... I still havent figured out how to do a profile pic! It is not only my first Cham it is also my first forum!! Hopefully that shows dedication!

 

[GIN]

I got a photo bucket, if this works....more tomorrow when i take him out sunbathing!

 

[GIN]

 

[GIN]

Ha ha i finally figured it out! However I don't know how to post the same pic in 2 places! so this was his transport space...his living space soon....

 

[kinyonga]

In addition to well-fed/gutloaded insects you can offer your veiled greens (dandelions, kale, collards, endive, escarole, mustard greens) and veggies (carrots, squash, sweet red pepper, sweet potato, zucchini, etc.) and a SMALL amount of fruit (apple, pear, melon, berries, etc.) Spinach, cabbage, broccoli are not recommended.

These same greens and veggies can be used to feed your crickets, roaches, superworms, locusts, etc.

Its important to provide UVB for the chameleon. It can come from a UVB light (most often recommended...long linear fluorescent Repti-sun 5.0 tube light) or from direct sunlight. Any UVB light should not pass through glass or plastic.

Appropriate temperatures will aid in digestion and thus indirectly in nutrient absorption.

Its important to supplement/dust the insects before feeding them to the chameleon.

Since many of the feeder insects have a poor ratio of calcium to phosphorus, its important to dust at most feedings with a phos.-free calcium powder to make up for it.

I dust twice a month with a phos.-free calcium/D3 powder to ensure that the chameleon gets some d3 without overdoing it and leaving it to produce the rest of the D3 from its exposure to the UVB light. D3 from supplements can build up in the system, but D3 produced from exposure to the UVB shouldn't as long as the chameleon can move in and out of it.

I dust twice a month with a vitamin powder that contains a beta carotene source of vitamin A. Beta carotene (prOformed) sources of vitamin A won't build up in the system like prEformed sources (acetate, retinol, retinyl, etc.) can. Excess prEformed vitamin A may prevent the D3 from doing its job and push the chameleon towards MBD.

Is it a male or female?
Hope this helps!

 

[GIN]

Male! I already gutload and dust the crickets and have the uvb lighting! I am going to go pick him up a basking lamp today too, I didn't realize i needed both! He is outside enjoying the real sun right now and is eating and drinking well!! Thank you for clarification on the veggies and fruits!!

 

[lovemylucyball]

new veiled chameleon

Iam getting a chameleon on tues iam getting the cage setup this weekend can you tell me if i miss anything,,, i got the cage vines plants uvb light heat bulb the cage size is 24" by 24" by 36 is that a good side for a veiled chameleon she is small i say she is about 6 inches long... please help me if you can ....... tom

 

[GIN]

More Pics!!

 

[PedroANDAshley]

I dont know if this was mentioned yet BUT
glass is not recommended for a chameleon viv.
They can over heat in it.
Alot of condensation when misting which can lead to mold which can lead to
infections
They some times will be aggressive towards their refelection and hit their face on the glass trying to strike it.

A screen cage is the way to go

 

[Elizadolots]

Glass just requires a bit more attention to ventilation. There should be some venting near the bottom in addition to the screen on top. That way the air will move up toward the heat, pulling fresh air in from the bottom.

There are a lot of threads about this around.

Screen is the standard recommendation because it's easier and very often when people say "glass" it turns out to be a little 10 gallon aquarium that's barely 12 inches tall.

 

[GIN]

Thank you guys! Yes it is vented at the front bottom and the top is open.... I have plans to build my own screen or mesh enclosure this is temporary and he is soooooo small that it was the best I could do. However if anyone has "blueprints" for a good enclosure I would like to hear your DIY tips!!

 

[PedroANDAshley]

Honestly IF your good with wood work DYI might be the way to go.
If tried my hand at building a cage and its VERY fusterating for me because I have little patients ANF im not good with building stuff.
If your not so good with wood work id just buy one
Pangea one of our site sponors are having a cage sale. 15% off and 9.99 MAX shipping.
Heres the link:
http://www.pangeareptile.com/store/reptile-cages.html

Im looking at the reptibreeze (small)
The small is 33 plus shipping which wont be more that 10 bucks
And the small would be big enough i think since hes so darn tiny in your pic.