kinnleys
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I have a 4 year old male veiled chameleon. He's been doing good and has had no problems in the 4 years we've had him. Recently he burnt the top of his veil due to climbing too close to the heating lamp. We've been doing things to help it heal and he's been doing good with it. Since he burned himself we decided to make his lamp an additional 12 inches above his basking spot. His bulb is a 75 watt bulb. His enclosure is 80-85 degrees in his basking spot. After moving his lamp that additional 12 inches he began to look unhappy and stressed about his lighting. We decided to take away that additional 12 inches from his basking spot and moved it to a different spot so he could not burn himself. We are having problems keeping his temp up in his cage now and he seems to be very stressed about this. He is now dark colors all the time and he has been taking naps during the day. If anyone could help point us in the right direction of what to do to help him that would be very much appreciated.