Veiled chameleons do not make distinct or clear sounds or calls, although it has been reported that, they make almost inaudible grunting or purring sounds, which can be felt if touched. Hence, like all chameleons, this breed likes drinking drops of water on leaves. Veiled chameleons can’t recognize still and standing water. They also consume fruits, blossoms or leaves from time to time, especially, during droughts or dry season. Insects and worms top the diet chart of these lizards, which includes crickets, locusts, mantids, cockroaches, waxworms, silkworms, mealworms, grasshopper, lizards etc. What do veiled chameleons eatīeing omnivores, the adult veiled chameleons feast upon both plants and animals. The opposite sexes would only tolerate each other during mating. Although, two females are comfortable with each other, as long as it is not the breeding season. Hence, as pets, two males shouldn’t be kept together. Males are very territorial and are very aggressive to each other. In general, veiled chameleons love solitary life. They take time to uncoil themselves and come back to their normal state again, until they feel safe. Veiled Chameleon Pictures Behavior and Temperamentīeing basically shy by nature, the veiled chameleons coil themselves in a tight fetal position, the moment they feel threatened, and darken their body color (especially tan). Also, their eyes can move independently of one another, which means, these lizards can look in front of and behind itself at the same time. However, a breeding and pregnant female is very dark green with yellow and blue spots.Įyes: These chameleons have bulged-out eyes, which they can swivel up to 180° in order to ‘keep an eye’ on any impending danger or predator more efficiently. Juveniles and females are often uniformly green with some random white spots. Translucent and sunburst veiled chameleons are rare. But they keep changing their colors according to their moods and ‘emotional state’. They have stripes and spots of tan, orange, white, brown, blue, turquoise and sometimes yellow, upon a green base.
But the male chameleon is brighter and more colorful with attractive pigmentations. Weight: The weight of the male is 100-200 grams, whereas the female of the species weighs between 90-120 grams.Ĭolor and Skin: The veiled chameleons are primarily green in color with a rough skin. The females are much smaller in size, with a length reaching between 10 and 14 inches. From the tip of the mouth to the tip of the tail, the male veiled chameleon is between 17 to 24 inches in length.
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