Alina&Gizzard
New Member
Hi I'm Alina, and I just got a baby veiled a couple weeks ago. I've found a lot of useful information on this website and I'm trying my best to take care of him, but I have a lot of concerns so if anyone could help me out that'd be great.
My chameleon's name is Gizzard. I'm not sure how old he is, but from his nose to the base of his tail, he's only a little more than an inch long. I hear he should be eating at least two crickets a day, but he only seems to eat one every other day, and I'm really worried.
Also, Gizzard always climbs to the top of his habitat, and often tries to push open the top it looks like, but when he's doing this, he often falls the the bottom of his habitat. He's done it many times and I'm trying to find ways to cushion his fall, since he won't stop doing it. I thought maybe he just wanted the light closer, but that didn't seems to help. I just don't want him to get hurt, though he seems completely fine after every fall. Is this normal behavior for chameleons?
Lastly, and I feel absolutely awful about this, but I squished his tail a bit. I put him in a separate container for feeding, and I was tapping a tube from the cricket pen on the container, and accidentally squished his tail. He himself seems fine, but the tip of his tail is black and doesn't curl right. I'm worried that it could affect his overall health. I feel so bad about hurting him.
Those are my concerns for now. I'm taking him to the vet tomorrow to see if they have anything to say too. I did lots of research so I can take good care of Gizzard, but I just worry I'm doing so much wrong. I really want to do this right so any advice is much appreciated. Thanks you so much!
My chameleon's name is Gizzard. I'm not sure how old he is, but from his nose to the base of his tail, he's only a little more than an inch long. I hear he should be eating at least two crickets a day, but he only seems to eat one every other day, and I'm really worried.
Also, Gizzard always climbs to the top of his habitat, and often tries to push open the top it looks like, but when he's doing this, he often falls the the bottom of his habitat. He's done it many times and I'm trying to find ways to cushion his fall, since he won't stop doing it. I thought maybe he just wanted the light closer, but that didn't seems to help. I just don't want him to get hurt, though he seems completely fine after every fall. Is this normal behavior for chameleons?
Lastly, and I feel absolutely awful about this, but I squished his tail a bit. I put him in a separate container for feeding, and I was tapping a tube from the cricket pen on the container, and accidentally squished his tail. He himself seems fine, but the tip of his tail is black and doesn't curl right. I'm worried that it could affect his overall health. I feel so bad about hurting him.
Those are my concerns for now. I'm taking him to the vet tomorrow to see if they have anything to say too. I did lots of research so I can take good care of Gizzard, but I just worry I'm doing so much wrong. I really want to do this right so any advice is much appreciated. Thanks you so much!
