i have a 1yr old veiled cham and i was wondering if anyone knew what they like for humidity and heat. i've heard so may different things. his humidity is very low and the heat is at 100 he stays near the light so i asumed he likes it.
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humidity and heat
jeswashere
Jan 16, 2005 01:45 PM
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Carlton
Jan 18, 2005 06:13 PM
Be careful, chams do burn themselves under heat spots. They actually don't have very sensitive heat sensors in the skin...burns are common from lights, as the heat is much more concentrated into one smaller area than sunlight is. There is a great recent article on veiled chams (the veiled cham revisited) in a past issue of the Chameleons Online e-zine. Go here are read the articles:
http://www.chameleonnews.com
ToR038505
Jan 21, 2005 05:07 PM
I like to keep a waterfall in my chams cage for humidity, it keeps it at a good 65%, low humidity is bad because they could get dehydrated and die. someone gave me a tip about seeing if your cham is dehydrated, pull a little bit of his skin, and if it goes back immediately then he's hydrated, if the skin stays loose then he's dehydrated. Try that and see, you should keep a good humidity level.
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