Veiled keeps running around his cage?

[kriggs93]

Male, veiled chameleon I believe around 3 months old
We never handle him. We tried once but he freaked out and that's when I looked up online and saw that he needs to adjust first.
We're only feeding him meal worms, because that's what the pet store told us to do. He eats 16 each day, once a day. We haven't started gut loading them yet.
We give him calcium and I have no idea where the container is right now, but it's just calcium, everyday with his worms.
I mist his cage with a bottle, 3-4 times a day, for only about one minute. If I do longer he gets scared.
Colors of fecal are white and dark brown. He's never been tested for parasites.
Everyone at the pet store said he was very friendly. I've seen him climb on them fine without changing color, and he did for us to when we first met him.

Cage info:
He has a screen cage, 40x20x20
He has a zoo-med repti-basking spot bulb at 75 watts and a exo-terra UVB bulb at 26 watts. We leave both on 12 hours a day.
Temperature at his cage is usually 80-70 (70 being closer to the bottom). The lowest overnight temp we've had him is 64. I try to use a thermometer but it keeps falling, so I'm never totally sure of the basking spot's temp. But I also use it to figure out the temperature of the room at night.
Humidity is around 40%, right under the basking light
I have two live plants, a hibiscus and a begonia. I also have fake vines hanging up.
His cage is in our office, not near any air vents or fans, and it's the least-trafficked room in the house although I am in here currently. The top of the cage reaches a little over 5 feet, he's on top of a display case.
We're in Albany, New York, and yes, it is starting to get colder.

I don't know if it's just because I am in here or not, but he usually spends an hour or two just constantly running around his cage and going to the bottom. I don't know if that's weird or not. He gets black spots, which I know means he wants more light, but he doesn't just sit under his light to soak it in. Is he searching for something?

 

[ZiggyStardust]

Hi there, welcome to the forum.

Can you post a picture of your setup please?

Also, you need to vary the feeders that you are giving, he should be getting between 3 to 4 different varieties. Others that are good are crickets, dubia roaches, locust, superworms, hornworms, phoenix worms, silkworms and waxworms as a treat.

 

[purplepaws]

Hi, you gave lots of great info. If you can post a pic of your set up and your chameleon too, that would help us help you.
First, are you sure he's a male? Does he have the little heel spurs?
The reason I ask, is because if you have a female, she might be looking to lay eggs.

Definitely want to expand that diet for him. The exoskeleton of a meal worm can be tough to digest, if they are given too many. Dubia roaches are so easy to keep, and are great feeders, really easy to gutload too.
Maybe your little guy wants to come out and explore. Try offering a hand, or even a stick to climb on. My guy wants to come out alllll the time.

 

[kinyonga]

Black spots does not mean it needs more light...dark color over all can mean he's trying to warm up.

Definitely recommend not feeding get many mealworms. They aren't easy to digest. Definitely recommend feeding / gutloading mealworms, suoerworms, crickets, roaches with a wide assortment of greens such as collards, escarole, endive, dandelion greens, kale, etc and veggies such as carrots, sweet red pepper, squash, zucchini, sweet potato, etc.

Please post a photo of the cage.