New Baby Veiled Chameleon

[brandi]

Ok so I've had Veiled's before, but I've never raised a baby. She is *tiny*! I got her to take some fruit flys this morning, I understand these guys eat quite a bit as babys. How much should I be giving her, or should I free feed her? Anyone who has experience raising babys, any info you can spare would be much appreciated.
B~

 

[caligulathegod]

I'd free feed her pinhead crickets, too. Seems like mine ate 6-8 or so a day for a while. They grow very quickly and will be into smaller then larger crickets before you know it. Aren't they the most adorable babies?

I had good luck with a mist-er (I forget the brand. I'll check when I get home) that I got from Petsmart. It's holds maybe 10 oz of water and you pump it and the mist comes from a tube you put in the cage. It worked much better than the dripper that I had recommended to me.

 

[MeteoRa]

UV lighting

i have a baby veiled too.... i got a question here....
Is UV lighting necessary.... i bask the baby everyone morning...If do..
what kinda UV do I need... Are those used in fish tanks to kill germs n algae suitable.... are those in full spectrum... will it harm it... thanks :?

 

[caligulathegod]

They need unfiltered UV light everyday. Glass windows are no good as they filter out most of the UV. Unless you can exposed him to an open window everyday you are better off getting a UV light. I don't think you want the kind for fish. You want a fluorescent full spectrum UV lizard light. Petstores will have UV lights for lizards. Also, the lights need to be replaced once a year.

 

[Fini]

Chams are a special needs reptile. Get him or her a nice little ficus tree they can hang out on, and give them as many pinheads as they will eat, but make sure to take out the crickets it doesn't eat. Also make sure to gutload those crickets. When reptiles are that small they get a lot of the water they require from the crickets. Those screened reptariums are great for chams. They have good ventilation and are pretty easy to keep up.

As for lighting look at the ZooMed Reptisun fluorescents. They are pretty cheap and offer good UV output. Don't be afraid to take your cham outside for some sunlight. Just make sure you're watching your cham and that it's not too hot outside. The sunlight will give you cham an extra boost.

Good luck and enjoy your new sticky tongue.
C

 

[Elson]

1 question here , it's kinda hard to find pin head here so can i feed my baby veiled(3 inches) meal worm instead of pin head?

 

[Randy]

whats the max temperature they can take ? sometimes when i sun my baby veiled outside, the thermometer shows a constant 35'c (temp. in the enclosure) and at night, sometimes it drops to 25'c

 

[Fini]

1 question here , it's kinda hard to find pin head here so can i feed my baby veiled(3 inches) meal worm instead of pin head?

You can, but there isn't as much nutritional value there. Crickets are still the best way to go. But if that's all you have, its better than starvation.

C

 

[Marcelo]

Put your babies in a shadow area, they may disecate, of course they need natural light to produce vitamin D or to process calcium, 10 to 15 minutes a day in the sun will be more than fine. Cut crikets or tenebrio worms in halves, they will eat anything. water is a must. KEEP YOUR ENCLOSURE DRY and well ventilated, as someone sugested ad a ficus tree to add humidity, they need btween 70-80% !!!

feed them 2 or 3 criks twice a week.

Saludos,

Marcelo