Preparing my cham’s enclosure

[VeilGirl11]

Hey guys! I’m new here and and getting a veiled chameleon for the first time. I have done an extensive amount of research and before I buy anything I would like to run it by the experts.
Some people on here have said to have three vitamins: calcium without d3 given everyday, calcium with d3 given 2 a month and multi given 2 a month. i plan to buy 1/4 in crickets. Is that right? Is it bad to not feed my veiled Cham plants and worms as well?
Secondly, I will use the pressurized mister and mist the enclosure 4 times a day but make sure it is dry before mistings.
Do I need a humidifier?
I have both uvb and a heat lamp that came with the cage.
is there anything I’m missing? It took a lot of research and planning to convince my family to let me get one So I need to make sure I am making the best environment for my pet.
Thank you for your help!

 

[Prince of Duval]

1/4 inch crickets are fine for a young cham. You will want to feed a variety of insects and crickets aren’t the most nutritious option. The supplement schedule you laid out seems fine. Humidifier is a possibility depending on the humidity levels your getting naturally. If you got the chameleon kit, the lighting provided is no good and you will need a bigger cage in a few months. Pictures of your setup will help.

 

[Gingero]

To expand on what Prince of Duval said...

- You want to feed your chameleon a variety of feeders. If you only feed your chameleon crickets, it'd be like a person only eating chicken for it's whole life. This video covers 10 types of bugs:




- How often you need to mist depends on your chameleon's response and the humidity in the enclosure. 4x a day seems excessive to me unless you live in a very dry climate. 2x a day for 2-3 minutes is the general recommendation.
- Do you have a hygrometer/way to measure humidity? That'll determine if you need a humidifier... most people don't.




- If the bulbs came with the cage/kit I can already tell you, you need a different UVB. Please watch the video below:




What are you gutloading your bugs with? What plants are you using? Are you providing hiding places? There is a lot more that goes into it.

Pictures would be SUPER helpful.

 

[VeilGirl11]

Hey I’m getting the zoo med reptibreeze cage. I will most likely be getting an older Cham my parents don’t want me to have a baby yet. So just to clarify I need to check my humidity levels to see if I need a humidifier or not and I should feed my veiled cham a variety of insects. Anything else? This picture of the cage is attached below.

 

[Prince of Duval]

As previously mentioned, that UVB is no good and the priority for replacing.

 

[Prince of Duval]

And that cage is too small for an adult

 

[Gingero]

^^ THIS

Watch the UVB video. It will literally save your chameleon's life.

That kit is not good enough for an adult chameleon. It's too small. You'll want a 24x24x48" enclosure.

And like I said above:
What are you gutloading your bugs with? What plants are you using? Are you providing hiding places? There is a lot more that goes into it.

 

[VeilGirl11]

I got more than enough ants and hiding places and I already got the 24 24 by 48

 

[VeilGirl11]

Plants^*

 

[Thehippie]

Plants^*

do you have the enclosure set up yet?? if so can we see a picture??

 

[VeilGirl11]

No it’s still on its way. I asked here about all this before they all came so I wouldn’t buy the wrong things.

 

[Thehippie]

No it’s still on its way. I asked here about all this before they all came so I wouldn’t buy the wrong things.

when you get it together it would be a good idea to post a picture and make sure everything is correct before purchasing a cham. what will you use for lighting?

 

[VeilGirl11]

I have been told the uvb that comes with it isn’t good enough so I’ll get a different one and does anyone know if the heat lamp that comes with it is good?

 

[Gingero]

The heat lamp should be fine as long as it gives you the temps you need.

 

[VeilGirl11]

Thank you everyone for your help once everything comes and I set it up I will send photos!