Everything Set for my veiled! only 1 issue me thinks! humditiy!?

[jurjenfromholland]

So i got my plants my uvb top from exo terrra.. basking spot light..
right under it is like 90 to 95 ...
and like 50% of the height of my cage .. is a humidity
clock.. now my qeustion is.. with all the lights on etc..
its round.. 30% humdity.. but with all the lights off.. it is..
70%... now is that a problem for my veiled...
during the day i have the habba mist to keep the
humidity up .. any suggestions or possible timing
for my habba mist? whats the best for me?
my cage is 50/50/82/ and glass terrarium top is 50% screen for uvb
rays to come on in!! thx !!!

 

[chameleonfan101]

You should ad more live plants they will keep your humidity up. How old is you Cham going to be? Veileds usually do fine with the humidity of live plants an misting several times per day.you can also add a dripper. And ur mister should help(I've never used that type of mister) .

 

[jurjenfromholland]

3 months mate!!! Thx for the tipss!!

 

[chameleonfan101]

3 months mate!!! Thx for the tipss!!

I would keep your basking spot to 85 tops because he is still young. Good luck with him! Post some pictures up when you get him! Veileds are m favorite!

 

[jurjenfromholland]

i can lower the basking spot roundish 85 degrees..
still have some curck on the back of my terrarium so if he would
like the more heat he can get up there anyways
will do getting him round the end of april!! thxx!!

 

[ph34r]

humidity

from countless hours of reading stuff on chams it seems the range for humidity is generally 45% lowest to 75% highest and temperature range is in the 65-75 F for the cage and 85-92 for basking spot

 

[chameleonfan101]

from countless hours of reading stuff on chams it seems the range for humidity is generally 45% lowest to 75% highest and temperature range is in the 65-75 F for the cage and 85-92 for basking spot

92 for a 3 month old veiled is too hot! Baby veileds dehydrate and over heat

 

[ph34r]

yea

i keep mine at 86 atm but i dont have my cham yet i was just saying the general consensus from what ive been reading i should of been more specific my mistake

 

[chameleonfan101]

i keep mine at 86 atm but i dont have my cham yet i was just saying the general consensus from what ive been reading i should of been more specific my mistake

Haha no worries. post some pictures when you get your new Cham!

 

[jurjenfromholland]

I can put my lamp a bit higher from the mesh so it is 5 to 9 degrees cooler

 

[fluxlizard]

92 for a 3 month old veiled is too hot! Baby veileds dehydrate and over heat
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This is not true in a few different ways.

Firstly, because babies can also thermoregulate just as readily as adults if they are given an appropriate enclosure where they can actually do so by moving about.

Secondly, I've got 20 years experience of babies raised at the same temperatures as my adults without problems. Babies are given access to a wide range of temperatures and a true thermogradient and can choose any temperature they want from ambient on up to upper 90s. It isn't a problem.

Thirdly- by 3 months old, my chameleons are nearly young adult size (usually by 16 weeks they are young adults and in the old days in the early 90s when word in the literature was that young females needed to breed or they would die egg bound, I was breeding females at 16-20 weeks. So were most early breeders who worked with this species. This has since been proven false and not a great idea for the longevity of a female. BUT- gives you an idea of the size of a 12 week old in my care- by 12 weeks (3 months) they are far from being wee babies any longer- more like 9 or 10 inches).

Of course- with what I said, things have to be set up properly and the babies need to be cared for properly- a true thermal gradient (not the same as a hot spot and room temp cage) and plenty of water and food need to be available.

Babies do heat up and cool down and dehydrate more quickly than larger animals with more mass.

But in a proper environment thermoregulation and water conservation is not a problem for them...

 

[jurjenfromholland]

thx for the tip mate!! got my habba mister
that can spray several times so dehydration if i spell it right
shouldnt be a problem with alll the
leaves cover with water he should be able to drink