Care Sheet for ChameleonsAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 2.56 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 06/12/2005 |
Main Category: | Lizards |
Sub Category: | Chameleons |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Repti madddd |
Years Experience: | 15 to 20 Years |
Species: | Veiled chameleon |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | just veiled chameleon |
Sexing and Characteristics: | Veiled chameleons are one of the easy reptiles to sex all it is the male will have spurs on the back of the hind legs foot
but the female doesn’t (it takes a few months for the spur to grow) |
Mostly Active During: | Day |
Substrate and Water Needs: | Substrates ain’t a bit thing for chameleons as they are tree climbers and don’t spend that much time on the ground sometimes not at all but if yours is a one who likes to go on the ground use paper towels
water is essential put a small cat litter tray near the basking lamp you can buy a mister or use a leaf drip-per as water needs |
Lighting and UVB: | It is important to use a uva+uvb 7.0 as a compact bulb is the best as tubes die after 6 months |
Temperatures and Humidity: | Temperature should be 78f to 85f do NOT use a basking lamp which reaches above 90f |
Heating and Equipment: | Reptile glo are good or reptisun heat lamps you can use a heat mat for air temperature if under 70f at night use a night glo |
Caging Provided: | Veiled chameleons only reach to about 2half foot so get something about 6 foot tall 4 foot wide and 4foot Length |
Diet: | Omnivorous |
Description of Diet: | Veiled chameleons are perfectly happy with eating both so use a mixture of crickets or locusts NEVER USE MEAL WORMS
and romaine collard and mustard greens or the cheapest dandelion leaves |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | Use calcium every day and multivitamins weekly |
Maintenance: | Keep reasonably clean a bit every day and a full wash every fortnight |
Some Words on this Species: | These are really cool but hardy and can be nasty |
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