Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Veiled Chameleon, Male, Approx. 1 year(I was told), Been in my care approx one and a half months.
Handling - Maybe 2 times in the short while i have had him, He is quite mean which is fine with me.
Feeding - He eats a staple of Blatta Lateralis Roaches with some superworms and mealworms here and there. He is fed every other day about 5-8 adult lateralis/superworms. Roaches are gutloaded with fresh fruits/veggies every 2 days and a powdered diet of approx 50%oats,30%high quality rabbit food and 20% high quality cat food.
Supplements - Feeders are dusted every feeding with rephasy calcium plus.
Watering - Hand Mist 3-4 times daily with water treated with repti-safe. I mist until i see him at least lick the leaves a few times.
Fecal Description - Fecal matter seems fine no strange colors and not abnormally soft. Has not been tested for parasites since i have acquired him.
History - He was recieved from a person on craigslist who could no longer keep him. Came with all his supplies but there were no supplments to speak of. Lighting was correct and he seems very healthy. For the first few weeks i added some herptivite to the calcium plus to hopefully get his calcium levels in check in case they were low. Has been eating like a pig and drinking wonderfully.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Cage is the one he came with which is 24x24x48in it is a wooden frame with coated wire screen(can see screen in one of the pictures)
Lighting - Lighting is a reptisun 5.0 a new one was purchased when i got him in case the one he came with was old. Also a zoo med spot basking bulb in a reflector.
Temperature - Cage is set up with multiple basking sites ranging from about 100*F down to about 85*F The rest of the cage is at about 78-80 degrees during the day. All lights shut off at night and the room temp in my herp room drops to about 72-75*F
Humidity - Humidity levels in the herp room are about 30% directly after misting the cage humidity levels rise to as much as 55% but the drop gradually as water evaporates.
Plants - No live plants yet, plans for a pothos or ficus in the future.
Placement - Cage is located in a spare room i have that has the chameleon and all my geckos in it. The only person that goes in the room is me to care for the animals.
Location - I am located near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Okay so theres the info on my veiled. He was given to me for free along with his cage and lights from someone on craigslist who was leaving the country and could no longer keep him. I do not handle him much as he is very aggressive and just doesn't seem to tolerate handling very well. Toady i decided to take him out because he had some stuck shed at the base of his tail that appeared overnight. I moistened the shed and got most of it off but noticed that something seemed to look strange at th base of his tail/vent area. The last time i had any Chameleon it was years ago and he too was a male veiled and it almost seems as if this chameleons vent is much larger than my other chameleons was, though it could just be my memory failing me. Please take a look at the pictures and let me know if you think this looks like anything to be worried about. Other than this bump he seems extremely healthy, never misses a meal and is very active using the different basking spots throughout the day.
Here are the pictures.
Your Chameleon - Veiled Chameleon, Male, Approx. 1 year(I was told), Been in my care approx one and a half months.
Handling - Maybe 2 times in the short while i have had him, He is quite mean which is fine with me.
Feeding - He eats a staple of Blatta Lateralis Roaches with some superworms and mealworms here and there. He is fed every other day about 5-8 adult lateralis/superworms. Roaches are gutloaded with fresh fruits/veggies every 2 days and a powdered diet of approx 50%oats,30%high quality rabbit food and 20% high quality cat food.
Supplements - Feeders are dusted every feeding with rephasy calcium plus.
Watering - Hand Mist 3-4 times daily with water treated with repti-safe. I mist until i see him at least lick the leaves a few times.
Fecal Description - Fecal matter seems fine no strange colors and not abnormally soft. Has not been tested for parasites since i have acquired him.
History - He was recieved from a person on craigslist who could no longer keep him. Came with all his supplies but there were no supplments to speak of. Lighting was correct and he seems very healthy. For the first few weeks i added some herptivite to the calcium plus to hopefully get his calcium levels in check in case they were low. Has been eating like a pig and drinking wonderfully.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Cage is the one he came with which is 24x24x48in it is a wooden frame with coated wire screen(can see screen in one of the pictures)
Lighting - Lighting is a reptisun 5.0 a new one was purchased when i got him in case the one he came with was old. Also a zoo med spot basking bulb in a reflector.
Temperature - Cage is set up with multiple basking sites ranging from about 100*F down to about 85*F The rest of the cage is at about 78-80 degrees during the day. All lights shut off at night and the room temp in my herp room drops to about 72-75*F
Humidity - Humidity levels in the herp room are about 30% directly after misting the cage humidity levels rise to as much as 55% but the drop gradually as water evaporates.
Plants - No live plants yet, plans for a pothos or ficus in the future.
Placement - Cage is located in a spare room i have that has the chameleon and all my geckos in it. The only person that goes in the room is me to care for the animals.
Location - I am located near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Okay so theres the info on my veiled. He was given to me for free along with his cage and lights from someone on craigslist who was leaving the country and could no longer keep him. I do not handle him much as he is very aggressive and just doesn't seem to tolerate handling very well. Toady i decided to take him out because he had some stuck shed at the base of his tail that appeared overnight. I moistened the shed and got most of it off but noticed that something seemed to look strange at th base of his tail/vent area. The last time i had any Chameleon it was years ago and he too was a male veiled and it almost seems as if this chameleons vent is much larger than my other chameleons was, though it could just be my memory failing me. Please take a look at the pictures and let me know if you think this looks like anything to be worried about. Other than this bump he seems extremely healthy, never misses a meal and is very active using the different basking spots throughout the day.
Here are the pictures.
