litahudak
New Member
Hi all, this is my first post. I always had a bearded dragon or some sort of snake, I have to admit that having a chameleon is a whole different sort of reptile! I did a few weeks worth of research (I'm a marine bio major and have made the mistake of getting in over my head with animals before unfortunately) before buying my baby veiled. Today is my little lady's third day at home. I've read a lot about having some sort of dripping system in their tank and so I copied someone's idea and punched a hole in a cup above her tank. It was dripping too quickly and so I put some electrical tape in there just to regulate it a little more. I'm just curious what anyone's opinion is of how wet the cage should be? Should the substrate become wet? At the pet store they recommended misting and even pouring some water on the substrate, and they seemd pretty knowledgeable, but I'd rather get opinions from people who actually own them. At night the walls are always dry, but the substrate is a little damp so I'm assuming I'm using too much water. Any suggestions?
P.s. so far she has been great. She's explored from top to bottom of her cage and I'm amazed at how quickly she can catch crickets! She seems to like to be handled but I read it can stress them so I'm trying to not overdue it.. I made sure in the pet store I handled a few to see how differently they reacted. She'll watch me but she doesn't get dark like some of them did and she just likes to climb around on my hand. Like I said, I'd handle her more, but I've read a lot that it stresses them, though I'm sure they're all different personality wise and how much they'll tolerate. If anyone needs to see a picture please let me know! Thanks so much in advance.
P.s. so far she has been great. She's explored from top to bottom of her cage and I'm amazed at how quickly she can catch crickets! She seems to like to be handled but I read it can stress them so I'm trying to not overdue it.. I made sure in the pet store I handled a few to see how differently they reacted. She'll watch me but she doesn't get dark like some of them did and she just likes to climb around on my hand. Like I said, I'd handle her more, but I've read a lot that it stresses them, though I'm sure they're all different personality wise and how much they'll tolerate. If anyone needs to see a picture please let me know! Thanks so much in advance.