quiisk
New Member
Hey guys meet Roy G. Biv ( Roy for short ), Hes my new 3-4 month old Veiled Chameleon 
I have never owned a chameleon before so I have been worried every minute since I've brought Roy home. So here are some of my concerns that I'd like to put to rest.
- If I am moving in the near future whats the best way to do it? do I keep home in the cage and maybe wrap it in a towel? while hes asleep? its like a 8 min drive but I know Ill have to do it in about a month.
- I'm using evaporative humidifiers with a filter, how often should I change the filters? is tap water ok in humidifiers? (I spray his cage 3 times a day with purified drinking water) I hear they commonly have respiratory infections and I don't want that to happen. Also how would I spot an issue like that? Im also using a heat evaporator humidifier, are those ok to use?
- Do noises stress chameleons out? I find myself acting like there's a sleeping baby in my room. I don't think I need to do this but I want some of you to tell me that hhaa
I'm sure if I looked I could find all this info on here, but I wanted to make new friends and show off Roy
and ill probably think of more things to ask as I go a long
heres more info about my set up and stuff if you wanna read it and flag anything that is not good for him.
more info:
CAGE: I currently have him in a 16''x16''x30'' reptibreeze. I have a exo terra 125W solar glo (UVB, UVA, HEAT) light about a foot up from the top of the cage. The cage is in an empty walk in closet with the door half open. I don't have any live plants at the moment but for his future cage I plan on getting a ficus with some pothos. His future cage will also have a section that sits near a window so he can get natural light. kinda like an extra room for him.
TEMPS/HUMIDITY: At the top of his cage it ranges from 85-92. Bottom 73-78. Humidity usually sits at about %60 but during the day when I'm at work it will drop to %40 so I mist his cage right away, I do this 3-4 times a day. at night the cage sets at about 73, I'm in Arizona so I get worried when its 120 out.
FOOD: So far I've fed him 7-9 carrot loaded small crickets (dusted in calcium) a day. I put them in in the morning. around lunch time there might be 1-2 that linger but he has eaten every cricket by the end of the day so far. He wont eat any mealworms, maybe ill try something else...
ROY: Roy seems to be doing great, his poop looks normal, his color seems good until he sees that im looking at him haha.
I have never owned a chameleon before so I have been worried every minute since I've brought Roy home. So here are some of my concerns that I'd like to put to rest.
- If I am moving in the near future whats the best way to do it? do I keep home in the cage and maybe wrap it in a towel? while hes asleep? its like a 8 min drive but I know Ill have to do it in about a month.
- I'm using evaporative humidifiers with a filter, how often should I change the filters? is tap water ok in humidifiers? (I spray his cage 3 times a day with purified drinking water) I hear they commonly have respiratory infections and I don't want that to happen. Also how would I spot an issue like that? Im also using a heat evaporator humidifier, are those ok to use?
- Do noises stress chameleons out? I find myself acting like there's a sleeping baby in my room. I don't think I need to do this but I want some of you to tell me that hhaa
I'm sure if I looked I could find all this info on here, but I wanted to make new friends and show off Roy
and ill probably think of more things to ask as I go a long
heres more info about my set up and stuff if you wanna read it and flag anything that is not good for him.
more info:
CAGE: I currently have him in a 16''x16''x30'' reptibreeze. I have a exo terra 125W solar glo (UVB, UVA, HEAT) light about a foot up from the top of the cage. The cage is in an empty walk in closet with the door half open. I don't have any live plants at the moment but for his future cage I plan on getting a ficus with some pothos. His future cage will also have a section that sits near a window so he can get natural light. kinda like an extra room for him.
TEMPS/HUMIDITY: At the top of his cage it ranges from 85-92. Bottom 73-78. Humidity usually sits at about %60 but during the day when I'm at work it will drop to %40 so I mist his cage right away, I do this 3-4 times a day. at night the cage sets at about 73, I'm in Arizona so I get worried when its 120 out.
FOOD: So far I've fed him 7-9 carrot loaded small crickets (dusted in calcium) a day. I put them in in the morning. around lunch time there might be 1-2 that linger but he has eaten every cricket by the end of the day so far. He wont eat any mealworms, maybe ill try something else...
ROY: Roy seems to be doing great, his poop looks normal, his color seems good until he sees that im looking at him haha.
