Is she healthy?

[dylaqn4567]

She is about 5 months old and she always seems to be mad. I hold her everyday and once she is on my hand she is fine. Im getting a new cage because i just found out that the glass is horrible for chams. Also how much crickets should i be feeding her daily? And when should i be dusting them? I have calcium d3 is there anything else i should get?

Also can anyone recommend a cage and accessories to go in it.

 

[Fool]

She is about 5 months old and she always seems to be mad. I hold her everyday and once she is on my hand she is fine. Im getting a new cage because i just found out that the glass is horrible for chams. Also how much crickets should i be feeding her daily? And when should i be dusting them? I have calcium d3 is there anything else i should get?

Also can anyone recommend a cage and accessories to go in it.

a 30-36 inch tall cage would be good for it and 16 to 24 width dont go higher than 36 inches thou females dont need that tall only males.you should be feeding her 5 crickets a day any she dosent eat take out you need calicum with d3 and without and a multi vitamin. You need with and without d3 because you can overdose her on vitamin supplement d3 why you feed her d3 on seprate days all you need to know is in here it was given to me by another member named sandra chameleom hope it helps read all of them please if you can


well the links i posted arent working ill try finding them check out sandra chameleons blog though she has alot of helpful info

EDIT= Heres one its for veileds and others

http://raisingkittytheveiledchamele...-max=2008-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&max-results=11

https://www.chameleonforums.com/blo...-keepers-young-veiled-panther-chameleons.html

also from what i heard females need diffrent care than males so check that out too if you got one hope this helps

 

[pssh]

a 30-36 inch tall cage would be good for it and 16 to 24 width dont go higher than 36 inches thou females dont need that tall only males.you should be feeding her 5 crickets a day any she dosent eat take out you need calicum with d3 and without and a multi vitamin. You need with and without d3 because you can overdose her on vitamin supplement d3 why you feed her d3 on seprate days all you need to know is in here it was given to me by another member named sandra chameleom hope it helps read all of them please if you can

also from what i heard females need diffrent care than males so check that out too if you got one hope this helps

It's not helpful when all of your fragments and what not are completely put into one run on sentence. Please use basic grammar (periods, commas, etc.)

You will want either a partial screen or full screen cage if you choose to cage her. 16x16x30, 18x18x36, 24x24x36, or 24x24x48 would be fine. You will want non-toxic live plants for her. I like ficus, pothos, dwarf umbrella, and hibiscus plants. You also want many perches for her to bask or just hang out on. You will also want a dripper to run for most of the day so she has access to lots of water. You will need a calcium with d3, a calcium without d3, and a good multivitamin without d3 and without a preformed vit A. Calcium without d3 should be used lightly (LIGHTLY!) at every feeding on crickets, superworms, dubia, etc. Depending on the brand, you will want to use the calcium with d3 2-6 times a week (if you post the brand I will try to help.) and you want to use the multi vitamin once or twice a month.

Since she is 5 months old, she will be maturing soon and will be able to produce infertile eggs without a male. I would feed her 6-8 crickets (or equivalent of) daily for a few more months. Maybe after 2-3 months cut back to 5-7 every other day as it helps to keep her from producing clutches or at least make them smaller. Each clutch reduces their life, so you want to try to prevent it unless you are breeding. You want to put a laying bin in her cage. It should be no smaller than 12x12x8 with at least 10" of organic soil, washed playsand, or a mix of both. It should be kept moist enough that you can make a tunnel all the way to the bottom without it collapsing. Keep her basking temps low as well. Never above 83 if you want to prevent clutches.

 

[carol5208]

you can feed more than 5 crickets depending on the size. At 5 months of age mine was eating about 10 -12 quarter inch crickets a day. They were kinda small so when the crickets get bigger as you keep them, just feed less to compensate for size. Dust the feeders with calcium everyday and calcium w/0d3 two or three times a months and the same with a multi vitamin.

 

[Fool]

It's not helpful when all of your fragments and what not are completely put into one run on sentence. Please use basic grammar (periods, commas, etc.)

You will want either a partial screen or full screen cage if you choose to cage her. 16x16x30, 18x18x36, 24x24x36, or 24x24x48 would be fine. You will want non-toxic live plants for her. I like ficus, pothos, dwarf umbrella, and hibiscus plants. You also want many perches for her to bask or just hang out on. You will also want a dripper to run for most of the day so she has access to lots of water. You will need a calcium with d3, a calcium without d3, and a good multivitamin without d3 and without a preformed vit A. Calcium without d3 should be used lightly (LIGHTLY!) at every feeding on crickets, superworms, dubia, etc. Depending on the brand, you will want to use the calcium with d3 2-6 times a week (if you post the brand I will try to help.) and you want to use the multi vitamin once or twice a month.

Since she is 5 months old, she will be maturing soon and will be able to produce infertile eggs without a male. I would feed her 6-8 crickets (or equivalent of) daily for a few more months. Maybe after 2-3 months cut back to 5-7 every other day as it helps to keep her from producing clutches or at least make them smaller. Each clutch reduces their life, so you want to try to prevent it unless you are breeding. You want to put a laying bin in her cage. It should be no smaller than 12x12x8 with at least 10" of organic soil, washed playsand, or a mix of both. It should be kept moist enough that you can make a tunnel all the way to the bottom without it collapsing. Keep her basking temps low as well. Never above 83 if you want to prevent clutches.

If you dont like my grammar well to bad your gonoing to have to live with it either ignore it or just get mad but whatever dude im not at achool and when I first introuduced myself and im my profile I make it clear my spelling and grammar is bad so if you cant handle it to bad im not gonna change so stop pestering me.

 

[dylaqn4567]

Would this be ok?: http://www.bigappleherp.com/Zoo-Med-Repti-Breeze-Aluminum-Screen-Cages

 

[Fool]

Would this be ok?: http://www.petproductsbyroyal.com/servlet/the-308/Hagen-Exo-Terra-Screen/Detail

Thats to small hight size this is better

look here the last number is the hight like pssh said a 30 tall and bigger is best here are some examples because shes 5 months old

http://www.flchams.com/cages-for-sale.asp

as you can see they have 16x16x30 18x18x36 24x24x36 females shouldent be housed in a 42 inch cage if you got a female(is what im told and have read) I think its because its harder for them to find their food.

 

[dylaqn4567]

also this http://www.bigappleherp.com/Zoo-Med-Repti-Breeze-Aluminum-Screen-Cages

 

[Fool]

also this http://www.bigappleherp.com/Zoo-Med-Repti-Breeze-Aluminum-Screen-Cages

yea the medium and large would work well for you, im off if you need more help just go to the posts me or the other members posted including the links I gave you and use the search feature and ask any more questions people will be nice. If people get impatient with you just ignore them and if they harrase you just report them with the red exlemantion mark on the corner but I dont think you have to worry most are good ppl on here good night and good luck.

 

[pssh]

Thats to small hight size this is better

look here the last number is the hight like pssh said a 30 tall and bigger is best here are some examples because shes 5 months old

http://www.flchams.com/cages-for-sale.asp

as you can see they have 16x16x30 18x18x36 24x24x36 females shouldent be housed in a 42 inch cage if you got a female(is what im told and have read) I think its because its harder for them to find their food.

can you back this up with proof? It is perfectly fine to house females in taller cages so stop spreading inacurate information.

OP, it is cheaper to buy your supplies from lllreptile.com except your UVB hood, basking light (incandescent house bulb,) a dome, plants, hand pump mister can be found at home depot or lowes.

 

[Fool]

can you back this up with proof? It is perfectly fine to house females in taller cages so stop spreading inacurate information.

OP, it is cheaper to buy your supplies from lllreptile.com except your UVB hood, basking light (incandescent house bulb,) a dome, plants, hand pump mister can be found at home depot or lowes.

Consider these measurements as a guide...an inch or two here or there is not going to make much of a difference, but, you should try and remain as close as possible to the recommended size. For an adult female veiled chameleon the enclosure should be a minimum height of about 30 inches with width and depth coming in at close to 18 inches each. For an adult male the height needs to be closer to 4 feet with 2 feet width and depth.
Young veileds will benefit from a smaller enclosure. They will get lost in an adult sized one, and it may be difficult for them to locate their food. A smaller enclosure will also allow you to more closely moniter the eating, drinking and other daily activities of your young chameleon. I have had good luck using an enclosure 18 inches high with a width of 20 and a depth of 12 inches. This small enclosure will be sufficient until the animal reaches 4 or 5 months in age.
CONSTRUCTION

The same can be applied to all chameleons regardless of size if you have a chameleon in a free range room your gonne have to put in mire than 5-8 crickets because she wount be able to find it so i said this in convience to her feeding so no im not telling lies stop saying im saying inaccurate information I really feel your attacking me and I will report you because you find anything to try to corret me or say im doing something bad.ALso your right you can house chameleons in taller cagesa but its not recommeneded because of housing and problems that arise to for people keeping cages inside and also its harder for them to find food that is my proof ask anyone.


my source http://raisingkittytheveiledchamele...-max=2008-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&max-results=11

Also the reason I say this is because its just a 5 MONTH OLD a 5 month should not be housed in a 42 tall cage it wont find its food ask anyone seriously.

 

[pssh]

That link says a MINIMUM of 30 inches. So you're saying that even though all of my animals could find food in an 24x24x48 cage when they were 3-5 months old, I'm wrong? And even though many many many other members have housed hound veileds and panthers in full adult cages with no problems, I'm wrong? So all my experience, and lots of other peoples experiences are wrong because you say so? Well shoot, I guess I screwed over my chameleons and made them starve for 6-9 months of their lives. I wonder why they didn't die? According to you they should be dead by now.


Even if the animal had trouble, you cup feed. You are inaccurate. In a free range you don't just let feeders loose in the room. You either hand feed or contain the insects. A 5 months old should be eating more than 5 crickets a day (unless they are very large.)

How long have you had chameleons? Oh wait, you don't have any. How long have I had chameleons? 9 years. AND I bet I'm not that much older than you. So who sounds more right? Me or you?

 

[Fool]

That link says a MINIMUM of 30 inches. So you're saying that even though all of my animals could find food in an 24x24x48 cage when they were 3-5 months old, I'm wrong? And even though many many many other members have housed hound veileds and panthers in full adult cages with no problems, I'm wrong? So all my experience, and lots of other peoples experiences are wrong because you say so? Well shoot, I guess I screwed over my chameleons and made them starve for 6-9 months of their lives. I wonder why they didn't die? According to you they should be dead by now.


Even if the animal had trouble, you cup feed. You are inaccurate. In a free range you don't just let feeders loose in the room. You either hand feed or contain the insects. A 5 months old should be eating more than 5 crickets a day (unless they are very large.)

How long have you had chameleons? Oh wait, you don't have any. How long have I had chameleons? 9 years. AND I bet I'm not that much older than you. So who sounds more right? Me or you?

These testomonies are from people from these forums who people respect and put their trust in that quote and site was given to me by SANDRACHAMELEON are you also questing her skills and experience as a keeper? ALso the guy who wrote that blog is and wrote that so its you agaisnt 2 well known repected keepers all I did was just state my source seems to me this isnt about a chameleon and more about a personal grudge or vendetta towards me also why cup feed you can just have them in a well suited cage im just trying to find the best convient way for her and her chameleon.

 

[pssh]

I in no way am trying to be mean or rude, perhaps sarcastic, yes. There are many methods to raising chameleons and there is no one way. I'm just informing a new owner.

I am a girl by the way... I didn't know Kara was manly sounding.

I'm not mad, or angry, and I don't really care about you. Like i said, I'm just informing a new owner.

 

[Trace]

Fool I heard you the first time you reported this post and the others from last night. Once per thread is quite fine thank you.

Ahhh yes, it seems so long ago now, but I remember the stage where I thought I knew everything about chameleons.

I believe the OP has his questions answered and has some reading to do so I'm closing this thread for a 24 hour cool down. Dylaqn4567 please don't be shy about asking questions in the future.