Night Heat Question

[se900se]

It got colder last few days, temperature doesn't drop below 10C (50F) in our apartment, but when I come to check my cham in the morning he is dark and is somewhere in the middle or lower part of his cage, which made me worried and I assumed he is cold.

Temperature never drops below 10 celsius, but it does get chilly.
Should I get ceramic bulb for him? Otherwise not sure why he's getting dark and goes to a bottom, maybe someone else had this situation?

Cage:18x18x36
Light: ZooMed ReptiSUN 5.0 UVB, Exo-Terra ReptiGLO 5.0 UVB
Water: Monsoon misting system
Food: crickets, mealworms (he's got a good appetite, can eat 5-7 crickets, can eat from cup, even from hand if cricket on the hand)

Mood: In the day time he has a 'fighting' mood which I think is a good sign of health (is it?) - sometime when Im about to grab him, he hisses, opening his mouth like a dinosaur and making sharp moves like he's about to bite, hi did bit me few times (wasn't painful, but enough to feel uncomfortable). I think he might be a little scared, but at the same time he has no problem eating from hands.

 

[Remkon]

Hello, what kind of chameleon do you have?

My cham(s) also sleep in the lower part of their cage, they will move there in the evening because it's cooler since they usually turn in before lights out.

If the temperature never drops below 10C I wouldn't worry, they regulate their temperature very well and he probably just colors darker to absorb more heat (or lose less), odds are when it's warmer he will color lighter...
This is normal, so no worries! A temperature drop is actually good for chameleons, they will rest better this way.

I wish I had a room that would get chilly at night, I have to open the balcony door to drop the temperatures...

 

[se900se]

I have tranlucent veiled chameleon!

 

[Peachypink]

I have tranlucent veiled chameleon!

I didn't see you mention a basking bulb? I'm assuming you have one but just forgot to mention it. What is the basking spot temp during the day? As long as he has a good baking spot to warm up when the light come on in the morning he will be fine. It is actually a good thing to give him the temp drop at night.

 

[se900se]

I didn't see you mention a basking bulb? I'm assuming you have one but just forgot to mention it. What is the basking spot temp during the day? As long as he has a good baking spot to warm up when the light come on in the morning he will be fine. It is actually a good thing to give him the temp drop at night.

I do have have spiral lamp thats not hot, but gives a light necessary for plants and chameleon and the another blue one that does get hot, so I think i got all i need. I bought them because i read about both of them here on forum in cham care sheet on this site. His basking spot temperature about 28C, which is fine and it's not that worries me, but the way i see him in the morning.

About a week ago when it was still hot outside in the morning hi was dark green on the top or middle of the cage, but last two days since its got colder he's in the middle or bottom (not on the floor though) and dark green, with his tail being flat, not curled. I even thought that he died for a moment!

 

[Peachypink]

Some days mine is up walking around before the lights come on but some days he's a little slower getting up to the top to warm up. The days are getting shorter so That might have a little to do with it as well.

I really don't think you have anything to worry about. But if it really bothers you you can get a ceramic bulb that puts off no light at all. Just get a wattage that won't make it hot but will just make it warmer. You could also get a space heater to run at night to up the temp in the room a bit.