DerekFerReal
New Member
Hoping a few of you informative people can reassure me that I'm doing everything right to ensure my new Veiled Chameleon is going to do as well as possible in her new enclosure.
I've read hours of info on various websites regarding everything from enclosures to feeding to drinking, etc..
I've gotten a big screen enclosure.. plenty of fake plants and vines and such for her to climb on with a big piece of drift wood in the middle. I do have a waterfall inside the cage (which will be cleaned regularly).
Now for a few questions.
I've sprayed her plants twice a day for about one minute each, she hasn't really ever licked any of the water up from what I've seen. But she does eat greens (romaine lettuce) twice a day. I've started to mist the lettuce a bit to get her some water that way as she seems to love the greens. She will go over and eat them within a few minutes of them being in her cage. Should I be worried about her not going nuts for water when I mist the plants? I've also been feeding her 6 crickets a day (dusting them once a week) in between "greens" feedings.
She is currently 4 months old and seems to be extremely healthy. She climbs all over her cage (including the top which makes me nervous at times lol) and is active through out the day. Eats her greens and crickets almost immediately, and seems to be doing quite well. I'm just worried that she may become dehydrated at some point...
Any helpful hints would be much appreciated for any aspect of being a new veiled chameleon owner!
I've read hours of info on various websites regarding everything from enclosures to feeding to drinking, etc..
I've gotten a big screen enclosure.. plenty of fake plants and vines and such for her to climb on with a big piece of drift wood in the middle. I do have a waterfall inside the cage (which will be cleaned regularly).
Now for a few questions.
I've sprayed her plants twice a day for about one minute each, she hasn't really ever licked any of the water up from what I've seen. But she does eat greens (romaine lettuce) twice a day. I've started to mist the lettuce a bit to get her some water that way as she seems to love the greens. She will go over and eat them within a few minutes of them being in her cage. Should I be worried about her not going nuts for water when I mist the plants? I've also been feeding her 6 crickets a day (dusting them once a week) in between "greens" feedings.
She is currently 4 months old and seems to be extremely healthy. She climbs all over her cage (including the top which makes me nervous at times lol) and is active through out the day. Eats her greens and crickets almost immediately, and seems to be doing quite well. I'm just worried that she may become dehydrated at some point...
Any helpful hints would be much appreciated for any aspect of being a new veiled chameleon owner!