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Veiled newb
I've been lizardless for years since my iguana and saw a post locally for a cham in desperate need of a more knowledgeable home. Which I'm not really but I have reptile knowledge at least and willing to invest in its care. I guess it was a purchase a year ago, couple split up, nobody wants him now and he wasn't getting great care according to the one rehoming. Cage is tiny, coil uv and a blue basking bulb for lighting. I've got a long strip light coming with proper lighting and need to set him up better with space and live plants. He eats eagerly, all I can get locally is crickets or mealworms so bought crickets and gut loaded before offering. Very neat tiny little dino. Any advice from those who keep them?
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Re: Veiled newb
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Re: Veiled newb
One day..., but for now I'll have to live vicariously through you.
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What an impressive looking creature. Unfortunately I have no experience with them (or knowledge of their care) but I think he's in good hands with you (literally, hahaha).
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Re: Veiled newb
Made a trip out of town yesterday and picked him up dubias plus a few more supplies, better basking dome, halogen bulb, calcium with d3, branches, vines. Still need plants but waiting for my lights to show up. Working on the enclosure this week.
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Re: Veiled newb
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Originally Posted by GoingPostal
Made a trip out of town yesterday and picked him up dubias plus a few more supplies, better basking dome, halogen bulb, calcium with d3, branches, vines. Still need plants but waiting for my lights to show up. Working on the enclosure this week.
Can't wait to see it.
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Re: Veiled newb
Set up enough to move him over, needs some fill in with more plants and smaller branches/vines yet though.
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Dripper, UV/plant lighting, basking lamp
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Re: Veiled newb
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Great job so far! Is he eating for you?
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Re: Veiled newb
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Originally Posted by Bogertophis
Great job so far! Is he eating for you?
Oh yes, he seems to like food quite a lot, good because he's still frightened of us and hides when we come around but he comes out for feeders fast. Only tried crickets and dubias on him so far but I see there are options to order a monthly supply of various feeders on chewy and elsewhere so I'll try him on worms eventually.
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It looks like your setup is pretty good.
I've kept a few of those over the years with success. Temp gradient is important. It needs to be hot enough that they can't stay in the basking area for hours. I forget the temp but I think the bask was over 105. I let them get cool at night (high 60's). They are active with predictable habits...an observant keeper can make adjustments pretty easy.
Big appetites with variety. Collard greens. mustard greens. grapes. bugs.
I used a cricket enclosure. Buy the crickets and put them in the cricket enclosure with a good variety of fruits/veggies dusted with minerals. This allows them to fill their guts with good stuff before you feed them to the cham.
Only put enough bugs in the enclosure that he will eat them all. They don't like bugs walking on them.
They do best if you handle very little.
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