Shedding Questions

[jroques]

Hello!
First off, I am so happy to find this forum! Alot of great info on here!

I noticed my lil girl, Hortense, is starting to shed. I noticed it last night, and Its only around her knees at this point. She is roughly 2 months old.

Hortense is my first chameleon, and I have been reading and reading on all the things that she needs. I think shes doing pretty good so far. I love her!
I have a few questions,

Will the shedding affect her behavior? Eating habits? Drinking?
Make her uncomfortable?
Or do you all have any tips on shedding?

Also, I notice she tends to sometimes stay a dark earth tone color in her cage. I have a pretty good cage set up with live plants and fresh running water - full spectrum lighting, diet of small crickets and waxworms - I check the temps - Shes pretty set. I read that a chameleon can stay darker colors until about 6 months old when their color fully develops - so I was hoping this is why, and that she isn't unhappy with something in her cage.
Perhaps she was darker because she was getting ready to shed?

I could just be being a worry wort, but I am really concerned in giving her the best care! Thanks!

 

[RSGriff]

my male veiled just shed. He was darker too before he shed. Just make sure the humidity is up so the skin falls off easier.

 

[laurie]

Welcome to the forum.

In the first pic your little one looks a little dark but the second one looks completely normal. Shedding is pretty individual to the cham, just give you cham a few days. Keep her misted really well, and watch to make sure she sheds completely. Some of mine take a week to fully shed, other take a day or two.

 

[Paul R]

In theory a cham is said to loose all its shed within 24 hours but in practicals its different. Keep the humidity up!!! Doesnt seen like there is a problem and shedding duration is up to the individual cham

 

[reptilemancan]

In theory a cham is said to loose all its shed within 24 hours but in practicals its different. Keep the humidity up!!! Doesnt seen like there is a problem and shedding duration is up to the individual cham

just spray the cage a little more to keep humidity up so it is easyer for it to fall off!

 

[Malicious]

My chams will throw a complete shed in around 4-6 hours, I do keep the humidity at a constant 65%, which does help. The last areas to shed are usually the feet and tail. I would add another misting or two to your existing cycle to aid in the sheds.

-Jay