Maria13739
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hi! i purchased my little Lucille just last Saturday. She is my first, so i tend to worry constantly about her. Especially since i am still in high school. My original plan was to buy a baby male veiled chameleon at the beginning of the summer in order to have my full attention on him. Unfortunately for me, my parents were having a small economic crisis, but it didn't matter ( i understood that i had to wait a little) i slowly prepared his habitat (starting in February), the only things i was missing were the two light bulbs and few crickets.
Last week, i guess my dad had a bit of guilt and surprised me with the news that i was getting a chameleon the following day. i was scared especially since i was missing the most important materials!
as worried as i was, i couldn't wait to pick my chameleon. i know the swapmeet isn't the best place. it was not my intention to get one there, but as soon as i saw little Lucille, i really wanted her. She was the only one there, and she was female. the vendors mentioned that she was around 2-3 months.
When i first got home, i put her in her screen cage (36x18x18), and i found a FLOOD bulb of 120 Volts and 45 Watts. i know 45 watts is not enough but the box said it was "an improved 60watt bulb-energy saving"). The cage is always around 80-85 degrees F in day. and at night it is around 73-75. There's plenty of places to hide. i do spray her habitat. never directly at her. i have the water cup with the needle hole at the bottom as a dripper. the first 3 days i fed her around 15-20 house flies daily. She stopped eating them on her own, and i powdered them with multivitamins (ZooMeds Reptivite with D3) on Monday...On Tuesday-Friday, i powder them with Calcium (ZooMeds Repti Calcium with D3). Starting on Tuesday, i got some small crickets for her and she loved them! Her feces is usually dark brown and she has white "feces" too? is that okay? i clean her cage in the morning before school, i place her cage in the center of my room to get sun from my window, and as soon as i get home, i place her in my backyard. Usually in a position where there is both shade and sun incase she's lacking in one of them. SHE IS A LOT FATTER NOW. i guess thats a good sign. When she sleeps i turn off the light for better sleep. Should i leave it on?
I felt sad when i realized that holding them often is stressing. I guess i'll have to control myself haha. i make sure she drinks, although she drinks very little. i dont have a humid-detector thingy. that i will purchase ASAP. but she's always green and sometimes she turns black when in the sunlight outside. i heard that's normal..?
-she is around 3.5 inches when she walks around. not including her tail
-she is a Veiled!
MORE QUESTIONS:
-is she suppose to be eating more?
-is it ok to feed her wild bugs?! i heard it is dangerous, and yet again i heard its perfectly normal.
-is there a way i can make her like me?
please, any advice will help thank you
i can paste some images of her if it is necessary
Last week, i guess my dad had a bit of guilt and surprised me with the news that i was getting a chameleon the following day. i was scared especially since i was missing the most important materials!
as worried as i was, i couldn't wait to pick my chameleon. i know the swapmeet isn't the best place. it was not my intention to get one there, but as soon as i saw little Lucille, i really wanted her. She was the only one there, and she was female. the vendors mentioned that she was around 2-3 months.
When i first got home, i put her in her screen cage (36x18x18), and i found a FLOOD bulb of 120 Volts and 45 Watts. i know 45 watts is not enough but the box said it was "an improved 60watt bulb-energy saving"). The cage is always around 80-85 degrees F in day. and at night it is around 73-75. There's plenty of places to hide. i do spray her habitat. never directly at her. i have the water cup with the needle hole at the bottom as a dripper. the first 3 days i fed her around 15-20 house flies daily. She stopped eating them on her own, and i powdered them with multivitamins (ZooMeds Reptivite with D3) on Monday...On Tuesday-Friday, i powder them with Calcium (ZooMeds Repti Calcium with D3). Starting on Tuesday, i got some small crickets for her and she loved them! Her feces is usually dark brown and she has white "feces" too? is that okay? i clean her cage in the morning before school, i place her cage in the center of my room to get sun from my window, and as soon as i get home, i place her in my backyard. Usually in a position where there is both shade and sun incase she's lacking in one of them. SHE IS A LOT FATTER NOW. i guess thats a good sign. When she sleeps i turn off the light for better sleep. Should i leave it on?
I felt sad when i realized that holding them often is stressing. I guess i'll have to control myself haha. i make sure she drinks, although she drinks very little. i dont have a humid-detector thingy. that i will purchase ASAP. but she's always green and sometimes she turns black when in the sunlight outside. i heard that's normal..?
-she is around 3.5 inches when she walks around. not including her tail
-she is a Veiled!
MORE QUESTIONS:
-is she suppose to be eating more?
-is it ok to feed her wild bugs?! i heard it is dangerous, and yet again i heard its perfectly normal.
-is there a way i can make her like me?
please, any advice will help thank you
i can paste some images of her if it is necessary