Help!new chameleon owner

[Skittle]

Hy , i bought 2 days ago from a breeder a 5 months old veiled chameleon,and i ordered a terarium and uvb lamp from the internet but they gonna arrive in another 4-5 days i think , until then he's staing in a cage wich is heated with a regular lamp , humidity is ok and the coldest corner has 26°C.how long can he do it without uvb ?(he is on the left side of the pic) please help

 

[Hoj]

Weloome to the fourm. Your cham should have no problems without the UVB for the next few days. As long as you are providing mistings and he has a nice basking site, ( which a reg bulb is perfect ) he will be just fine.

 

[Skittle]

Weloome to the fourm. Your cham should have no problems without the UVB for the next few days. As long as you are providing mistings and he has a nice basking site, ( which a reg bulb is perfect ) he will be just fine.

Thanks for the quick answer . I wrote this message because today i've seen that the head of the cham was grey and i didn't know if the cause is the missing uv lamp or just some shedding starting from the head.

 

[Skittle]

Here's a pic from today

 

[Hoj]

The pic looks a little wierd, but just make sure you offer him lots of water and a safe place he can feel secure.

 

[szpond]

That pic just looks a bit stretched horizontally, though nice looking boy

Here is the forum's Veiled cham caresheet. It's a wonderful resource. Do let us know if you have questions on it. You're always welcome to post photos of your enclosure, and we'll give help if it is needed!

https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/caresheets/veiled/

 

[camimom]

Almost all male veiled have grey coloring on their heads, it is totally normal.

 

[Skittle]

thank you guys for all the reply's , today i've watched it again and it looks all normal again like it was in the first pic that i put on the forum , i think the problem was that he didn't sleep at all for 2 days in a raw because i didn't know that i have to turn off the light during the night but last night i did it and now it looks diffrent.