Earlier today I caught Yoshi chillin on his new plant in the enclosure and it was the first time I have seen him off the plastic vine and on a live plant.
He has been a lot more mobile today, but I am not sure how much he has eaten. This morning when his lights came on, I put about 5 crickets in his home and I have only been able to see two of them left there but about 4 pm. So hopefully he has been eating them throughout the day and they aren't escaping and running amok in my grow room.
Having a reptile is so much different than having any of the other pets we have had. He is just so cute and we just want to hold him and be in there with him, but chameleons are scared of so much that it is going to take quite a bit of time before he is comfortable around us. He does seem to be doing well and eating and drinking, so I will count that as a win for now.
It will be interesting to see how much he grows each week. Tomorrow, the crickets I put in his enclosure will be dusted with some vitamins, so hopefully he eats them fast so all of the vitamins don't just fall off of him. This is such a cool adventure having a tiny chameleon. I can't wait to see how big he is and the colors that he will have once he reaches his adult size.
But for now, this little fella needs his beauty sleep. Why does his eyes look like tiny mouths when they are closed? Oh, fun fact, chameleons don't have ears so they have a really hard time hearing anything, but they do like the vibrations from music.
