Veiled Chameleons — Variety Guide

Veiled — one of the 6 chameleons varieties owners look up by name.

Veiled Chameleons — photo used in our Chameleons guide

Veiled is one of the chameleons varieties people search for by name. This page covers what owners actually ask about it, then hands you the sourced chameleons care guidance that applies to every variety.

Look, don't handle: they change color for mood and temperature, not camouflage.

Quick answer: Veiled is a variety of chameleons. Everything on this page is chameleons-level guidance — we do not invent variety-specific numbers.

The care below is chameleons-level guidance from our species hub, sourced to Merck Veterinary Manual — Exotic & Laboratory Animals: Reptiles and RSPCA — Reptile care advice. It applies to Veiled exactly as it applies to every other chameleons variety. We do not publish variety-specific temperament, lifespan or weight numbers that we cannot source.

The screen cage and the drinking problem

Chameleons need airflow, not stagnant glass: a tall screen or hybrid cage (90×60×120 cm for a veiled male) with live plants (ficus, pothos, hibiscus) and horizontal perches of varied diameter — their grippy feet are built for branches, not dowels. Water: they will not drink from bowls in most cases. A drip system or recirculating fountain, plus 2–3 heavy mistings daily (or an automated misting system), creates the moving droplets they drink and the humidity spikes they need.

UVB, temperature and supplementation

A T5 HO 6% (forest species) or 10–12% (veiled, panther) UVB tube over the basking branch, replaced every 9–12 months, is the spine of their calcium metabolism. Basking spot by species: veiled 32–35°C, panther 29–32°C, Jackson's 26–28°C, with a strong gradient to a cool zone 10°C lower. Dust insects with calcium (most feedings) and a D3+multivitamin mix weekly–biweekly — over-supplementation is as harmful as under; follow a published schedule.

What people ask about Veiled