Veiled Chameleon
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=== Lighting === | === Lighting === | ||
| + | Basking lights are very easy and inexpensive if you stay away from the pet stores for this one. They need a photoperiod with daylight and nighttime as they would in their natural home. Instead of using the expensive "reptile basking lights", go to your local retail store and get a regular incandescent light bulb, such as what you would use for a lamp. | ||
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| + | Veilds should NOT have night heat unless their nighttime temps go below the what's recommended. Their bodies need to regulate to lower temps in order for them to "rest and recharge" for the next day. They come from climates where the temps tend to get very low at night therefore they should be allowed this in a captive environment. | ||
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Not all UVB lights are created equal. Some decay very quickly. Short version - UVB helps the ig to process the calcium in their diet. Without the UVB...the calcium does not get absorbed and the result is Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD) and renal failure. Veiled chameleons are actually low-level UVB requiring reptiles. They don't need the same bulbs used for high level needing reptiles such as iguanas and bearded dragons. If the UVB source emits too much then breeding females have deformed eggs often destroying the embryos and degenerates cell tissue on every level in grown chams. The brands to go with: | Not all UVB lights are created equal. Some decay very quickly. Short version - UVB helps the ig to process the calcium in their diet. Without the UVB...the calcium does not get absorbed and the result is Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD) and renal failure. Veiled chameleons are actually low-level UVB requiring reptiles. They don't need the same bulbs used for high level needing reptiles such as iguanas and bearded dragons. If the UVB source emits too much then breeding females have deformed eggs often destroying the embryos and degenerates cell tissue on every level in grown chams. The brands to go with: | ||
Many of these can be purchased at http://www.reptiledirect.com for a more reasonable price than the pet stores. Once you provide these lights for your cham...set them in the 6" - 8" range (12" - 18" for the Mega Ray). Any farther and the UVB drops of so much that they don't do any good. A note on the compacts and spirals. If you choose to use these, read the instructions carefully! | Many of these can be purchased at http://www.reptiledirect.com for a more reasonable price than the pet stores. Once you provide these lights for your cham...set them in the 6" - 8" range (12" - 18" for the Mega Ray). Any farther and the UVB drops of so much that they don't do any good. A note on the compacts and spirals. If you choose to use these, read the instructions carefully! | ||
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== Feeding == | == Feeding == | ||
