Veiled chameleon 10 wks old

[Suellen78]

Your Chameleon - Veiled chameleon, female, just got her sunday. She is about 10 wks old.
Handling - once a day. She seems to be happier when I am holding her.
Feeding - We have been trying to feed her crickets (gut loated of course) and worms
Supplements - We dust them with zoo med repti calcium
Watering -I have been spray misting four times a day. I have yet to see her drink or eat anything
Fecal Description - ne feces
History - At the pet store she was very green and healthy looking very active and alert and she seemed well fed.

Cage Info:
Cage Type - it is a screened enclosure 4'x2'x2'......2' off the ground
Lighting - We have repti sun 5.0, and 100 watt bulbs in shop lighting (2)
Temperature -the cage floor is 75, basking is 85
Humidity - humiditity is 50. We live in Louisiana. It's always humid here.
Plant- we have 3 live plants two pothos and one that starts with and "S" I can't remember the name. It was on that was recomended.
Placement - It is in our living room. We do not turn the fan on.
Location - Louisiana, just east of new orleans.

Current Problem - She wouldn't eat or drink anything at first. She is now drinking but is rubbing her mouth on her stems. What does this mean?

 

[Suellen78]

She was rubbing her mouth before she was drinking. She has done it since she had some water as well.

 

[Suellen78]

I do not see anything on or in her mouth.

 

[mcbdz]

can you post some pics. May help the more experience members to see if they see something us noobies may not notice.

 

[camimom]

She may have been trying to rub some shed skin off, or to start a shed, or she just had an itch.