Is he okay?

[newbieCham]

The last couple of days our veiled has had these dark circle on him and he seems to be more agitated easily. The circles are darker then they appear in the photos.
We got him on Mother’s Day, and the lady estimated him to be about 2 months old.

 

[newbieCham]

Here are some pictures of his normal coloring. We did remove most of the plastic plants and replaced with live wandering jews

 

[Serbianchameleon]

That is a female.. Can you fill this form up and post it back here?



Chameleon Info:

• Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
• Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
• Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
• Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
• Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
• Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
• History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.

Cage Info:

• Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
• Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
• Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
• Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
• Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
• Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor?
• Location - Where are you geographically located?

Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.

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Please Note:

1. The more details you provide the better and more accurate help you will receive.
2. Photos can be very helpful.

 

[Serbianchameleon]

Can you post a pic of back feet of your chameleon just to be sure of the gender?

 

[MissSkittles]

Hi! You have a she and she is most likely in her receptive period, meaning she’s all dressed up and wanting a mate. Are you aware that regardless of even seeing a male, she will lay eggs? For ladies, correct husbandry is more important than ever. I see @Serbianchameleon has provided the help form to you. Would be great if you could answer all the questions and we can ensure all is perfect for your sweet little girl.

 

[newbieCham]

Chameleon Info:

• Your Chameleon —- Veiled Chameleon, female, and around 2 months. We’ve had her for a little over a week.
• Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? —- Once every other day.
• Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? —- Crickets and meal worms. We feed every morning and afternoon. The crickets are fed with fluckers orange cubes and potatoes occasionally.
• Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? —- repti-calcium
• Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? —- I have seen her drink, she has a watering tree.
• Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? —- black and white end
• History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.

Cage Info:

• Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? —- screen cage repti-breeze
• Lightingand types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? —- reptisun 5.0 uvb, daylight bulb in a dual lighting kit. She has lights on from 6:30am to 9pm
• Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? Highest is 82 and lowest is 70.
• Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? We have a humidity gauge and it is usually around 50
• Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? Wandering Jew
• Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor? It is on a bedroom dresser. There is a ceiling fan in the middle of the room. A smaller room. It is not a high traffic room.
• Location - Where are you geographically located? South
• We got here from petco on Mother’s Day. She had been there for about two months the lady estimated.
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Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.

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Please Note:

1. The more details you provide the better and more accurate help you will receive.
2. Photos can be very helpful.

 

[Serbianchameleon]

Chameleon Info:

• Your Chameleon —- Veiled Chameleon, female, and around 2 months. We’ve had her for a little over a week.
• Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? —- Once every other day. Dont handle her if she does not com on your hand by herself. It causes stress and the usually dont like being touched at all.. I handle only 1 out of my 3 chameleons because he likes to go out (by himself)
• Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? —- Crickets and meal worms. We feed every morning and afternoon. The crickets are fed with fluckers orange cubes and potatoes occasionally. Feed the crickets with vegetables, toss out cubes and use some vegetables with good vitamins.
• Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? —- repti-calcium. You need d3 every other week for one day feeding
• Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? —- I have seen her drink, she has a watering tree. What is a watering tree? Do you mist the enclosure?
• Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? —- black and white end
• History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.

Cage Info:

• Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? —- screen cage repti-breeze
• Lightingand types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? —- reptisun 5.0 uvb, daylight bulb in a dual lighting kit. She has lights on from 6:30am to 9pm. Is your uvb light linear? It needs to be if you have a bulb it does nothing so your chameleon can get really sick with MBD
• Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? Highest is 82 and lowest is 70.
• Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? We have a humidity gauge and it is usually around 50
• Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? Wandering Jew. Can you post full picture of your enclosure?
• Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor? It is on a bedroom dresser. There is a ceiling fan in the middle of the room. A smaller room. It is not a high traffic room.
• Location - Where are you geographically located? South
• We got here from petco on Mother’s Day. She had been there for about two months the lady estimated. Employees in petco usually know nothing about chameleons.. its good that you came here to ask for tips!

 

[MissSkittles]

In addition to what has already been said...
You’ll need to use a multivitamin and a calcium with D3, one feeding every other week for each. Or, you could get the 2 combined in Reptivite with D3 and use that for one feeding every other week.
Chams like variety of feeders. Attaching feeder and gutloading sheets for you. You should only be feeding once early in the day. She looks a bit older than 2 months. I’d guess she’s more like around 4 or even maybe 5 months old.
Also attaching plant and lay bin graphics too.
Live plants are best, especially for veiled. They nibble at their plants and have been known to eat a fake leaf and become impacted, which can be life threatening. I use the fake plants on the outside of my enclosure doors to give extra privacy. Pothos is perfect for chams.
No idea what a watering tree is, but if it’s like a fountain, it needs to come out. The best way to provide fresh water is thru misting/spraying. Usually mist for at least 2 minutes early in the day and later in the evening. You can use a dripper for mid day or add another misting session.
You’ll need a minimum 2x2x4’ (or equivalent) enclosure for her very soon.
When you say dual lighting kit, I assume it’s a double dome and the uvb is a screw in bulb. Unfortunately these are able to provide adequate uvb levels only 2-3” away and have been the cause of many cases of metabolic bone disease (mbd). You need a long T5 ho fixture with a 5.0 uvb bulb. One like this is perfect. https://www.pangeareptile.com/store/arcadia-prot5-uvb-kit.html I prefer Arcadia bulbs as they are good for a year, vs only 6 months for other brands. The uvb needs to as long as your enclosure is wide. I’d suggest having a lights on/off schedule of 12 hours.
As I said earlier, it looks like your little girl may be receptive. If so, she will soon be needing a lay bin. It’s pretty simple to put together. Get at least a 12”wide/long (bigger is a bit better) and fill it to at least 6” deep with play sand moist enough to hold a tunnel. Provide a few ways in/out. I suggest leaving it in her enclosure permanently to avoid guessing when she needs it and stressing her with putting a new item in. When she needs it, it’s there and she’ll find it. When she does reach that point and has started digging, she’ll need absolute privacy or she won’t lay.
I hope we’ve been of some help. Do ask as many questions as you need.
Some great sites for further learning are Neptune the chameleon on YouTube and https://chameleonacademy.com/chameleon-basics/