Got My Veiled!!!

[kuskye25]

Ok guys i got my veiled cham. Let me know what you think. I'm super pleased with it's colors, it's so small and cute... they said its 5.5 months

Shes really shy right now, shes coming around with feedings though, shes got a great appetite....

I could barely get this photo before she ducked away, also a finished pic of my setup.

thanks for all the help guys and gals on the setup!!!!

 

[kuskye25]

the closer to the repti sun the better i hope as i have it within 1" of her head in her normal basking spot....


also to just to clarify what should she eat per day, from tip to tip id say shes 6" to 7" in length, "sudjestions on what to feed her" and "how many per feeding" and "how many times per day".

currently ive had her three days and ive fed her 15 1/4 size crickets per serving once a day.... then one wax worm or one mealworm later in the day

 

[Kat77]

The setup is looking nice! And your tarantula is looking VERY interested in what is going on in that corner of the room!

 

[kuskye25]

The setup is looking nice! And your tarantula is looking VERY interested in what is going on in that corner of the room!

yes the cham wants to eat her sometimes she looks at the tarantula like its a cricket...

 

[beeze]

Nice set up!

 

[kuskye25]

oh also to how often do you all dust your crickets with repcal and herptivite, i was told for females if you dont want them to lay eggs dont over dust your food, and dont over feed.

 

[beeze]

You still need to dust but if you keep the temps lower....low 80's and feed less this will help keep them from laying eggs. Read Raising a Female Veil under Raising Kitty.

 

[kuskye25]

You still need to dust but if you keep the temps lower....low 80's and feed less this will help keep them from laying eggs. Read Raising a Female Veil under Raising Kitty.

so what about feedings, once a day, and how much per feeding would you say.... much thanks

 

[beeze]

As her age you should feed everyday....6 to 8 crickets. Check out this site:http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/

 

[kinyonga]

You said..." i was told for females if you dont want them to lay eggs dont over dust your food, and dont over feed"...the calcium dusting is important IMHO to do at most feedings because most of the feeder insects have a poor ratio of calcium to phosphorous. Its fairly difficult to overdose the calcium as long as you don't overdo the D3 and give the chameleon a chance to move out of the UVB if it needs to. (This being said, don't get carried away with the calcium...the crickets shouldn't look like ghosts!)

Also, can you try to post a picture of the whole chameleon from the side?

 

[kuskye25]

You said..." i was told for females if you dont want them to lay eggs dont over dust your food, and dont over feed"...the calcium dusting is important IMHO to do at most feedings because most of the feeder insects have a poor ratio of calcium to phosphorous. Its fairly difficult to overdose the calcium as long as you don't overdo the D3 and give the chameleon a chance to move out of the UVB if it needs to. (This being said, don't get carried away with the calcium...the crickets shouldn't look like ghosts!)

Also, can you try to post a picture of the whole chameleon from the side?

yeah thats the best i could get out of 7 pictures she kept hiding from me, and i got sick of stressing her, ill post good pics when shes settled in more...

so how often would you recommend i dust the crickets?

this is exactly what she looks like cept the yellow lines on mines body are much more defined, she was just coloring up in the picture i posted.... http://www.flchams.com/inventory/Veiled Baby 2.jpg

 

[kuskye25]

ok i got a good clear picture of her, sorry sill not full side view but you can see her well....

 

[kuskye25]

ok i got one of her full side while walking "i zoomed and cropped it", shes got a nice mild color going on to.

 

[kinyonga]

The last picture showed what I wanted to see...her arms and legs looked a little crooked in the first picture due to the angle. This last picture shows them as straight and good!

You said..."so how often would you recommend i dust the crickets?"...I dust them with a phosphorous-free calcium powder lightly at most feedings.

I dust them twice a month lightly with a phos.-free calcium/D3 powder and I dust them twice a month. D3 from supplements can build up in the system so be careful with it. D3 is produced when a chameleon is exposed to UVB light that does not pass through glass or plastic...but if they don't get it from sunlight then the D3 powder might be needed.

Twice a month I dust with a vitamin powder that contains a beta carotene source of vitamin A. Beta carotene can not build up in the system. Some people also give them a little preformed vitamin A...but its easy to overdose....so you have to be really careful if you do.

Appropriate basking temp. helps with digestion.

Calcium, phos., vitamin D3 and vitamin A are the main players in bone health and need to be in balance.

Here are some sites that you might like to look at...
http://www.adcham.com/
http://www.chameleonnews.com/
http://web.archive.org/web/20060502...rnals.com/vet/index.php?show=5.Vitamin.A.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20060421.../index.php?show=6.Vitamin.D3.and.Calcium.html
http://www.uvguide.co.uk/uvinviv.htm

 

[kuskye25]

The last picture showed what I wanted to see...her arms and legs looked a little crooked in the first picture due to the angle. This last picture shows them as straight and good!

You said..."so how often would you recommend i dust the crickets?"...I dust them with a phosphorous-free calcium powder lightly at most feedings.

I dust them twice a month lightly with a phos.-free calcium/D3 powder and I dust them twice a month. D3 from supplements can build up in the system so be careful with it. D3 is produced when a chameleon is exposed to UVB light that does not pass through glass or plastic...but if they don't get it from sunlight then the D3 powder might be needed.

Twice a month I dust with a vitamin powder that contains a beta carotene source of vitamin A. Beta carotene can not build up in the system. Some people also give them a little preformed vitamin A...but its easy to overdose....so you have to be really careful if you do.

Appropriate basking temp. helps with digestion.

Calcium, phos., vitamin D3 and vitamin A are the main players in bone health and need to be in balance.

Here are some sites that you might like to look at...
http://www.adcham.com/
http://www.chameleonnews.com/
http://web.archive.org/web/20060502...rnals.com/vet/index.php?show=5.Vitamin.A.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20060421.../index.php?show=6.Vitamin.D3.and.Calcium.html
http://www.uvguide.co.uk/uvinviv.htm

very helpful, thanks man...... yes all but the last picture she was twisting her arms to lean away from me.