Grey color on my veiled cham

brandonrx7

brandonrx7

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Chameleon Info:

Your Chameleon - The species (veiled), sex (male?), age (9 months) How long has it been in your care? (9 months)
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?(he doesn't like us to touch him but we take him out and clean his cage once a month)
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? (crickets) What amount?(5 to 6) What is the schedule?(one time in the am) How are you gut-loading your feeders?(with the stuff I was told to get on here. I can't remember what its called)
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?(whatever I was told to get on here)
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use?(we spray him down twice a day) How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?( I have never seen him drink)
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings.(it is black with a little white next to it) Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?(no)
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.( He was all green up to about a month ago, now he is grey with green strips)


Cage Info:

Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?( screen cage I think it is the 18 by 20 something. My wife bought it lol)
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using?(5.0 uvb on top of cage. Not the tube style and a 60watt household bulb for basking) What is your daily lighting schedule?(lights are on from 7am to 8pm. No lights on at night)
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)?(70 to 75 at top of cage) Lowest overnight temp?(72 f) How do you measure these temps?(digital therm)
Humidity - What are your humidity levels?(40%) How are you creating and maintaining these levels?( we spray the whole cage twice a day) What do you use to measure humidity?(digital)
Plants - Are you using live plants?(yes) If so, what kind?(ficus)
Placement - Where is your cage located?(in my daughters room) Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas?( no to all three) At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor?(about four and a half feet from floor to top of cage.)
Location - Where are you geographically located?( gainesville ga usa)


Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.( he has been grey for about a month, but he is eating great. See pics of him on my thread in gen discusion. It is titled question about my veiled)
 
I am gonna try to find a 75 to 100 watt bulb. The 60 watt was good when he was younger but I also think it is to cold.
 
Yeah def try going 85-90f and keep a good eye on him for a day or two and see if it helps. As an adult they can actually have a basking temp upwards of 95f.
 
Also I think he is way to small for his age. I have seen male veileds on here that are a year old and mine is not even half their size.
 
brandonrx7 said:
Also I think he is way to small for his age. I have seen male veileds on here that are a year old and mine is not even half their size.
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I have the same problem... My male veiled is 4.5 months old and not even half the size of other chams I see his age. I think he was a runt in his clutch.
 
I think mine is the runt to lol. Look at the pics of mine. He is 9 months in that pic. I took all three of them last night.
 
O wow yeah I didn't even notice your cage size the first time I read through your post. Yeah You def need a larger cage, as a full grown adult(about 15 months or so) he should be in a 2x2x4 or larger enclosure, it wouldn't be an issue to have him in one that big now.
 
I think we have the 18x18x36 or the 24x24x36 one. I know we got the biggest one so we wouldn't have to buy another one later when he grows.
 
I posted in your other thread with the pictures of him... How long has it been since you replaced his UVB? Also, are you supplementing him with calcium without D3 every day?

Do you know how tall his cage is? If not, can you measure it? It sounds like it might be too small for a 9 month old. I know that I moved my older veiled cham into an adult cage (24x24x36) when she was not quite big enough to need it, and her growth took off. It seems to me that there is some kind of mental thing involved and they grow better when they have more space to grow in. I am about to try the same thing with my little boy. We'll see if it works for him too.

One last thing - I noticed that you are in Gainesville - I'm from Cumming! I currently live in Kennesaw. I love finding fellow forum members who are local. :)
 
Ok I am a idiot. He is 4 months old we got him in june of this year. And his temps are 82 to 87 at day and 75 at night. His cage is a 24x24x36 my wife just measured it lol.
 
hinoco1225 said:
I posted in your other thread with the pictures of him... How long has it been since you replaced his UVB? Also, are you supplementing him with calcium without D3 every day?

Do you know how tall his cage is? If not, can you measure it? It sounds like it might be too small for a 9 month old. I know that I moved my older veiled cham into an adult cage (24x24x36) when she was not quite big enough to need it, and her growth took off. It seems to me that there is some kind of mental thing involved and they grow better when they have more space to grow in. I am about to try the same thing with my little boy. We'll see if it works for him too.

One last thing - I noticed that you are in Gainesville - I'm from Cumming! I currently live in Kennesaw. I love finding fellow forum members who are local. :)
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My address is gainesville but I live in cumming (forsyth county) I have lived in cumming for 14 years now.
 
brandonrx7 said:
My address is gainesville but I live in cumming (forsyth county) I have lived in cumming for 14 years now.
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Wow, that's really cool. First forum member I've seen from my hometown. :) I was born and raised there until my parents moved us when I was a teenager.
 
hinoco1225 said:
Wow, that's really cool. First forum member I've seen from my hometown. :) I was born and raised there until my parents moved us when I was a teenager.
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Where did you used to live? I lived over by leons store off mt tabor until I moved out. Then I got married and we bought a house over by grannys store on 53.
 
brandonrx7 said:
Where did you used to live? I lived over by leons store off mt tabor until I moved out. Then I got married and we bought a house over by grannys store on 53.
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I grew up in that little neighborhood behind the library. (I think it's called North Dale? Not sure - the sign was broken most of my life after a truck backed into it, haha.) Then we moved into Starr Creek Forest off Hurt Bridge Road (off Hwy 20). Then we moved to Loganville... a town I hope I never have the misfortune of returning to. I moved to Kennesaw three years ago for college.

If I'm remembering correctly, I'm pretty sure my dad's first job was at Granny's convenience store when he was in high school! Small world. He grew up off 53.
 
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