Female cham colors

[littlevillage]

There is a female veiled at work that has recently changed colors. We have had her since June. I'm not sure of her exact age. I'm guessing around 7 months. Anyway, she has always been brown. Now all of a sudden she is showing a lot of green. Could this possibly mean that she's gravid with infertile eggs?

 

[kinyonga]

She should have bright blue spots and mustard yellowish blotches.
Can you post a picture?
Does she have a place to lay eggs?

 

[Dave]

What's the roundabout age of your cham? Size and type of enclosure?

 

[littlevillage]

What's the roundabout age of your cham? Size and type of enclosure?

Quote = She should have bright blue spots and mustard yellowish blotches.
Can you post a picture?
Does she have a place to lay eggs? Quote

I don't have a picture, it's not my cham. I don't believe she has any blue spots. She has just turned from all brown to brown and greenish yellow.
She doesn't have a place to lay eggs. That's why I'm worried.

She's in a glass display cage. I'm not sure of the size.

 

[Dave]

That's what I was thinking. Your cham is stressed. Brown is a usual cage stress color. You need to have your cham in an all-screen cage, chams feel threatened by their reflection and also need the air ventilation in the cage. Get a new cage immediately, your cham should always be green, unless she's close to shedding. Keep us updated

 

[littlevillage]

That's what I was thinking. Your cham is stressed. Brown is a usual cage stress color. You need to have your cham in an all-screen cage, chams feel threatened by their reflection and also need the air ventilation in the cage. Get a new cage immediately, your cham should always be green, unless she's close to shedding. Keep us updated

As I said before....This is not my chameleon. It's a chameleon at the pet store where I work. All 3 of mine of mine are in screen cages.

 

[Dave]

Oh ok I'm sorry, I missed that part. The cham is definitely stressed, but will start showing blue and yellow spots/stripes at about 5-6 months old.

 

[kinyonga]

Since you work there can you not provide her with a container of washed playsand? It only needs to be big enough for her to fit into when empty with about 2" to spare on all sides including above and below.

I have had veiled females that are quite brown (not from stress....just their natural color)....they still get the blue and yellow marks when then are old enough to lay eggs.