well i just got my first babl veiled chameleon today a female. all the caresheets pet stores etc say about 90-95 in day time i am at about 94 right now and she is very dark which i am pretty sure means upset/angry is this just from the stress of moving? i just got her today. if you have any hints or explanations i would appreciate it JK
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first cham question
snakeman5124
Jul 01, 2003 10:16 PM
Replies (3)
tessai
Jul 02, 2003 07:41 AM
if she is tilted towards the side and dark she could be absorbing the heat (basking), which is normal. It might also be stress related. Just make sure she is eating and drinking for now and wait till she gets used to her new environment.
snakeman5124
Jul 02, 2003 10:16 AM
shes been eating fine about 10 minutes after she got in her new cage she ate about 5 small crickets which i think is a lot since she is about 2 inches w/o tail tanks a lot JK
Carlton
Jul 02, 2003 06:04 PM
Just in case you hadn't seen these sites yet, here's good info on keeping chams. These are good sites and should answer most of your questions.
www.adcham.com, www.chameleonjournals.com, www.calumma.com, www.chamresearch.com, www.geocities.com/ccicenter, and www.chameleonnews.com
