Your Chameleon - Veiled Chameleon, male, 4-5 months, in my care for about 3 weeks
- Handling - I try not to unless necessary, at most one-two times a week
- Feeding - 10-15 small crickets, daily, gut loading with fruit You should be feeding/gutloading the crickets with. An assortment of greens such as dandelions, kale, collards, mustard greens and veggies such as squash, carrots, zucchini, sweet potato, sweet red pepper, etc and just a very small bit of fruit like pears, apples, melon, berries, etc. It's advisable to use other insects like silkworms, roaches, locusts, BSFL, etc as well.
- Supplements - usually dust a few times a week (i get them once a week) and use zoomed reptivite with d3 and zoomed repti calcium Dusting should be with phos free calcium at all feedings but 4 a month. 2 of those 4 days, 2 weeks apart, one feeding should be dusted with a phos free calcium/D3 powder and the other two feedings with a vitamin powder.
- Watering - i have the little dripper, i mist heavily in the morning and slightly in the night. yes, i see him drinking.
- Fecal Description - never been tested for parasites, has white and black poop usually a pretty normal texture and eventually hardens
- History - nothing concerning based on how long i’ve had him
Cage Info:
- Cage Type - screen cage, don’t know exact dimensions but i believe it’s 18x18x30 or 36 and i’ll update when he grows
- Lighting - i have a zoomed heat lamp and a strip uvb that i turn on when i wake up and turn off about 12 hours later What UVB light do you use?.The most often recommended is the long liner tube reptisun 5.0. You can use a regular household incandescent bulb of a eat the that produces the appropriate basking temperature. (Low 80's for now.)
- Temperature - thermometer to measure temps, usually about 75-78° normal temp, waiting to get a basking area lamp. usually about 65 at night. See above.
- Humidity - i use a hygrometer, i need a new one because it’s not that good so i’m not 100% sure but it’s in a good range from what i’ve seen
- Plants - yes, i have various that don’t have tags at the moment but i researched here before getting them
- Placement - on my floor, window is almost right above it but stays closed. i have a ceiling fan that’s on at night and doesn’t affect temp. The cage should be higher and not near a window to prevent cold winter drafts.
- Location - boston, massachusetts
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about: coloring. always darker green or with tan on part of patterning.
they change color and patterns with mood and darken or lighten also when warm or cold.
You said..."I don’t currently have a basking spot because I don’t have the best heat lamp. I can’t take a picture at the moment, but i can find one online. With the one that shows a double fixture, I took out the UVB one after researching and finding out it isn’t strong enough. That’s not the exact UVB i have but looks somewhat similar"...
please see what I said above. Make sure the basking light is high enough above the cage that it won't burn the chameleon yet puts the basking temperature in the right range. To test this...hold your hand at the closest. Point inside the cage possible. If you feel uncomfortable/hot with your hand there then it's too close.
Hope this helps!
