A chameleon hides stress until it's serious, a drifting basking spot, a cage that never dries out, or slow dehydration won't show until it's a real problem. baskr watches the pattern across your logs, temperature, humidity, hydration, weight and feeding, and shows you what needs attention early.
Free forever for your first 3 animals · Works offline · No app store
Health today
Doing okay
Veiled Chameleon
Basking branch drifting cool
26°C for 6 days vs the 29–32°C range. Check the bulb or thermostat.
Basking spot
29–32°C · 85–90°F
Ambient
24–27°C · 75–80°F
Humidity
50% (higher at night)
Ideal ranges for Chamaeleo calyptratus, the same targets baskr scores your logs against.
Basking and warm figures are surface temperatures at the spot; cool and ambient are air. Measure with a probe or infrared thermometer at the animal's height.
Diurnal
Active by day
Mountains and valleys of Yemen and Saudi Arabia
Wild climate. Warm days, cooler humid nights; surprisingly variable.
Why the care is what it is. This is why it needs a 32 to 35°C basking spot, UVB, and moving water from misting or a dripper, never a still bowl.
Logging is the input. The product is spotting when a single off reading becomes a pattern worth acting on.
29–32°C (85–90°F) at the basking branch
Too cool and digestion and appetite slip; too hot in a screen cage risks a fast overheat.
24–27°C (75–80°F) through the planted cage
No cool, shaded refuge leaves a chameleon unable to escape the heat and settle.
~50% by day, rising overnight, with regular misting
A cage that stays soaked risks infection; one that never rises risks dehydration and stuck sheds.
Steady gain in growing animals, stable in adults
A downward trend across a few weigh-ins is an early red flag worth acting on.
Gut-loaded insects daily for juveniles, every other day for adults
A run of refusals often traces back to warmth, hydration or stress before illness.
Full, alert eyes and regular drinking after misting
Sunken eyes and yellow-tinged urates signal dehydration, baskr flags the pattern early.
Safe to include
Avoid
A veiled needs a genuine jungle of live plants for cover, humidity and drinking surfaces. Rinse new plants well, let treated ones off-gas, and remember veileds nibble foliage, so every plant must be non-toxic.
Staples
Occasional / treats
Never feed
Supplements. Dust insects with plain calcium at most feeds, calcium with D3 lightly (roughly weekly), and a reptile multivitamin about every other week, veileds are very prone to metabolic bone disease.
Good to know. Mainly insectivorous, but veileds nibble plants more than most chameleons, so keep all foliage non-toxic. Gut-load every feeder for 24–48 h before offering.
The right kind of kit, pick brands you trust.
Screen enclosure
A tall, fully mesh/screen cage, glass traps stagnant, humid air. Airflow is central to chameleon health.
UVB lighting
A high-output T5 HO UVB tube (~5–6%, Ferguson zone 2–3) over the basking branch, positioned so the animal can sit within range through the mesh. Replace every 12 months.
Basking heat
A white basking (halogen) lamp above the screen on a thermostat, set so the top branch reads 29–32°C without hot spots.
Misting & drainage
An automatic mister or dripper for several sessions a day so it can drink off leaves, plus drainage so the cage isn't left waterlogged.
Thermometer + hygrometer
Digital, with probes at basking height and mid-cage, not stick-on dials. Track both temperature and humidity.
Grounded in your own logs and the ideal ranges above, plain language, never a diagnosis.
Basking branch read 26°C for 6 days, below the 29–32°C your chameleon needs to digest. Check the bulb height or thermostat.
Humidity has averaged 78% and never dried out this week, persistent damp is a respiratory risk. Improve airflow between mistings.
Kaa's eyes have been logged 'sunken' twice and drinking is down, a dehydration sign. Review misting frequency and duration.
Enter your own readings for an instant care score, the same check baskr runs for you every day.
Enter a reading or two above to see Veiled Chameleon's care score.
A quick guide, not a diagnosis. Ideal ranges vary with age, morph and setup, and individual animals differ, so confirm anything critical with an experienced keeper or a reptile vet.
A tall screen/mesh cage, in almost all cases. Chameleons need constant airflow, and glass tanks tend to trap stagnant, humid air that invites respiratory infections. baskr checks the humidity you log for a cage that never dries out, but always confirm setup against a good chameleon care sheet.
They lap moving droplets off leaves, they generally won't use a standing water bowl. Provide several misting sessions a day and/or a dripper. baskr watches for dehydration signs like sunken eyes and reduced drinking, so a slow decline stands out early.
Persistent dark colouring, hiding and refused feeds often trace back to stress, a cool basking spot, dehydration or seeing another chameleon (even a reflection). baskr flags the pattern across warmth, humidity and feeding, but for anything that persists, see an exotics vet, as baskr is a husbandry assistant, not a diagnosis.
Avoid fireflies (toxic), avocado, and any wild-caught insects, and don't rely on mealworms as a staple. Feed gut-loaded, appropriately sized insects and dust with calcium, veileds are very prone to metabolic bone disease without proper calcium and UVB.
Log your veiled chameleon's care in seconds and baskr does the watching. Free for your first 3 animals.
Start freeLast reviewed August 2026. General husbandry guidance, not veterinary advice, and ranges vary with age, morph, subspecies and setup. Confirm anything critical with an experienced keeper or an exotics vet.