Carpet Chameleon

[sperpich]

She is super colorful and is walking around on the bottom of her cage. She has never done this before. Is there something wrong and what should i do? Thanks

 

[Texas Panther Man]

Sounds as if shes gravid/pregnant. You need to provide her with a laying bin. It should be at least 10-12" deep and fill with a 70/30 mix of washed playsand and organic topsoil. Make sure the dirt is moist enough to allow a tunnel to hold shape. Get that in there today or tomorrow at the latest. Sounds like shes looking for a place to lay now.

 

[Olimpia]

Ditto. Something like a plastic container/bucket from Walmart or Home Depot will work, as long as it is opaque (not transparent). I've wrapped some in ducktape before if I couldn't find any opaque ones and needed one really fast, and that works, but a dark one is best.

 

[sperpich]

Just wanted to update this post. I put in the bucket and she had no interest in it at all. Turns out she was looking for sprouts to eat. She really loves to eat certain greens and I had tried clover sprouts. Apparently she really likes them because as soon as I put them back in a bowl on the bottom she stopped walking around the floor and went back to normal activity. She seems to like those sprouts more than drinking water off leaves. I put a little water in with the sprouts and she just loves them. Is that ok?