Post by TenebrousNova on Apr 11, 2017 9:16:17 GMT
Hello! In February I bought this little monster. He's a young veiled chameleon who is now nearly six months old. 
His name is Leon.
Here he is aged four months.
Sometimes I let him chill out on a plant on my desk. Occasionally he takes a few chunks out of the leaves.
When he's in a bad mood he rapidly changes to a paler colour with black spots. He also puffs himself up to look larger than he actually is and hisses quite loudly with his mouth open! He's never bitten me though, I don't let him intimidate me. It's more of a bluff than anything else.
Still, chameleons are more of a "look but don't touch" pet. He's slowly getting used to me (And lets me stroke his chin) but I doubt he'll ever be "friendly".
At five months he is starting to display more colours. Parts of his body and legs are now blue and he's getting some bands of colour on his sides.
A few days ago Leon moulted for the second time! Here he is now, puffed up in displeasure having just been misted. The bands on his sides are now orange with a small bit of maroon and his casque (The crest on his head) is also growing.
He's a greedy eater and has several crickets and locusts a day, sometimes even a waxworm. The other day I gave him a housefly and he caught it very quickly.
I'll try and keep this thread updated as he progresses.
His name is Leon.
Here he is aged four months.
Sometimes I let him chill out on a plant on my desk. Occasionally he takes a few chunks out of the leaves.
When he's in a bad mood he rapidly changes to a paler colour with black spots. He also puffs himself up to look larger than he actually is and hisses quite loudly with his mouth open! He's never bitten me though, I don't let him intimidate me. It's more of a bluff than anything else.
Still, chameleons are more of a "look but don't touch" pet. He's slowly getting used to me (And lets me stroke his chin) but I doubt he'll ever be "friendly".
At five months he is starting to display more colours. Parts of his body and legs are now blue and he's getting some bands of colour on his sides.
A few days ago Leon moulted for the second time! Here he is now, puffed up in displeasure having just been misted. The bands on his sides are now orange with a small bit of maroon and his casque (The crest on his head) is also growing.
He's a greedy eater and has several crickets and locusts a day, sometimes even a waxworm. The other day I gave him a housefly and he caught it very quickly.
I'll try and keep this thread updated as he progresses.
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