Starting out and double-checking...

[chaMELeon012409]

Okay. I've been reading all around the net, mostly here, and finding A LOT of help. (THANKS!) I've got most all of what I've read to do. I have a veiled female, Mel. I'm guessing around 3-4 months old(?), she's about 3 1/2 to 4 inches from nose to base of tail.

Her enclosure includes:
18"Lx12"Wx30"H
UVB bulb
100 Watt light
branch
fake leaves/vines
small bamboo
Zoo Med forest floor
The Little Dipper

The temperature at night is around 75F and during the day gets up to around 80-85F.

The humidity is around 60% at night, but drops to 45-50% after the lamps are warmed up.

I feed her anywhere from 8-12 small crickets and 5-7 mealworms a day. The crickets are on a gutload (of something that I threw the box away).

I also put Reptisafe water conditioner in the dripper.

Right now the lights are on 11 hours, and off 13.

Anything I'm missing?

 

[jannb]

What's your basking temp? 100 watt bulb sounds a little high.

What type of UVB bulb are you using? It it the long tube type bulb?

Do you have any live plants?

Do you have a screen enclosure? I wouldn't use anything on the floor.

What are you dusting your feeders with?

What are you gutloading your crickets with?

Mealworm are not a good feeder. Try Superworms for a treat and silkworms are are excellent feeders.

I found this site below VERY helpful when I was starting out and STILL refer back to it from time to time. Jann

http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/

 

[Gaerei]

Ive been told to lay off any worms until 5 or 6 months, but it depends on the size of your cham.

 

[BocaJan]

I raise my own supers and give my 4 month old 1 to 2 1 - 1 1/2" a day. Her staple is crickets.

 

[chaMELeon012409]

What's your basking temp? 100 watt bulb sounds a little high.

What type of UVB bulb are you using? It it the long tube type bulb?

Do you have any live plants?

Do you have a screen enclosure? I wouldn't use anything on the floor.

What are you dusting your feeders with?

What are you gutloading your crickets with?

Mealworm are not a good feeder. Try Superworms for a treat and silkworms are are excellent feeders.

I found this site below VERY helpful when I was starting out and STILL refer back to it from time to time. Jann

http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/

Yes, it's a screen enclosure. I haven't dusted any crix yet. I can't remember what the gutload is, but it's store-bought. It came in a plastic baggy. Wouldn't superworms be too big?

The UVB bulb is tube-type. It's not the reptisun 5.0 that everyone talks about. I believe it's a sylvania full spectrum light. My aunt recommended it and emphasized the type of light. She has multiple reptiles (beardies, leopard geckos, turtles, and alligator, but no chams - yet) and breeds the beardies and geckos.

I need another thermometer or two to figure out different temps of the different parts of the cage.

Anything else?

P.S. - GO STEELERS!

 

[Brad Ramsey]

The Sylvania is not going to provide the UVB your chameleon needs.
You need to get a Repti-Sun 5.0 (order from LLL Reptile)
Also, I think your night time temp is too high and would see if you can't get it about 10 degrees lower.

-Brad

 

[chaMELeon012409]

Okay. I'll probably just hit up PetCo or PetSmart for the light. How would I cool down the room? I have a naturally warm room. Just a fan or something? I'm also gonna try to make the DIY mister. That should cover the cooling, right?

 

[Syn]

If you get it from petsmart or petco they cost 3-4x as much. lll sells for 10-15 while petsmart and petco go anywhere from 25-40$ where I live. Make sure you DONT get the squiggly bulb!!!!!

 

[chaMELeon012409]

Okay. Sounds like internet shopping! And I've read about not getting the "screw in" type bulb. Something about being bad for their eyes?

 

[jannb]

Here's where I buy: http://lllreptile.com/store/catalog...por-bulbs/-/zoo-med-18-repti-sun-50-uvb-bulb/

 

[OntarioLizardman]

Ive been told to lay off any worms until 5 or 6 months, but it depends on the size of your cham.

wish i woulda done this, now my juvy only eats worms... well a occasional cricket here and there lol