Reptile Forum, Reptile Classifieds - CaptiveBred

[kinyonga]

Aiden...sexual maturity can be reached by veiled females at about 5 months of age....some have been reported to be sexually mature earlier than that and others later.

To keep a veiled chameleon you need...
A cage, an incandescent light with a metal hood, a UVB tube light (that has not got glass or plastic between it and the chameleon), branches, a plant mister for watering, a dripper (can be as simple as a container with a tiny hole in the bottom of it), containers to keep the insects in, supplements (phosphorous-free calcium powder, vitamin powder with a beta carotene source of vitamin A, (maybe one with preformed vitamin A too) and a phos.-free calcium/D3 powder), insects of appropriate size, a thermometer and humidity gauge. A timer for the lights and a power bar to plug them into would help too. You need to be able to gutload the insects and feed them a nutritious diet. You need some real (non-toxic) plants that have been well-washed...both sides of the leaves.

You do not need anything for substrate. I never recommend using any for arboreal chameleons...too many of them contain toxins or can lead to impaction.

Don't know if I missed anything or not.

Here are some good sites with good information that you and your Dad might like to read...
http://adcham.com/
http://www.chameleonnews.com/
http://www.uvguide.co.uk/skintests.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20060502074401/www.chameleonjournals.com/vet/index.php?show=5.Vitamin.A.html

[aidan]

thanks
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