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well hi again,it has been a couple of months since my last post so I'll summarise for you what has been going on since I put my young veild into his new large cage.From day one he lost his colours showing very affraid and rushing into the foliage whenever I stepped into the room.I discussed it over the forum and I was told that I should put a sheet round the cage,so I did and caught him frequently basking at exposed areas until he saw me and hiding back again.I also had problems with him not feeding but over time we passed that too.Now I am trying not to overfeed him..
His colours though still don't come back.his sleeping colours look bright/normal but during the day he is dull.Although they are better than from the start they are far from normal.
When I mentioned this problem a couple of months ago a member of the forum that appreciate very much told me that taking back the colours usually takes a long time.It is these words that kept me not posting these couple of months.Anyway I would love to have some comments from you on this before I start to worry.
Thanks a lot

she seems to green up when I take her outside. She is fine in every other aspect and her set up is great. I don't really know what else to say other than that she is green when asleep, green outside, and for a long while after we come in, and she greens up when she eats. Otherwise she is brown. Now I don't know if this is a gender thing, but I am sure that someone else will be able to give more info. Where do you live, can you try or have you tried going outside for natural sun exposure?? Good Luck!!!

Sounds as if he's doing OK. I would just continue what you are doing. He may be in a sort of transition phase hormonally and that will still affect color. Once he seems to be settled down, eating, gaining weight, acting normally you could try the mirror trick. Show him a mirror (for a few minutes) and see if he fires up his full adult coloration.