Our New Chameleon

[bkullman]

Thought I would share a couple pics of our new male veiled that we picked up on Saturday!! He is 5 months.

 

[farrahsc]

Are you sure it's a male? It looks exactly like my 5 month old female lol. Does he have the spur on the back of his foot like this:
http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/care-sheet.html

 

[DChalo]

Are you sure it's a male? It looks exactly like my 5 month old female lol. Does he have the spur on the back of his foot like this:
http://www.veiled-chameleon.com/care-sheet.html

I just think his colors havent come in yet

 

[ndugan7]

I just think his colors havent come in yet

looks female to me, coloring isn't the best way to sex these guys, just go the easy route and post a picture of its back feet and see if there are spurs or not.

 

[bkullman]

Now you got me wondering!! I will have to check when I get home and I will take some better pictures. I got to pick him out and the breeder indicated it was a male. I did notice quite a bit of a patter on his sides when we did first take him out and then once he settled they disappeared.

Thanks

 

[farrahsc]

It's not only the colors but the size of the Veil that makes me think it's a female, does it have that spur like in the link I gave you? It would be highly visible by this age. It's a bump that sticks out on the back of his back feet. You really need to be sure so if it is a female you are prepared for her to lay eggs. Veileds lay eggs without being mated so you have to be prepared.

 

[Silkyslim]

If she is female and you can closely control her environment, it maybe possible for you to prolong the period in which she lays eggs by recreating this senario:
http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/2007/12/keeping-female-veiled.html

https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/jannb/345-egg-laying-laying-bin.html

 

[Hoj]

my cham is male and looked alot like your guy but like farrahsc says the best way to tell is if there r spurrs.

 

[bkullman]

So I went home lastnight to see if he had little bumps on his back legs, and yes he did. You can definitly see them but they are also hard to get a pic of!

 

[Jimturner]

Yup.. definitely a male. Good lookin little guy

 

[Texas Panther Man]

I dont think Ive ever seen a breeder missex a veiled. If thy did I would assume it was a mixup and they accidentally sent you someones female by mistake during packing. Lets face it veileds are 100% sexable at birth. If a breeder was that clueless I'd go elsewhere.

Oh and nice little cham bro. Theyre like crack, and now your hooked. Join the addiction like all of us.