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kinyonga
at Mon Oct 23 13:04:33 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by kinyonga ]
You said..."ohh...is chameleon suppose to move smoothly? my veiled is moving a strange way...is like back n forth when she's moving"...okay...that's another thing they do. Its meant to make them look like a swaying leaf so they can move un-noticed along a branch...but in captivity they just look more obvious. (I call it a waddle-walk.)
You said..."now i have place a hibiscus and a pothos in her cage...i hope she likes them"...those are two good choices. I use pothos in all my chameleon cages. Some of the females almost strip them bare of leaves. I make sure the plants are well-washed, both sides of the leaves and always non-toxic. Even if the chameleon isn't a species known to eat leaves, the insects might nibble on the leaves.
You asked..."how can i offer vege and fruits for her?"...I usually start off with a wedge of apple impaled on a branch. I will even stick the end of a thin wedge of apple so that the chameleon bites it when its eating an insect. This gives them the taste of it and will often get them started to eat fruit. I also put some chopped up greens (dandelion, kale, collards, ROMAINE lettuce, endive, etc.), veggies (sweet red peppers, squash, zucchini, carrot, sweet potato, etc.) and some fruit (apple, pear, melon, berries, etc.) in a lid on the floor of the cage and the insects will eat it. The chameleon will get the taste (and maybe even a piece) in its mouth when it shoots its tongue at the insect.
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RE: female questions!!! - kinyonga, Mon Oct 23 13:04:33 2006