ridgebax1
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Hello all
I have a male veiled chameleon who is about 5.5 months old. His behavior has changed of late and I am not sure if he is just being a moody teenager or what. He lives in a 24x24x48 in screened enclosure with a combination of live and artificial plants and vines. He has suddenly decided not to eat any of the worms I offer him (which he used to eat voraciously) (phoenix and butter worms). He still eats crickets (at least a dozen medium at a time). I dust them with plain calcium or calcium with D3 twice a month and vitamins twice a month. I have a monsoon misting system which would mist twice a day for 120 seconds.
I have a combination of 3 UVB lights and two full spectrum lights (for the plants) and a 75 watt heat lamp. The lights are on a timer 12 on 12 off. The other day he was hanging on the screen close to the heat lamp so I adjusted his branch upwards so he was closer to the lamp (was 8 inches away then moved up a couple inches) only to see him sitting there under the heat but with his mouth open! So I moved the branch back down.
He has also started hissing and trying to bite me when I take him out of the cage to feed him. He is ok once he is out.
He is shedding again and after reading about putting them in the shower tried that but he hates it. He always moves out of the spray when the mister is working.
I know there is a form folks have filled out but I couldn't find a blank one to fill in. If someone tells me where to find it I will complete it.
I have a male veiled chameleon who is about 5.5 months old. His behavior has changed of late and I am not sure if he is just being a moody teenager or what. He lives in a 24x24x48 in screened enclosure with a combination of live and artificial plants and vines. He has suddenly decided not to eat any of the worms I offer him (which he used to eat voraciously) (phoenix and butter worms). He still eats crickets (at least a dozen medium at a time). I dust them with plain calcium or calcium with D3 twice a month and vitamins twice a month. I have a monsoon misting system which would mist twice a day for 120 seconds.
I have a combination of 3 UVB lights and two full spectrum lights (for the plants) and a 75 watt heat lamp. The lights are on a timer 12 on 12 off. The other day he was hanging on the screen close to the heat lamp so I adjusted his branch upwards so he was closer to the lamp (was 8 inches away then moved up a couple inches) only to see him sitting there under the heat but with his mouth open! So I moved the branch back down.
He has also started hissing and trying to bite me when I take him out of the cage to feed him. He is ok once he is out.
He is shedding again and after reading about putting them in the shower tried that but he hates it. He always moves out of the spray when the mister is working.
I know there is a form folks have filled out but I couldn't find a blank one to fill in. If someone tells me where to find it I will complete it.