Is This Normal ?

[chamili]

Every time his under the heat lamp , his colors get really dark , im not sure if this is normal or not . Can you guys help me with this . I got 75W heat lamp . and when i get close to him his real colors come back .

 

[bridgofaith]

Yes, they get darker to absorb more heat. What is the temps in the basking spot and the ambient temp?

 

[chamili]

well its around 75 but he also has real sun light on him too , witch is really good for him . thanks for the help

 

[GoFast]

What kind of chameleon is this?

 

[chamili]

i feel much better now , cuz i only see him mornings and nights when his sleeping . today i left work early , so it was my first time seeing him like this and i start to trip out . i got him like a week ago .

 

[bridgofaith]

If you have a veiled (I thought you did), the basking temp of 75 is low. It should be up in the mid to upper 80s.

 

[whitespyder]

if the suns coming in through the window he isnt really benefiting from it uvb-wise. there shouldnt be any glass or plastic between the cham and the uvb light source, so hopefully you have a uvb light over his tank. if so then disregard this

yeah, as long as hes dark only when under his light hes just basking. its cute catching my cham basking when she flattens up and turns towards the sun. shes like a chameleon pancake

 

[chamili]

if the suns coming in through the window he isnt really benefiting from it uvb-wise. there shouldnt be any glass or plastic between the cham and the uvb light source, so hopefully you have a uvb light over his tank. if so then disregard this

yeah, as long as hes dark only when under his light hes just basking. its cute catching my cham basking when she flattens up and turns towards the sun. shes like a chameleon pancake

yes i do have 5.0 reptisun UVb tube ,and there is no glass or plastic between the sun and my veiled cham

 

[chamili]

What kind of chameleon is this?

veiled boy

 

[GoFast]

veiled boy

Then the temps are a bit low. I am willing to bet if you raise the basking temps a bit then he will be a bit less dark while basking.

 

[GoFast]

this link will help you out a TON on your care of your veiled boy.

http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/2007/12/temperatures-and-thermoregulation.html

 

[chamili]

i got 75w bulb and 100w bulb , but a lot of ppl told me to get 60w . so wich one is good for my veiled . the cage size is 4ft by 2ft .screen cage . and the closest branch i got to the bulb is about 8".

 

[chamili]

the 1 im using right now is 75w

 

[Julirs]

Hopefully you have a digital thermometer with a probe so you can measure the exact temperature.

 

[GoFast]

i got 75w bulb and 100w bulb , but a lot of ppl told me to get 60w . so wich one is good for my veiled . the cage size is 4ft by 2ft .screen cage . and the closest branch i got to the bulb is about 8".

the 1 im using right now is 75w

Hopefully you have a digital thermometer with a probe so you can measure the exact temperature.

Exactly as Julirs said. She knows a lot!

Guessing what light bulb to use is like a crap shoot without a digital thermometer to tell you what the actual temps are at the basking spot.

 

[Julirs]

Exactly as Julirs said. He knows a lot!

Guessing what light bulb to use is like a crap shoot without a digital thermometer to tell you what the actual temps are at the basking spot.

"He"???

 

[GoFast]

"He"???

Uhmm...yeah..ya see...my "s" button wasnt working right so it didnt show up? yeah thats it

 

[Julirs]

Uhmm...yeah..ya see...my "s" button wasnt working right so it didnt show up? yeah thats it

Yeah! I believe that! Happens all of the time!

It was like when my C key did not work and no one understood why I kept talking about hams!

 

[GoFast]

Yeah! I believe that! Happens all of the time!

It was like when my C key did not work and no one understood why I kept talking about hams!

HA! If I had a nickel for every time that happened!