TaylorPets
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Hey everyone, about 2 months ago I purchased a Veiled Chameleon from PetSmart (I know not the best decision) but they were keeping it in a very small horizontal glass enclosure with nothing to climb on, no ventilation, it was really dry in there and I was told that they don’t know the age and “In their professional opinion” it was a female Veiled Chameleon. From that quote I think we can all tell PetSmart employees are no experts ! After getting the little one home I did a few minutes of research and found out some clear signs between male and female, the main one being the extra appendage or spur the males develop on their hind feet for mating. Right away I changed the enclosure to be more fit for a male rather than a female and started doing much more research and learning some amazing new facts about these mind blowing creatures ! I was very thrilled to find out I had a male rather than a female because at the time I knew males were easier and got larger and have nicer colours and the only real reason I wanted the Chameleon was to give it a healthy and happy life so this news was thrilling. As I’ve cared for the little guy the last bit I’ve purchased lots of live plants for him to climb on and snack on if desired and I got a 150 watt basking light to make sure his basking spot is 95-100° and the rest of the enclosure is usually around 70° give or take, I have a mistking system that sprays 4 times a day, light on at 8am, sprayer on at 8:40 for 10 minutes, another mist at 12:40 for 8 minutes then another mist at 3:15 for 2 minutes then another at 6:15 then lights out at 8pm. I found this was a decent schedule for the mistings but if anyone has any suggestions for that please let me know as I’m still tweaking it ! I’ve attached a couple pictures for you to get a good look at him, I’m still new to the Chameleon keeping and so far I’m really enjoying it I just want to make sure he’s enjoying the time as much as I am ! I was looking to see if anyone could give me an idea of his age, I know there’s little things that make a big difference but just for an idea, also I feed him mainly banded crickets with a varied diet of silkworms and hornworms occasionally, he’s also had 2-3 waxworms overtime, I’d love to give him Dubia’s but they’re banned in Canada or at least where I am. He has a golden Pothos and a normal Pothos and a Money Tree that he likes to munch on, he doesn’t eat it at an alarming rate but he does eat enough of it, that’s another thing i wasn’t sure about, should I only have them in there sometimes or is it ok for him to eat them? Also when it comes to supplements what’s recommended, should I get Calcium without D3 or with D3 ? Also for the calcium and vitamins when/how often should I powder the insects with them ? I’ve attached pictur of him, his enclosure and the two types of Pothos if anyone could tell me if the plants I’m using are safe and good for him to eat ! Thanks for your time and I look forward to hearing from you, sorry for the long post, this forum is by far my favourite place to come for information on Chams so thank you ! View attachment 255835