Getting my first Chameleon ever!!

[Lynn57]

Hello everyone! I’m excited to find this forum! I’m getting my first baby soon ( veiled male). I’ve watched almost all of Bill Strands videos to learn as much as I possibly can about this species.
There is a 3 month old baby right now at a reptile store here in town and he is the most interactive one I have ever seen. When your by his cage he literally comes down to the glass and indicates that he wants out. When they open his door without hesitation he is out and on your hand going up your arm. I know this is not the usual but I’m absolutely in n love with him. I’m going to enclose a photo of my tank so far and see if you all thinks it’s acceptable. One bulb is UVB 7% and one is a full spectrum for the plants. I also have a 75w heat/ basking bulb. Anything I am missing? Thank you all in advance!

 

[BleuSaphir]

This could work short term. Will need a bigger enclosure soon.

 

[LizardLurkin]

Lovely interior design. You will be very surprised at how fast they grow, though. A veiled male can reach up to 24 inches in length, and they're quite impressively sized compared to some other common pet lizards. I will second that you will have to start designing a forever home of at least 2x2x4ft, but as a little baby, this looks really nice for now.

For the lights, you will want to raise the uvb fixture and basking bulb because it looks like he can get quite close to it and this can lead to burns (reptiles seem to famously cook themselves.)
I only really know the measurements for a reptisun t5ho and arcadia 6%, which those need to be 8-9 inches away from the basking branch. I'm uncertain if 7% is that much stronger but maybe another inch or so would make up for it. Anyone that really knows their UVB stuff willing to help out? @Beman maybe?

How often do you run the fogger? You won't want to have a fogger running during high temperature times as that can be a risk for developing respiratory infections. Generally, the people here advise to not run foggers if the temps are above 67 farenheit.

I wanna see baby pics when the time comes!