I feel like our chameleon is not feeling himself lately. He has a waterfall for water/humidity and I have uploaded pictures of what he is in. And vitamins and what his crickets eat. His eyes seem closed more then they were. I'm guessing he is around 6 months. His cage dementions are 18"w 18"D and 24"H. He's got a 13 watt day light and 60w uv light. The day light is 12 hours on and UV we keep on at all times. Any advice would be greatly appreciated
Cua
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Hi welcome to the forum. Hun you have a female. And there are some major husbandry points that are off for her. UVB lighting is one of the big ones. Along with overall enclosure set up and size.
Females also lay infertile eggs like chickens do. So they have to have a lay bin. See image below... And start reading everything at this link. This is going to help you a ton. THen come back here and ask questions about what you have read. https://chameleonacademy.com/chameleon-husbandry-program-getting-started-with-chameleons/
Females also lay infertile eggs like chickens do. So they have to have a lay bin. See image below... And start reading everything at this link. This is going to help you a ton. THen come back here and ask questions about what you have read. https://chameleonacademy.com/chameleon-husbandry-program-getting-started-with-chameleons/
You said..."He has a waterfall for water/humidity"...we don't recommend waterfalls since they can be havens for bacteria if not properly cleaned constantly.
Does your calcium powder contain D3?
Recommended supplementing should be ...dust the insects lightly with a phos free calcium powder just before feeding them to the chameleon at all feedings but two a month. On those two days, use a vitamin powder with D3 and a prEformed source of vitamin A.
It's recommended that you use fresh greens (dandelions, kale, collards, endive, etc), veggies (squash, carrots, sweet red peppers, sweet potato, zucchini, etc), a small amount of fruits such as berries, pear, apple to feed/gutload the insects.
Does your calcium powder contain D3?
Recommended supplementing should be ...dust the insects lightly with a phos free calcium powder just before feeding them to the chameleon at all feedings but two a month. On those two days, use a vitamin powder with D3 and a prEformed source of vitamin A.
It's recommended that you use fresh greens (dandelions, kale, collards, endive, etc), veggies (squash, carrots, sweet red peppers, sweet potato, zucchini, etc), a small amount of fruits such as berries, pear, apple to feed/gutload the insects.
MissSkittles
Chameleon Enthusiast
Hi and welcome. While there’s several ways to impart husbandry knowledge to you, the best would be for you to go to https://chameleonacademy.com/chameleon-husbandry-program-getting-started-with-chameleons/ as was suggested. Note any questions that you have and then ask away here. Another resource is Neptune the chameleon on YouTube. She has a ton of videos for just about everything. This is just one of them.
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It's important to have either the long linear reptisun 5.0 or the Arcadia 6% for UVB and white lights should be used for the basking light....morse often recommended is a regular household incandescent bulb of a wattage that produces the appropriate temperature in the basking area.
For female veiled chameleons, it's important to keep them from producing huge clutches by controlling their diet and their basking temperature as they approach sexual maturity. If they are allowed to produce huge clutches they will almost certainly develop follicular stasis and egg binding and die at a young age.
