My first veiled!!! Just some pics of her and her home.

[dubayou]

Hi guys! I have to say I am glad to finally have joined up here. Ive been a quiet follower for a couple months, reading many threads and gathering as much info as I could for my new baby veiled chameleon. I bought her at Petsmart about a month ago, and was told she was 2-3 months old. At first they helped get me everything, which included a 1'x1'x1.5' tall glass enclosure, and then I got on here and was like . So I went back and just kinda bought everything again.

I now have a 2'x2'x4' tall all screen cage (a Dragon Strand cage, which I read many good things about). There is no more substrate now as I noticed she would occasionally eat small pieces when hunting her crickets. Which brings me to my next part. She loves her crickets.....she shows almost war paint like colors when hunting them, with a dark green base with almost black jagged triangles running from back to belly. I dust the crickets about twice a week so she can get her calcium, and have a cricket cage that keeps them well fed and alive for about a week. I mist her cage pretty heavily about twice a day, but I do have to say, I dont really know what to do with my lights.....

And now, for the FUN part! Here she is, the queen of her jungle!


Found you!


And shes quite the hunter too....


She missed this time, but she is getting better.


Wait for it...

WAIT FOR IT!

BAM


And I guess this is the after effects of eating a nice hearty meal? Is this normal?


This her war paint. The dark green in the picture turns into the darkest shade of green imaginable, and she sports dark green spots all over her body. Looks very intimidating, and if I was a cricket, I would know doom approaches

 

[Fiona's Mom]

What a cutie! Congratulations on your new little money taker!

 

[dubayou]

Here is her cage setup. As you can see I have quite the assortment of lights :/ The big round light in the center is the one I bought for this cage with a 150w bulb, but then I realized it was a UVA bulb so I had to revert back to her old one. The other one has one incandescent night bulb for a little bit of heat, and she has plenty of spots to sleep that shield her from any small amount of detectable light. She normally sleeps near the bottom anyways. And the other bulb is a 60w UVB bulb, but that doesnt provide enough light or heat I think, which is why I still have the UVA bulb in. The used to hand near the very top of the cage, as close to the dual bulb setup as possible, but now sits comfortably right on top.

 

[dubayou]

What a cutie! Congratulations on your new little money taker!

Yeah Ive alreay dropped close to 600 :/ ....alot of that was me replacing all the things Petsmart recommended

 

[alphakenc]

Nice baby cham u got there,here is a link below from the chameleon forum recommended,maybe you will like it,and the best part is FREE ,see if u can find any difference from the petsmart,enjoy ur stay.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/care/caresheets/veiled/

 

[carol5208]

I would definitely add some vines and branches for walkways all over the cage. Run them vertically to the bottom and horizontally across. Some more plants too would be nice!! Veilds are plant eaters so be careful that she is not chewing on the plastic thinking it is a real plant to eat.

 

[carol5208]

Are you sure you have the correct UVB bulb? No heat or light at night. They do not need heat at night unless your house is going to get below 50 or so. Lastly do the back heels of the back feet have little points on them? If so you have a male. In that one pic, I see faint bars that only the males have.

 

[alphakenc]

After u finish with Miss carol5208,alphakenc I will recommended the Gutload your feeder 101,take ur time,no hurry though.....

Veileds should be fed a mainly insect diet of things like crickets, dubia roach,silkworms, etc. Adults should be offered veggies (mainly greens) as a supplement to their mainly insect diet.

Veggies good for veiled include (but are not limited to) the following:
collard greens
mustard greens
dandelion greens
escarole
endive
carrot greens
green beans
hard squashes
parsley

Fruits and veggies can be fed sparingly:
spinach
romaine
kale
carrots
honeydew
canteloupe
strawberry
grapes
apple

Iceberg lettuce and avocados should be avoided completely!
And if u can,get the organic one ,its much better.

 

[dubayou]

Are you sure you have the correct UVB bulb? No heat or light at night. They do not need heat at night unless your house is going to get below 50 or so. Lastly do the back heels of the back feet have little points on them? If so you have a male. In that one pic, I see faint bars that only the males have.

Its a little hard to tell as Im not really sure what Im looking for. How noticeable are they?

 

[carol5208]

Its a little hard to tell as Im not really sure what Im looking for. How noticeable are they?

Pretty noticeable. If you post a pic I or someone else can tell you for sure.

 

[dubayou]

Pretty noticeable. If you post a pic I or someone else can tell you for sure.

I know the picture is a little blurry, can you tell from this?

 

[Andee]

Definitely need more greenery and pathways. Your only dusting twice a week? You need to dust with plain calcium every feeding, calcium with D3 twice a month and a vitamin supplement twice a month. What are you gutloading with?