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#1719234
ImWatIm47
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Veiled chameleon 
My baby veiled is appx 4 and a half months old. I got him March 1st since then he has shed four times! and has gotten significantly larger. huge compared to what he was. at first he seemed to eat voraciously and wouldnt touch the greens I offered. so I quit trying. He took a huge bite of moss so I figured he was ready for the green and I got him some collard greens. the first night I left some in his cage the next morning it was totally gone. I checked the cage bottom and didnt see any. his eating the crickets and worms seems to have slowed down tho I make sure he has them available. I have his basking light and his uvb light which I keep on during the day. basking light all the time. a red bulb. the cage is a 75 gallon tank with the top half wire so he has the ventilation and other half glass. He likes crickets, and wax worms and occasionally he’ll eat a meal worm. and he did eat the collard, which I did see him eat some the day after he had eaten all of what I had left him. at what point is he considered a juvinile and no longer a baby? does anyone have experiance with veiled so we may share our experiances? thanks
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04/28/08 05:26pm
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LunaC
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Message To: ImWatIm47 In reference to Message Id: 1719234
Veiled chameleon
He will be considered a juvenile at around 5 months, then an adult at around 10 months.
My chams (Veileds, Panthers, Mellers, Quad) have never shown an interest in greens or vegetation of any kind, with the exception of my male Veiled who has eaten hibiscus leaves and flower buds, but only as a juvenile.
I noticed you said something about leaving the red bulb basking light on all the time. Unless your house is really cold at night, chams really don’t need any light or heat source at night. A room temp of even 65 is okay for your cham at night.
I also noticed you said something about his having crickets "available". I’m not sure if you mean all the time, but in the event you free-range your crix and leave uneaten crix in his cage at night, make sure you provide greens for the crickets to eat so they won’t nibble on your sleeping cham at night.
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04/28/08 11:11pm
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ImWatIm47
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Message To: LunaC In reference to Message Id: 1719751
Veiled chameleon
thank you for your reply, yes I mean free range and there are always greens in the habitat and also I put some cricket food so there shouldnt be a problem. I havent seen him drinking as of late but he doesnt look dehydrated and there is always water for him. I have a mister that hits a spot in his home that he likes to hang out so he knows where to get the water. The pet store where I bought the bulbs told me to have the red basking bulb on all the time. however the tank is huge so he has plenty of room to get cooler when he wants to. he walks all around his home where I have leaves , leaves are along both sides and all across the back and there are things in home for him to climb up and down to bottom of tank and back.
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05/09/08 12:00pm
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