What does this colour mean??
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Can anyone shed any light on what this colour action means?? I’ve read various things on various sites and I am still none the wiser.
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Chameleon Info:
• Your Chameleon – Veiled chameleon, 2-3 months old I was told. I call him a he but not sure. I’ve had him just over a week.
• Handling – I’ve held off handling to allow him to settle in.
• Feeding – locusts 10-12 and small meal worms (not every day) in a morning.
• Supplements – exo terra supplements
• Watering – Manually misted at least 3 times a day, I have seen him drink.
• Fecal Description – Long and dark (seems to have no problem passing) also white present (presuming that is urine?)
• History – no history given from pet shop only that he’s about 2-3 months old.
Cage Info:
• Cage Type – reptibreeze zoo med (41x41x76cm
• Lighting – exo terra canopy with exo terra 150 reptile uvb bulb. Komodo dome clamp lamp with exo terra 100w daylight basking bulb. On during the day and off at night as much as possible to a 12 hour on and 12 hour off schedule.
• Temperature – around 81 at basking spot and around 76 at floor. Got a dual prob thermometer.
• Humidity – humidity levels between 52-68 I’ve recorded. Dual thermometer can read humidity too.
• Plants – Are you using live plants? Using artificial plants
• Placement – cage is located in corner of room, not near fans, vents or high traffic areas. Top of cage is 167cm from floor.
• Location – Noth Lincolnshire uk
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Ok, I sent the other reply before I saw this. The goal is to use a process of elimination to find the cause.
Your temps and humidity are good. And you do have plants, which is great, but chams like to climb the highest part of the enclosure most. Id move up (or get more) plants and add more climbing branches so he/she (check for spurs on back of hind feet) can feel more secure. That may help with more bright colors as it may be showing muted colors to blend with what its walking on. Its also in a new place since you just got it, so it could still be stressed and that why its grayish.And yes, the white in poo in urine. Its good that its white and not yellowish/orange. White is hydrated yellow/orange is dehydrated. And mealworms should not be part of a staple diet for a cham. They arent very nutritious and are harder to digest. Locus’ I thin are fine. Id add some hormworms or dubia roaches if you can get them where you are. Heres a great youtube channel that has a lot of very helpful info on chams: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3n4S2GRkOGfk2U8-xhaw6Q Heres a pic of my little guy and his cage if i can add both pics in
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Top half of my cage. (will get larger one in a few months) Humidity is high due to me just spraying and just turned off the fogger
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The color they are when theyre sleeping is their natural, relaxed color. I always try to aim to keep them as near that color as I can. I honestly think your issue is the lack of greenery up high and stress from a new location. When you can add or move the plants up for a few days and see if it gets better. There’s a Zoologist on here that will eventually weigh in and probably have a little more info. As for me, Im betting its stressed from new place and lack of cover. Also, ill add a picture of male/female back feet for you to find out what ya got. Males have tiny nubs.
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He’s gonna end up with a chameleon palace 😂😂😂. As you can see in the picture he loves having a wander round. Before I got him I’d read different articles etc that said not to put things too high so they’re to close to the heat and some say put as close to heat as possible. So a site like this is a lifesaver to a novice like me tbh
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I don’t if you can see at the top of my cage that I’ve used a lampshade to add distance??
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