I live in florida and see/catch tons of wild veiled chameleons and sometimes I bring them home for a while but I really dont keep them. Its my first time on here so bear with me
. Sorry if its a long read I have a few possibly basic questions about chams.
First, is there a difference between the black vs tan colorations that chams get? Like on the edge of their cascues/eyes where they dont change colors, and the horizontal lines on their body. Some have black and some have tan, or spotted, or ive seen a few yellow. Is it age, genetics, where they originate from, or health?
Also is there a name for the horizontal lines on their body lol? Ive seen some pretty crazy looking variations and was curious. I'll add some pictures of some of the ones I've caught.
This one had tan accents and wacky vertical lines:
And this one has dark black
Second question.. I've seen a lot of adult male chams with pretty crooked or curved cascues. Is that a health thing or normal? What causes that? Everything I've found online says its from bulb burns (which wouldnt make sense in the wild) or MBD, but the ones I've seen have straight legs and seem otherwise healthy. I'll add pics of one that I brought home for a few days that had a pretty crooked casque, that was kind of bowl shaped. (Also that enclosure is NOT what they stay in I have a big outdoor cage full of live plants)

First, is there a difference between the black vs tan colorations that chams get? Like on the edge of their cascues/eyes where they dont change colors, and the horizontal lines on their body. Some have black and some have tan, or spotted, or ive seen a few yellow. Is it age, genetics, where they originate from, or health?
Also is there a name for the horizontal lines on their body lol? Ive seen some pretty crazy looking variations and was curious. I'll add some pictures of some of the ones I've caught.
This one had tan accents and wacky vertical lines:
And this one has dark black

Second question.. I've seen a lot of adult male chams with pretty crooked or curved cascues. Is that a health thing or normal? What causes that? Everything I've found online says its from bulb burns (which wouldnt make sense in the wild) or MBD, but the ones I've seen have straight legs and seem otherwise healthy. I'll add pics of one that I brought home for a few days that had a pretty crooked casque, that was kind of bowl shaped. (Also that enclosure is NOT what they stay in I have a big outdoor cage full of live plants)