Senegal not green anymore.

[KarmaChameleon1337]

My senegal stopped being green after about two months, is this normal? He's always a light green/yellow now. He's rarely using his stress stripes and spots but is it normal?

 

[kinyonga]

Are you sure its a male?

 

[KarmaChameleon1337]

Everyone I've met has told me it is. The store (even though they were all dumbasses in the care of chameleons... had them in a FISH TANK that was about a foot high), they didn't know his age and I got him in my care seven months ago. He's about four inches long not including tail length.

 

[kinyonga]

Can you post a photo of him please?

 

[KarmaChameleon1337]

Did they appear?

 

[KarmaChameleon1337]

Okay good the pics showed. Ignore my 14 yr old oddly wrinkly fingers, I do alot of building.

 

[kinyonga]

Looks fine to me!
What temperature do you have the basking area at? The rest of the cage?

 

[KarmaChameleon1337]

Basking is 80 with the rest from 70-75

 

[Psychodrake]

Think you've got yourself a yellow Senegal! Looks great. I miss my fella'

If he isn't showing his stress stripes/spots, then he's probably very used to you and trusts you, mine very rarely showed me anything bar full green/bright green. Senegals are just really friendly/docile Chameleons I reckon, it's a big shame they can't be bred easily.

 

[Trace]

My female Senegal Chameleons would turn a banana yellow when they were receptive. How about a tail shot so we can determine what sex you have.

The other thing that concerns me is the lack of temperature gradient within your cage. A five degree difference does not allow your chameleon any options to escape the heat. S/he just may be overheated and their colours do pale out when so.

 

[kinyonga]

What Trace said is exactly what I was thinking...could be female or could be too hot.

 

[KarmaChameleon1337]

I can't upload a pic yet, but can you explain the differences in tails to me? I heard it has to do with the tail base, broader I heard. What exactly does that mean? Thicker where the tail starts?

 

[KarmaChameleon1337]

Does it mean a bulge like lump at the beginning of his tail? Is it his junk? Like with snakes how they pop out?

 

[Psychodrake]

If Senegal's are like Panthers (I never knew how to sex with mine, shop owners told me he was male and he was) they should have a small bulge just behind the bum. Take a photo from the side of his tail base so we can see half his tail/back legs and post it up and we'll help.

 

[KarmaChameleon1337]

My cord sucks so I can't upload to comp easilybut i can text someone a pic.

 

[PeriTanz]

I can upload it if you text it to me. pm me if u want to.

 

[PeriTanz]

Lets see if the pic shows up

 

[KarmaChameleon1337]

Thank you.

 

[PeriTanz]

pic of bumps?

 

[KarmaChameleon1337]

Ya my senegal has weird bumps, and it's not his ribs those are in different spots.