I just got this Cham not to long ago but I was wondering if it was a male or female here are some pics
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cleothechameleon
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Can you get a picture of the back legs? Males will have a spur on the back of their feet
The Wild One
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It’s hard to tell without good pictures, but your Cham looks dehydrated IMO. Please fill out this help form to make sure your husbandry is correct.
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cleothechameleon
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Increase misting (without exceeding humidity of 60%, 70% at the most) and focus on leaves and its body. Invest in a dripper if you haven’t yet, and the drinking glass method could he useful if the cham takes to it
cleothechameleon
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Still hard to tell, but I dont see a spur on the back feet so possibly female. Dont stress him/her trying to get more pics, but if possible try to take a picture from the backside so we can see the full pad.
if youd rather compare, here is an example of the spurs you’ll be looking for
PabloTheCham
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so does he have the spurs?
MissSkittles
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I really think that it would be of huge benefit to both you and your chameleon to answer the questions that @The Wild One posted. I can see some problems with your husbandry just from the pics. Let’s make sure that you and your cham have many happy and healthy years together.
In your other thread, you asked its sex and were told to look for spurs and again in this thread you were told to look for them. You said you don't see any...so if it's a female you will, in a few months need to put an egg laying bin in the cage and leave it there because female veiled chameleons can lay eggs without having mated. If you don't provide a bin there's a very high chance that she will die eggbound.if you overfeed her once she's becoming mature she will likely produce a big clutch, might develop MBD and might become eggbound.
You said..."What should I do I don’t know if it’s because he is knew and scared because he isn’t eating either"...is it pooping? If it's pooping it's eating. (The white part is urates in case you don't know...the brown part is poop of course.) Are the insects the proper size? Not too big for it?
Are you dusting the insects just before you feed them to the chameleon? Are you feeding the insects properly? Do you have a proper UVB light and proper basking temperature?
You said..."He hasn’t been drinking as much as I try"... @cleothechameleon told you to mist and set up a dripper...did you do that?
You said..."What should I do I don’t know if it’s because he is knew and scared because he isn’t eating either"...is it pooping? If it's pooping it's eating. (The white part is urates in case you don't know...the brown part is poop of course.) Are the insects the proper size? Not too big for it?
Are you dusting the insects just before you feed them to the chameleon? Are you feeding the insects properly? Do you have a proper UVB light and proper basking temperature?
You said..."He hasn’t been drinking as much as I try"... @cleothechameleon told you to mist and set up a dripper...did you do that?
JoXie411
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60-70% is to humid for day time for veileds. They need humidity of 30-50% anything higher then that is asking for a RI. At night you want to get the cage to 100%Increase misting (without exceeding humidity of 60%, 70% at the most) and focus on leaves and its body. Invest in a dripper if you haven’t yet, and the drinking glass method could he useful if the cham takes to it
cleothechameleon
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Really? I was told 50-60% daytime and 70% at night by some redditors, but I can easily change my misting to lower it
Ares05
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@cleothechameleon Reddit isn't a great place to get information on chameleons. Your daytime humidity should hover around 30-40%, though after misting it can spike to 50. At night 80-100%.
cleothechameleon
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That was part of reason I ended up leaving r/chameleons, I will change up my humidity and misting level! Thank you!
JoXie411
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That’s more for panther chameleons. I have three different species of chameleons all three have different humidity requirements. The veileds are more on the dry side.Really? I was told 50-60% daytime and 70% at night by some redditors, but I can easily change my misting to lower it
