My Cham hasn't moved for 2 days now!

AbtinRk

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I just bought a veiled chameleon about 4 days ago. can't describe how excited I am about taking care of this little girl but there are a few things that are kind of worrying me.
1) when I purchased her from a petco store, the saler was talking about possiblities that she might be dehydrated.
2) I havent seen this girl drink a little sip of water yet!
3) this weird thing happened day 2: she would turn to a really really light green (whitish), bring her head up, open her mouth and make this really weird noise.
4) she rubbs her face towards stuff often (which im guessing is a sign of shedding)

but than I was looking for some support to make sure shes good.
Called LLLPeptile support. They told me the terrarium is not suppose to be glassed, and is suppose to be bigger than the size I had (12x12x18). So I exchanged the terrarium with a cage sized (18x18x36) yesterday.

But this morning when I woke up she still hasn't moved from where she went yesterday the second me and my girlfriend put her inside.

Just wanna be sure that shes good,
if anybody could give me some good info.
 
Info

Your Chameleon - Veiled, I believe female, 7 weeks
Handling - only 3 times for changing cage
Feeding - I'm feeding her crickets with powder
Supplements - Calcium D3, from Petco
Watering - I have the "LittleDripper"
Fecal Description - Haven't see yet.
History - nothing that i know of.

Cage Type - 18x18x36 (Not a Terrarium)
Lighting - 75 watt heat lamp and a 13w spiral bulb for uvb, don't remember brand.
Temperature - around 80 to 85 during the day for basking spot, 70 to 75 at night.
Humidity - 40%.
Plants - 4 small vine plants + 6 tree vines.
Placement -Next to an open window, cage is about 3 feet off ground.
Location - Mountain View, CA USA

Cage Picture:
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Where she has been hiding since yesterday (Back Of the Cage):
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Do you see any mucus in his mouth when he opens it? Sounds like he might have a respiratory infection and needs a trip to a vet that works with chameleons. Petco and other big box company's should not be allowed to sell chameleons. Worst care and info ever. supplements should be calcium without d3 every feeding and calcium with D3 twice a month and multivitamins twice a month. It will take them a week or more to settle in yo a new home.
 
Substrate

You should remove the substrate in the bottom of the cage. It can be dangerous to a cham if ingested. Use nothing or paper towels.
 
She needs a lot more plants in there. Not enough places to hide. I would just let her be for several days so she can adjust to her new home
 
You stated your temps earlier, is this just for the basking spot. Please provide a little more information in regards to temps. What are your temps under the basking spot? If 80-85 like you said, that is ok. Why the big shift in temps? If you can I would aim for 83. Your cage should be around 70 during the day and aim for 60 at night. Just a reminder, no lights at night. They need complete darkness. If they are in a room where you have a light on, put a sheet over the cage.
 
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