How's she look?

[Beandz]

Just got Cleo my female Veiled 2 weeks back. Shes in a glass terrarium for the time being until the weather warms up and i can build her a proper screen habitat.
Feeding her 6 or 7 crickets per day along with quite a few mealworms. Im already using small amounts of Zoo Med calcium once a week. Misting 5-6 times daily. Shes pretty active, especially wen there's crickets in the tank or when i take her out. I do have a ZooMed ReptiSun UVB bulb along with a red heat lamp for the night.

I have a couple questions though.

1. How does she look to you guys? Healthy? Happy? Hydrated?
2. She's been changing to a dark almost brown color while under her basking lamp.

 

[jannb]

I'm on my phone but from what I can see she looks good. She does however need more supplements than calcium once a week. Here's my blog for how I recommend keeping veileds.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blo...-with-young-veiled-or-panther-chameleons.325/

 

[Beandz]

Thanks Jannb, whenever i turn the UVB light on she changes color to a datk greenish/ brown. I talked a local specialist n was told to reduce the time i have the light on. I turned it off n she seems to be much happier, no longer lethargic, and her color has gone back to green with golden highlights and very light purple stripes.

 

[kinyonga]

For a basking light you can use a regular household incandescent light bulb of a wattage that produces the appropriate temperature in the basking area...low to mid 80'sF. Appropriate temperatures allow for proper digestion and thus indirectly play a part in nutrient absorption. Red lights are not usually recommended.

How long is your UVB light on each day?

Since most feeder insects have a poor ratio of calcium to phosphorous its important to dust the insects just before feeding them to the chameleon with a phosphorous-free calcium powder at most feedings to help make up for it.

It's recommended that you dust twice a month with a phosphorous-free calcium/D3 powder to ensure that the chameleon gets some D3 without overdosing it and leaving the chameleon to produce the rest of the D3 from its exposure to the UVB light.

It is also recommended that you dust twice a month with a vitamin powder that contains a beta carotene (prOformed) source of vitamin A. PrOformed sources of vitamin A cannot build up in the system and lead to overdoses like prEformed sources can and it leaves it up to you to decide whether the chameleon needs prEformed or not.

From what I see in the picture she looks good!
Are you aware that veiled females can produce eggs without having mated? It's important to have an egglaying container in the cage at all times once she is sexually mature. It's also important not to constantly overfeed her once she's mature.

 

[Beandz]

Since i put the uvb light in ive had it on for atleast 8 hours a day, she started acting very lethargic once began this regiment so ive recieved advice to lower the time i keep it on for.

As for the egg laying, i am aware n have a seperate tank fill with all natural pesticide free potting soil which is ready for her whenever the time comes. I have a deep enough ground layer to see if shes attempting to burrow. I just swapped out the heat lamp with a normal household bulb as advised earlier. She seems much happylier now that ive done that as well. Also Im working on a dripper system next