Meet Bud
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summoner12
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How long have you had him? where did you get him?
He looks nice.
He looks nice.
summoner12
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oh ok. What is his setup like?
Jonie
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3x2x2, compact uv bulb(may change this), 100 watt reflecto bulb.basking spot is at 94 right now, 84 lowest temprature. drops to 80 at night
sprayed daily/twice per day, has many branches etc. including one which is 7/8" from basking spot,
He gets locust and roaches every two days, usually eats about 8 medium locusts, or 10 large roaches (lobster roaches, not dubia)
Let me know if anything is wrong or should be changed and i wil get it done ASAP
ETA: he is currently 12" EST. when he has his tail streched
sprayed daily/twice per day, has many branches etc. including one which is 7/8" from basking spot,
He gets locust and roaches every two days, usually eats about 8 medium locusts, or 10 large roaches (lobster roaches, not dubia)
Let me know if anything is wrong or should be changed and i wil get it done ASAP
ETA: he is currently 12" EST. when he has his tail streched
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summoner12
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Change out his UV lamp. Compacts are no good. A proven lamp is the Linear style tube lamp from Reptisun, a 5.0 is perfect. Make sure the UV lamp does not have a plastic or glass cover between the cham and the lamp. The temps are a bit high. 94* is fine for a basking temp but you should get the rest of the cage down to the mid 70's If you see him walking around on the ground and the temp is in the 80's he is looking for a cooler place to hang out. Are you dusting the feeders with calcium?
You should check out this site for some really good info on keeping a veiled chameleon.
Also check this site for UV info.
Show us some picture of the setup and you will get more feed back.
Also see if your camera has a 'macro' setting for taking pictures up close. It will help with the pics being blurry.
Jonie
New Member
Hi mate, hope this does'nt sound rude, its not meant to, but i have kept Veiled before, and know quite abit about them.(not meant to sound rude
)i am dusting them 5 times a week with calcium (calypso), and on a weekend, his food is dusted with nutrabol
will get pics after christmas as i am very busy right now
and the uv bulb will be changed after christmas,
Cheers for all the adivce and links, will give them a read.
John
jannb
Chameleon Enthusiast
Hello John; Handsome guy you've got there! I'm very fond of veileds I have 2myself and love them very much. No offence taken, everyone here just wants to help you keep your little guy healthy and happy. I'm sure you want that too. I think 94 is way to hot for his everyday basking spot. I keep my male at about 88 to 90 for basking. In the bottom of the cage it should be much cooler.......in the mid 70's would be good. At night it needs to be cool for them to sleep and rest good.......I keep mine around 70 at night. I am glad that you are getting rid of thet compact bulb. I've seen so many cases here on the forums where these lights damaged their chameleons eyes. How does he drink? Do you have a dripper for him? I just put a couple of tiny holes in the bottom of a small plastic bowl and let it slowly drip over a plant or vine. The other thing I might suggest is to add an occasional superworm, silkworm or hornworm to his diet.....they need a good variety of food. Jann
BocaJan
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Great looking casque! He looks like he is under a year, is that correct? He should be blossoming in the next 6 months. I agree with the others about the bulb and please get the temps down a bit.I like to keep my basking temps between 85-90F with lots of leaves to cool off and the bottom of the cage in the 75 range.
summoner12
Avid Member
good luck
I am not offended. but I think you will find some people might disagree with some of you practives. There is always room for improvement. I will say 94 for basking isn't TOO hot but the ambient temp is. He needs to have an option to find a cooler place if he feels the need. In my opinion if you can get the ambient temp down and eliminate the compact UV, your on the right track for the most part.
Hi mate, hope this does'nt sound rude, its not meant to, but i have kept Veiled before, and know quite abit about them.(not meant to sound rude
i am dusting them 5 times a week with calcium (calypso), and on a weekend, his food is dusted with nutrabol
will get pics after christmas as i am very busy right now
and the uv bulb will be changed after christmas,
Cheers for all the adivce and links, will give them a read.
John
I am not offended. but I think you will find some people might disagree with some of you practives. There is always room for improvement. I will say 94 for basking isn't TOO hot but the ambient temp is. He needs to have an option to find a cooler place if he feels the need. In my opinion if you can get the ambient temp down and eliminate the compact UV, your on the right track for the most part.
beeze
Avid Member
Yes, as long as the basking spot is high 80's to low 90"s.
beeze
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Sounds good!!!!
Jonie
New Member
great pix!! I am not familiar with monitors but they look like yellow ackies to me
Yup one is a baby Red, but not pictured
Kudo's to you my freind
summoner12
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New pics with NEW CAMERA
My Favourite pic out of the lot
Can you take some more pics of his front left leg? looks kinda funny from the angle of the pic above.
