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Over the years, I have encountered my share of successes and failures in raising and breeding chameleons. There is no set proven husbandry for caring for these amazing creatures, and there is probably as many ways of doing it as there are people doing it. I by no means consider myself an expert in the field, and am still learning everything I can about chameleons. If there is anything anyone cares to discuss, share or ask pertaining to chameleons, you have my attention. Like I said, I dont know everything, but If I dont know the answer, I might know someone who does or have a link I can share that might help.


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caging for veiled

Hi: I have alot of experience with chameleons but I've always kept them in the "standard" cham. cage (screen). I was wondering if it's ok to keep a baby (hatchling) veiled in a 10 gallon tank until he grows a little older and if so, when should I transfer him into a regular cham. cage? I've never done it but was wondering your opinion on this...Thanks alot

Debbie
 
nutrition

hi dingo,
could you please give me details on how best to feed a young chameleon a balanced diet i am worried about not feeding her enough calcium how is the best way to feed them at this age
cheers,
bald eagle
 
Debbie,

It is perfectly ok to keep a baby chameleon in a tank. It actually is better, since their humidity requirements are more important at an early age. They dehydrate much quicker than an older chameleon. Just be sure to keep the air flow up in the enclosure, and dont keep it too wet. Keep it very clean, as it can become a breeding ground for bacteria and other pathogens. I keep my neonates in small aquariums until they are around a month to a month and a half old. At that point a screen cage is a must.


Bald Eagle,

Feed your chameleon as wide of a variety of insects as you can supply. I gutload my crickets, roaches, and mealworms with the Adcham.com gutload diets for insects prior to feeding to my chams. I also feed my chams silkworms. Silkworms are very nutritious as well as a great way to hydrate your chams (they are very juicy!). My babies get fed the appropriate sized above food items in addition to a staple of flightless fruitflies.

I also dust my prey items with a good vitamin supplement containing vitamin D3. I use Sticky Tongue Farms Miner-all. There is a fair amount of debate on the frequency of vit supplements. I feed my babies daily and supplement with D3 twice a week. My adults are fed every other day and get D3 only once a week. Gravid females get it two times per week as their needs are much higher for egg production.

However, my adults get daily natural sunlight, and my babies get at least 16 hours of natural sunlight per week. The D3 needs depends on how much and the intensity of UVB exposure they receive. So, a cham under a flourescent UVB bulb (weak UVB) may require more D3 supplementation than a cham under a mercury vapor bulb or natural light (optimum UVB). Go to chameleonnews.com (online cham magazine), they usually have a column specifically on chameleon nutrition and have done a few extensive articles on the matter.



I hope this helps you both.
Let me know if you have any more questions.
 
veiled chameleon question

hey dingo

i have a question about this baby veiled chameleon i just purchased. hes about 2 - 2.5 inches stl and he hasnt been eating from what ive noticed. most of the 1/4 inch crickets i feed him seem to disappear. when i bought him, he seemed perfectly fine, but just today i noticed he has a black spot on his knee. could this maybe be a bruise? or a burn? is he sick? im not sure what it could be, and do you have any suggestions to make him more interested in the food i give him? hes only drank water so far that ive noticed. if you have any response can you email me at [email protected] ? thanks
 
hi. i'm in alabama too! i just got 2 rudis chams and 2 pigmy leaf chams. i'm slowly learning...maybe you can help me......
is reptibark safe to use? do you take the feeder crickets out if they don't eat them all?
how do you know when the cham is stressed?
there's a few to start..hope you can help.
thanks, chris
 
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