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veiled chameleon?

dawj0789

dawj0789

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anyone ever owned them....was thinkin about gettin one for my bday...i already have a wooden 2x2x4 cage with screen door...i no i would need a uvb bulb and a heat lamp....they eat criks and have to mist them or have a drip system....what are some of ur experiences are they are to keep...thanks in advance sorry if i kinda rambled lol
 
My husband and I used to own and breed veiled chameleons. I would forget the wooden cage and make one completely from wire, and make it cylindrical as the chameleon will get in a corner and push to find a way out, creating a mess. Supplements are critical, especially the correct balance of calcium and phosphorus, dusted daily on their food. Females will break legs during the digging of their hole to lay their eggs (and that's a whole chapter in the care of veiled chameleon handbook in and of itself). Crickets are great, but giving your chameleon a variety of insects (mealworms, flies, roaches, waxworms, etc) is best. A wonderful person to talk to about chameleons is Kathy Love. She and Bill are the people hubby purchased our first veileds from.
 
Susan said:
My husband and I used to own and breed veiled chameleons. I would forget the wooden cage and make one completely from wire, and make it cylindrical as the chameleon will get in a corner and push to find a way out, creating a mess. Supplements are critical, especially the correct balance of calcium and phosphorus, dusted daily on their food. Females will break legs during the digging of their hole to lay their eggs (and that's a whole chapter in the care of veiled chameleon handbook in and of itself). Crickets are great, but giving your chameleon a variety of insects (mealworms, flies, roaches, waxworms, etc) is best. A wonderful person to talk to about chameleons is Kathy Love. She and Bill are the people hubby purchased our first veileds from.
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Seems to me Kathy Love is pretty much the person you want to talk to about just about anything! Good luck with your new cham, if you end up getting one!
 
It sounds to me like you haven't done any preparing for one besides the things you've heard such as a misting system, "criks", etc. I suggest you buy a book or two, google as many care sheets as you can, absorb as much info as you can from here and also ask questions before you even consider one. Veilds are rather sturdy chameleons, but even they are very high up in the maintenance department compared to many reptiles.
 
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