so, the new juvinile veiled came in today, right away he started hissing (expected) and he drank a ton of water, looks very healthy.
but he will not eat or bask, he just hides. his setup is a 16x16x32 screen cage with coconut substrate, a nice treated log to climb, some good vines, plastic leaves, a 75 watt uvb bulb and a 75 watt spot lamp. temp is ~75 degrees F in cold zone with ~50% humidity. he wont eat or some out from hiding. i mist the cage every hour or so but other than that have left him alone. its only been about 6 hours but i am worried. he is VERY dark brown in color but he does not look cold or unhealthy, hes a steady clean colored brown, high veil, nice looking eyes and moves around with ease, he actually did this whole backflip gymnastics move when i first put him in when he was scared and jumped. any suggestions? should i leave him be? or try something else to feed him? i ran out of calcium and i only have multi-vit at the moment until i restock tomorrow. so the baby crickets are not dusted. he is a male and about 3-4 inches in length and from flchams.
any tips on what to do? im new to chameleons but i am putting in alot of time, effort and money so i want to make sure all is ok. i moved the spot over him in his little hidden in the leaves corner. but he did not turn green as i expected, hes still dark brown.
but he will not eat or bask, he just hides. his setup is a 16x16x32 screen cage with coconut substrate, a nice treated log to climb, some good vines, plastic leaves, a 75 watt uvb bulb and a 75 watt spot lamp. temp is ~75 degrees F in cold zone with ~50% humidity. he wont eat or some out from hiding. i mist the cage every hour or so but other than that have left him alone. its only been about 6 hours but i am worried. he is VERY dark brown in color but he does not look cold or unhealthy, hes a steady clean colored brown, high veil, nice looking eyes and moves around with ease, he actually did this whole backflip gymnastics move when i first put him in when he was scared and jumped. any suggestions? should i leave him be? or try something else to feed him? i ran out of calcium and i only have multi-vit at the moment until i restock tomorrow. so the baby crickets are not dusted. he is a male and about 3-4 inches in length and from flchams.
any tips on what to do? im new to chameleons but i am putting in alot of time, effort and money so i want to make sure all is ok. i moved the spot over him in his little hidden in the leaves corner. but he did not turn green as i expected, hes still dark brown.