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I dont remember but what are stress colors for veilds? Is it when they go dark - or bright green? My 6 month old veild sanchoz is usually dark when basking and doesnt usually go bright green. Except today when I put new vines into his cage and my budgie jumped into the cage to explore.

You shoulda seen how fast he moved lol poor guy

Is it normal for them to stay darker alot? like browns and dark greens? or is this bad. He could be getting extra stress because we have a new kitten that is still learning not to go up on the cage...hope he's not too bother'd though *yikes*

Christa

Christa-

Dark colors while basking is normal. Chameleons will darken their body color, lean to one side, and flatten their body to absorb as much heat as possible. If your chameleon is dark all the time this is a sign of heavy stress, and a cat can cause this. Bright colors are used as a defense and or attracting females to breed with. Normal colors should be an overall light green color. Hope this helps!

P.S.- Keep that cat away!
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Yah I know about the cat. Unfortunatly the cage is in the living room where the cat has easy access to it and since the cage is by the window the cat sometimes likes to sleep on top of it. A no-no I know...we're in the process of correcting this.

1 by spraying the cat with the mister bottle when it goes on or near the cage

2 by keeping the cage covered with a towel ..also a bonus for keeping the humidity up in the reptarium

Should the cage be partly covered in plastic soon, since the heats on in our house and its getting "dry" inside?? what other ways can we keep it moist in his cage this winter?

Christa

Christa-

A good way to hold in humidity is with a terry cloth towel that is draped over the back and or side(s) of the cage, that is damp. Also plastic will help hold in humidity when you mist. I like the towels best because they still allow for air circulation more then plastic would. Hope this helps.
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John W. Lucas

CHAMELEON PARADISE

CHAMELEONS ONLINE E-ZINE AUTHOR

Feeding Baby Chameleons
Caging Baby Chameleons

F. pardalis

Ambilobe Locale
Nosy Be Locale
Sambava Locale

Rhampholeon uluguruensis

Eggs Incubating-

F. pardalis - Ambilobe Locale

got SILKWORMS!

Photo © Chameleon Paradise 2003

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