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Hey guys, this is my first post in this community, and i hope to get along, and participate as much as i can.
Right now Im having 2 little problems i need help with.
I have a Male veiled chameleon, he's about 8 months old. He's in a glass Terrarium at the moment, I'll be getting him a fully caged one this summer. Anyways, in his Environment he has 2 fake plants, LOTS of branches to climb and 1 live plant. The Live plant I'm using is a Hanging Pathos, mainly because they retain water on their big leaves easily and sometimes my Cham likes to nipple on the leafs. Since i put this plant on, It seems to have attracted some tiny little flying bugs. These bugs are extremely small, probably the same size or smaller then a fruit fly, i wanted to know how i could get rid of these bugs without harming my Cham, I know i shouldn't use pesticides because they can harm my Cham, so I'm not too sure what to use to get rid of these pesks.
My second problem is my Cham himself, He seems really healthy, his colours are vibrant, he eats well, gets misted 2-3 times a day and has a drip going 24/7, all the water i use is distilled. The problem is that he's...alittle TOO active. He seems to always want to get out of his environment. Today he even started going right up to the glass where the lock mechanism is to open the glass once i walk near him, as if he knows where i open his terrarium. He's constantly hanging upside down from the above meshing, and he often times scratches on the glass walls (even thought 70% of the glass is covered by plants, he moves them and scratches away, as if he's looking for an escape) I'm not sure if this is normal behavior, i heard that if a CHam wants out, it's usually because something is wrong in his environment.
I'm thinking its 1 of 2 things. Either the glass is stressing him out, OR the small fruit fly looking bugs are stressing him out, as they have been multiplying (i see often 4-6) flying around.
just incase its relevant, his temps are fine too, his basking sits around 90deg+ and non basking 75-84 degrees depending where.
Any idea's or advice would be greatly appreciated as I'm scared to give in and just let him out. He's bitten me before (it doesn't hurt and i don't mind) but i don't want to stress him out by running around trying to catch him if he gets away!!
Thanks a lot for any info guys!!
Right now Im having 2 little problems i need help with.
I have a Male veiled chameleon, he's about 8 months old. He's in a glass Terrarium at the moment, I'll be getting him a fully caged one this summer. Anyways, in his Environment he has 2 fake plants, LOTS of branches to climb and 1 live plant. The Live plant I'm using is a Hanging Pathos, mainly because they retain water on their big leaves easily and sometimes my Cham likes to nipple on the leafs. Since i put this plant on, It seems to have attracted some tiny little flying bugs. These bugs are extremely small, probably the same size or smaller then a fruit fly, i wanted to know how i could get rid of these bugs without harming my Cham, I know i shouldn't use pesticides because they can harm my Cham, so I'm not too sure what to use to get rid of these pesks.
My second problem is my Cham himself, He seems really healthy, his colours are vibrant, he eats well, gets misted 2-3 times a day and has a drip going 24/7, all the water i use is distilled. The problem is that he's...alittle TOO active. He seems to always want to get out of his environment. Today he even started going right up to the glass where the lock mechanism is to open the glass once i walk near him, as if he knows where i open his terrarium. He's constantly hanging upside down from the above meshing, and he often times scratches on the glass walls (even thought 70% of the glass is covered by plants, he moves them and scratches away, as if he's looking for an escape) I'm not sure if this is normal behavior, i heard that if a CHam wants out, it's usually because something is wrong in his environment.
I'm thinking its 1 of 2 things. Either the glass is stressing him out, OR the small fruit fly looking bugs are stressing him out, as they have been multiplying (i see often 4-6) flying around.
just incase its relevant, his temps are fine too, his basking sits around 90deg+ and non basking 75-84 degrees depending where.
Any idea's or advice would be greatly appreciated as I'm scared to give in and just let him out. He's bitten me before (it doesn't hurt and i don't mind) but i don't want to stress him out by running around trying to catch him if he gets away!!
Thanks a lot for any info guys!!
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