Stuck shed?

[Chelsea&Rango]

Hi! Is this a stuck shed on his turret? He’s do for a shed, I just noticed this morning

 

[Andrew1283]

I think you are referring to Rango’s casque. It does appear lighter than the rest of his body, but he may just be feeling nervous about being near you. You can expect him to become less tolerant of handling as he matures into an adult male. My guy never got aggressive but he was defensive of his territory and got very bright when I held him with a puffed body and gaping, hissing. Male veiled chameleons are awesome, maybe the best personalities. He might be going into a shed so maybe hold off on misting and just use hydrating bugs like silkworms or hornworms in the interim. I always stop misting when they’re in a shed cycle.

 

[Chelsea&Rango]

I think you are referring to Rango’s casque. It does appear lighter than the rest of his body, but he may just be feeling nervous about being near you. You can expect him to become less tolerant of handling as he matures into an adult male. My guy never got aggressive but he was defensive of his territory and got very bright when I held him with a puffed body and gaping, hissing. Male veiled chameleons are awesome, maybe the best personalities. He might be going into a shed so maybe hold off on misting and just use hydrating bugs like silkworms or hornworms in the interim. I always stop misting when they’re in a shed cycle.

No I was talking about that little white piece on his turret, his casque has been that colour since his last shed. I stopped misting last night as he’s do for a shed, waiting on his food order with silkworms

 

[Chelsea&Rango]

I think you are referring to Rango’s casque. It does appear lighter than the rest of his body, but he may just be feeling nervous about being near you. You can expect him to become less tolerant of handling as he matures into an adult male. My guy never got aggressive but he was defensive of his territory and got very bright when I held him with a puffed body and gaping, hissing. Male veiled chameleons are awesome, maybe the best personalities. He might be going into a shed so maybe hold off on misting and just use hydrating bugs like silkworms or hornworms in the interim. I always stop misting when they’re in a shed cycle.

Here’s a picture example to show his casque color, it’s that colour and it has light peach and green on it

 

[Beman]

Looks like a little tiny stuck piece. It will release on its own.

 

[Chelsea&Rango]

Looks like a little tiny stuck piece. It will release on its own.

He hasn’t shed yet, is this a sign of him starting his shed?

 

[Beman]

It could have been that he shed the section when you were gone. His casque looks quite dusky like he has a shed incoming.

 

[Chelsea&Rango]

It could have been that he shed the section when you were gone. His casque looks quite dusky like he has a shed incoming.

He started shedding yesterday afternoon, but it’s quite slow

 

[Chelsea&Rango]

It could have been that he shed the section when you were gone. His casque looks quite dusky like he has a shed incoming.

He started yesterday afternoon, it started on his back, now this is this morning. I haven’t fogged or misted so the humidity is perfect. I have two, one on top and one below middle so I see the gradient, same thing I have set up for his temperature gradient

 

[Beman]

I haven’t fogged or misted so the humidity is perfect.

What do you mean by this? Have you stopped all together since the shed started?

 

[Chelsea&Rango]

What do you mean by this? Have you stopped all together since the shed started?

I stopped misting, fog at night to keep humidity high during sleep, then I didn’t fog this morning or a full mist. Just for where he drinks. He got some silkworms this morning, and a hornworm for some extra hydration, and he’s eating some crickets now

 

[Beman]

I stopped misting, fog at night to keep humidity high during sleep, then I didn’t fog this morning or a full mist. Just for where he drinks. He got some silkworms this morning, and a hornworm for some extra hydration, and he’s eating some crickets now

Ok so if your hydration and humidity levels are on point for a Veiled chameleon you never alter this. Everything should remain the same even when they are shedding. Meaning 30-50%max daytime humidity and then at night up to 100% humidity only when there is proper airflow and temps are below 67f. Colder the better when you fog.

 

[Chelsea&Rango]

Ok so if your hydration and humidity levels are on point for a Veiled chameleon you never alter this. Everything should remain the same even when they are shedding. Meaning 30-50%max daytime humidity and then at night up to 100% humidity only when there is proper airflow and temps are below 67f. Colder the better when you fog.

Someone else said to hold off on misting, so that’s what I’ve been doing. I fog at night to keep it at 80-95%

 

[Beman]

Someone else said to hold off on misting, so that’s what I’ve been doing. I fog at night to keep it at 80-95%

So that would not be correct. Your schedule for misting also needs to be spot on. If you are heavily misting at night you would not do this because you fog. I do not know what your entire schedule is with misting, lighting, and fogging. Or what temps your keeping daytime/night time.

 

[Chelsea&Rango]

So that would not be correct. Your schedule for misting also needs to be spot on. If you are heavily misting at night you would not do this because you fog. I do not know what your entire schedule is with misting, lighting, and fogging. Or what temps your keeping daytime/night time.

How am I supposed to know what’s right and wrong? It’s a little difficult when I get different answers from different people

His shed is starting to go faster btw

 

[VeiledMoodRing]

I think you are referring to Rango’s casque. It does appear lighter than the rest of his body, but he may just be feeling nervous about being near you. You can expect him to become less tolerant of handling as he matures into an adult male. My guy never got aggressive but he was defensive of his territory and got very bright when I held him with a puffed body and gaping, hissing. Male veiled chameleons are awesome, maybe the best personalities. He might be going into a shed so maybe hold off on misting and just use hydrating bugs like silkworms or hornworms in the interim. I always stop misting when they’re in a shed cycle.

why do you stop misting when they shed I'm wondering bc Pascal will act as if he has never tasted water if his mister is even off for a day is that normal?

 

[Andrew1283]

why do you stop misting when they shed I'm wondering bc Pascal will act as if he has never tasted water if his mister is even off for a day is that normal?

If my chameleons are actively shedding I don’t spray them directly with water. It seems to make their shed go faster and come off cleaner. But I give them hydrating bugs on shed days. It has worked for me. But I’m a hand sprayer and never use a mist system. I saw a few nasty turds get blasted by a mist system and make a mess and vowed to only hand mist from then on. Hand misting allows you to survey the enclosure at least twice a day, which is what everyone should aim to do anyway. Check for poops, remove uneaten bugs and spray. If the Cham is in a shed, I skip that spray until they’re done shedding, which is usually just a few hours.

 

[Chelsea&Rango]

If my chameleons are actively shedding I don’t spray them directly with water. It seems to make their shed go faster and come off cleaner. But I give them hydrating bugs on shed days. It has worked for me. But I’m a hand sprayer and never use a mist system. I saw a few nasty turds get blasted by a mist system and make a mess and vowed to only hand mist from then on. Hand misting allows you to survey the enclosure at least twice a day, which is what everyone should aim to do anyway. Check for poops, remove uneaten bugs and spray. If the Cham is in a shed, I skip that spray until they’re done shedding, which is usually just a few hours.

I hand mist as well

 

[Beman]

How am I supposed to know what’s right and wrong? It’s a little difficult when I get different answers from different people

His shed is starting to go faster btw

So I do not know who told you that or in what context or what their experience level is with chameleons. If you auto mist you change nothing, most will move away from the mist when they shed. Some do not. Beman never moved away and it affected him very little when he was shedding. If you hand mist you will make sure you are not directly spraying them while they are shedding. You still spray down the cage so they can drink.

 

[Chelsea&Rango]

So I do not know who told you that or in what context or what their experience level is with chameleons. If you auto mist you change nothing, most will move away from the mist when they shed. Some do not. Beman never moved away and it affected him very little when he was shedding. If you hand mist you will make sure you are not directly spraying them while they are shedding. You still spray down the cage so they can drink.

It was a reply above. I don’t auto mist, I spray myself and I avoid him and focus on drinking opportunities for him