Veiled Chameleon, Juvenile
Veiled Chameleon, Juvenile
Product Details
Product Description
Product Description
Veiled chameleons are striking, color-changing lizards; males grow a taller casque (head crest) and larger body than females. Once acclimated, many will take insects from their owner's fingers. Available in select Pet Supermarket stores.
- Care Level: Intermediate
- Adult Size: Males 20-24 inches; females 14-20 inches
- Life Expectancy: About 10 years
Feeding Instructions
Feeding Instructions
Veiled chameleons eat appropriately sized insects, with finely chopped greens as an occasional extra.
- Staple Diet: Appropriately sized crickets and mealworms
- Supplements / Variety: Dust insects with plain calcium at most feedings and with a calcium with D3 and multivitamin supplement about twice a month; greens are an occasional extra, not half the diet
- Water: Mist leaves and branches daily; chameleons will not readily drink from a water bowl
Usage & Warning
Usage & Warning
Reptiles and amphibians can carry Salmonella. Always wash your hands with soap and water after handling your pet or anything in its habitat. Never release pets into the wild.
Habitat and Care
Habitat and Care
Habitat and Care
Veiled chameleons need a well-ventilated enclosure with branches, a basking spot and strong UV lighting.
- Experience Level: Intermediate
- Minimum Enclosure: Tall, screen-style enclosure; 24 x 24 x 48 inches is common for an adult
- Temperature: Cool area around 70°F
- Basking Spot: About 95°F
- Lighting (UVB): UV lighting is a must
- Enrichment: Branches of a good diameter so fingers and toes can grip and grow properly
- Maintenance: Mist leaves and branches daily, since chameleons drink droplets rather than from a bowl
Veiled chameleons are striking, color-changing lizards; males grow a taller casque (head crest) and larger body than females. Once acclimated, many will take insects from their owner's fingers. Available in select Pet Supermarket stores.
- Care Level: Intermediate
- Adult Size: Males 20-24 inches; females 14-20 inches
- Life Expectancy: About 10 years
Veiled chameleons eat appropriately sized insects, with finely chopped greens as an occasional extra.
- Staple Diet: Appropriately sized crickets and mealworms
- Supplements / Variety: Dust insects with plain calcium at most feedings and with a calcium with D3 and multivitamin supplement about twice a month; greens are an occasional extra, not half the diet
- Water: Mist leaves and branches daily; chameleons will not readily drink from a water bowl
Reptiles and amphibians can carry Salmonella. Always wash your hands with soap and water after handling your pet or anything in its habitat. Never release pets into the wild.
Habitat and Care
Veiled chameleons need a well-ventilated enclosure with branches, a basking spot and strong UV lighting.
- Experience Level: Intermediate
- Minimum Enclosure: Tall, screen-style enclosure; 24 x 24 x 48 inches is common for an adult
- Temperature: Cool area around 70°F
- Basking Spot: About 95°F
- Lighting (UVB): UV lighting is a must
- Enrichment: Branches of a good diameter so fingers and toes can grip and grow properly
- Maintenance: Mist leaves and branches daily, since chameleons drink droplets rather than from a bowl
