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Veiled Chameleon Care

Today’s animal is the Veiled- or Yemen- chameleon. This is one of the more common species of chameleon sold and a great beginner chameleon to have if you’re just starting out.

While originally the majority of chameleons were wild caught, over the years we’ve learned more about them and their habitat preferences, so now the vast majority of veiled chameleons you’ll find are captive bred. This is preferable because captive-bred animals are less likely to be diseased when you get them and are comfortable with people to boot. It’s also much more ethical because you’re not impacting the endemic populations of potentially threatened animals.

Adult males will grow to about two feet and live from six to eight years with proper care. Females grow to about 18 inches and live for about four to six years. This is because they produce clutches of eggs even when not bred, which can put their bodies through a lot.

As for enclosures, bigger is always better, and they must be housed separately once they’ve matured, at about 10 months. Adult Males should be kept in an enclosure that measures 2 feet wide by 2 feet long by 4 feet high. Females should be kept in one that is about 18 inches wide by 18 inches long by 3 feet tall. These enclosures should be screened for a few reasons. For one, it helps with airflow, and it’s easier to find or make. Glass enclosures in those dimensions are hard to find and expensive, plus the stagnant air could lead to a respiratory infection. The interior should have vines and foliage for the chameleon to climb and hide in. You can use plastic synthetic plants, or common, nontoxic ones. Do your research! What isn’t poisonous to you may be deadly for them. I recommend against sand or dirt substrate, especially when you’re just starting out, as it can be eaten accidentally, breed fungus, or work as a hiding place for feeder insects. You can simply leave the bottom of the enclosure bare, or cover it with a thin layer of paper towels. 

They require 12 hours of heat, light, and UVB. I would recommend investing in two lamps, one with a light, and the other with a combined heat and UVB bulb. It’s a bit more expensive but takes up less space. However you decide to do it, heat must come from a lamp. They don’t recognize other heating sources, like ceramic heat emitters or heating pads. Basking areas should be about 6 inches under the heat source, so they don’t burn themselves by accident. This also provides a temperature gradient in their enclosure, which is vital in helping them regulate their body temperature. They prefer an average temperature of between 72 and 80 degrees Fahrenheit. However, they do very well with nighttime temperature shifts, so you shouldn’t need to keep the heating lamp on at night unless the enclosure is getting down to the mid-forties. 

Veiled chameleons should be fed a diet of crickets that are about as long as their head is wide. Babies should have an almost constant access to food, typically twice per day feedings. Adults can be fed every other day. Be sure to coat the crickets in calcium powder, to ensure proper bone health. 

As an arboreal species, they don’t typically interact with ground water, and would probably ignore a water dish. In the wild, they drink rainwater and dew. The tall ridge on the top of their head is designed to collect it, and guide it into their mouth! Your best bet to keep them hydrated is to mist the enclosure twice per day for about two minutes, or to invest in a drip system, which will slowly deposit water onto the leaves, which they will then drink. 

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[firstlawcedarprairie]

Veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus)

#veiled chameleon #chameleon

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Wildlife Photographer Documents Magical Moment When He Locks Eyes With an Animal

Veiled Chameleon

Photographer: Shaaz Jung

#shaaz jung #photographer #veiled chameleon #lizard #reptile #animal #nature #chameleon

[kas-e]

Chamaeleo calyptratus - adult male

The veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) is an arboreal species of chameleon. It is native to the south-western Arabian Peninsula (Yemen & Saudi Arabia) where the climate is semi-arid and tropical. It is highly susceptible to stress which makes it a species difficult to treat in captivity.

I raised this guy from a baby, but you definitely need to give chameleons plenty of space to roam and hunt. Any species of chameleon should absolutely not be kept in small terrariums, but sadly when kept as pets they often are confined to much too small of spaces. I kept him in a large, tall open air cage where he had plenty of space to hide and hunt, and he acclimated quite well.

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[rebeccawangart]

Beman the Veiled Chameleon (2024)

This is Beman; he is a veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) in his striking yellow and green and orange coloration. His portrait was painted with acrylics on a 9x12 inch (23x30 cm) stretched canvas.

#rebeccawangart #rebecca wang #psychedelic zen #art #artists on tumblr #chameleon #veiled chameleon #lizard #reptile #herpetology #acrylic painting #pet portrait #acrylics on canvas #traditional art

[vintagewildlife]

Veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) By: Chris Mattison From: A Practical Guide to Exotic Pets 1994

#veiled chameleon #chameleon #lizard #reptile #1994 #1990s #Chris Mattison #A Practical Guide to Exotic Pets

[internetdruid]

One of my favorite guys! The Jackson's chameleon (Trioceros jacksonii)

#🪴 #love going through my camera roll #chameleon grip on the arm hurts lol #they really dig into you #ive handled a lot of these guys along with panther and veiled chameleon and they never go easy on the grip #ignore the gorilla in the back #chameleons #reptilia #reptile

[lea-andres]

@hansuart did it again, guys! It's Veil!!!

When your sister's dead but you're a dumbass so she's haunting you forever because of it-

#other people's awesome art #lea's ocs #veil the chameleon #espio the chameleon

[simonsaysmacy]

Just tryin' to blend in~🦎

#chameleon #reptile #spotted #veiled chameleon #lizard #cold blooded #polymer clay #sculpture #handmade art #miniature #my art #handmade #SimonSaysMacy

[cozamal0tl]

Veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus)

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[lilliekuma]

that time Matilda accidentally pinched my nipple 🥲

#selfie #lilliekuma #cute #pet chameleon #veiled chameleon #lizard #chameleonsofinstagram

[hasellia]

Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what's the thingy on your profile pic? My guess is somesort of creeeeture within amber, correct? If so, what kind of creeeeeture is it? it's got a funky head it's pretty cool

Also I just remembered I can color text on the tumble so yeah I'm having fun with that hope you don't mind

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Thr creature is a chameleon! I didn't have a species in mind but after some research I guess it's a mix of the big crown of the Veiled chameleon and the angled jaw of a Panther Chameleon to get the arrow shape.

Panther Chameleon Skeleton by Exifia on Deviant art.

There was a hubbub a few years ago about an amber specimen containing a chameleon, but that was later proved to be an Albernapid amphibian calked Yaksha by Susan E. Evans.

So a few things inspired it, like Jurrasic Park abd some amber related news at the time. But I think the main inspiration was the power and golden eggs from Splatoon.

This was unintentional but I think it's transformative enough to be okay.

The bean shape was inspired by the famous "gummy bear" amber fossil from Slupsk, Poland.

Sometimes, my mind conflates gummy bears and jelly beans lol.

Sorry if this is a bit rant-y, I try to keep track of where the inspiration for my art and designs comes from. I want to remake it at some point with cleaner lines and a better gradient, but I also like the more janky lines atm so we'll see when/if it happens.

Oh and I DON'T MIND THE COLOURS.

WWWHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOPPPPPP!!!!!!!

#Yaksha #Albenerpetid #Amphibian #Chameleon #veiled chameleon #panther chameleon #Squamate #amber #art #my art #gummy bean #profile picture #reptile

[castlesprincess]

Baby man pre and post vet

#Carmine.jpg #reptiblr #veiled chameleon #chameleon #rescue

[elveepee]

“Newton in the mirror” Louie Van Patten 2022 watercolor on yupo 14x11in

#watercolor #new artwork #chameleon #veiled chameleon #art of the day #artsfeed

[rebeccawangart]

Nachito (2024)

This is Nachito, a cute female Veiled Chameleon! Her portrait was painted with acrylics on an 8" x 10" stretched canvas. She is a piebald morph, so she has pink feet and white bands around her wrists and ankles! Very unusual, and not a color morph I have seen before.

#art #artists on tumblr #traditional art #rebecca wang #acrylic painting #psychedelic zen #pet portrait #animal art #chameleon #veiled chameleon #lizard #reptile #herp #herpetology #herps