First Veiled Update

Zymurgy9

New Member
Hey everyone. I have had my veiled for almost a month now and i was hoping for a little advice about how I'm doing. I did a lot of homework before getting him and don't really have anything going wrong.

Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Donnie. Veiled, male, almost 3 months old, I have had him for about 4 weeks
Handling - I have never handled him. He always runs in fear.
Feeding - Crickets, superworms, phoenix worms. 10-12 crickets about about 6 worms, alternating them everyday. Gut-load with kale, collard greens, carrot, yams, dandelion leaves, butternut squash, pear, apple, orange, romaine lettuce, some cricket crack, and flukers calcium rich dry cricket food.
Supplements -Reptivite w/o D3 everyday lightly on about half of crickets, Reptivite w/ D3 every other wednesday, and Reptivite Multi-vitamin opposite wednesdays.
Watering - I mist 3-4 times daily for 3 mins. Nice warm misting in the morning. I run a dripper on days i work late and cant come home for lunch. I see him drinking daily. (yesterday i caught him with a water dropplet hanging from his chin, i wish i could find my camera)
Fecal Description - Brown poo, with white urate. Its solid, not runny, looks what i would consider to be normal. Goes daily. (very convenient it all comes in one package :) ) He has never been tested for parasites, I got him from TikiTiki so i kind hope they did it before sending him to me
History - I don't have much history on him, other then I got him from TikiTiki Reptiles

Cage Info:
Cage Type - Metal screen cage, 16x16x30"
Lighting - Reptisun 5.0, and a household 40w bulb. 12 hrs on 12 off. (8-8)
Temperature - I have a digital and analog thermometer. Its about 80-85F at basking spot. It gets to 70-73 at the bottom. It gets no lower then 60F at night.
Humidity - Stays around 50%-60% humidity. I only have a analog hygrometer.
Plants - Pothos and schefflera arboricola.
Placement - Living room not near any fans (only ceiling fan) or vents. The cage is about 5-6 ft off the ground.
Location - Just outside Dallas, Tx

Current Problem - I don't really have any problems with him right now. He eats, drinks, and poos daily like a good boy should.
 

Attachments

  • 2011-11-30_10-00-46_819.jpg
    2011-11-30_10-00-46_819.jpg
    234.7 KB · Views: 131
  • 2011-11-30_10-00-51_194.jpg
    2011-11-30_10-00-51_194.jpg
    204.7 KB · Views: 141
  • 2011-11-30_10-01-18_169.jpg
    2011-11-30_10-01-18_169.jpg
    256.4 KB · Views: 140
At what age should I move him to his bigger cage? And make it warmer?

He looks good and your husbandry looks spot on. He'll do well in the cage you have for another several months, they you would do well to make you adjustments as he will be in his sub adult period.
 
Donnie is such a little cutie!!!! Spurs on the back heels, right? I keep my adult male veiled at 88 to 89 so I would not increase your temps until he's a bit older. I would recommend moving him to a larger cage at 8 months or so depending on his size. I have a blog for new keepers that I'm attaching for you below. I hope that you will find it helpful.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blo...-keepers-young-veiled-panther-chameleons.html

Yes spurs in thethe heels. Thank you Jann. I've been referring to your blog since I started, it's a great help.
 
Back
Top Bottom