I posted about my chameleon when I first got him. He was in pretty poor health when I got him. It was worse than I initially thought. Heavy parasites and MDB. We had to get him to a good healthy weight before treating the parasites. It's been a long road but he's doing so much better. I'm making...
Vet. An x-ray at my vet was 60 dollars. Mine didn't have any deformities but still had really bad MDB and requires liquid calcium. Try some real sun, too. Real sun offers the best bask. Take a poo sample or look online to see if theres an online sample collector.
I also use a lot of orchid bark and coconut fiber substrate on the top layers because they hold a lot of water but dry out quickly. I have a layer of organic safe earth. Potting worms are in the soil and bark to help digest the poo and keep mold down by moving the soil around and eating stuff.
I've gotten good plants for terrarium living from Josh's frogs. I unfortunately had a drainage issue and drowned a few but they did well until I messed them up.
It was definitely a superworms. I threw out the pupa because according to pictures it looked dead. It was dark. They kind of look like kakuna from Pokemon without the face and arms. They turn into a beetle, not a moth. I should have saved a pic. My superworms took a while to get to me and they...
Yeah I have some more jungle vines ordered. Like I keep saying. Just set the cage up yesterday whil Phil was @ the vet and moved up from a cage 1/4 of the new cages size. I definitely want a lux canopy area. Right now I have the light source near the highest branch kind of
I reeeeeeeealllllly really really don't like roaches. Really really. Dubias aren't that bad but I have flying giant roaches where I'm from. Traumatized.
Yeah the crickets I got looked shitty. Like they were probably sour from cannibalization and basic feed. He reeeally likes hornworms. Phillip is a little underweight still so I thought he could use some fatty things. He doesn't like candy I guess.
I definitely want to utilize the top more and make it more "canopy like". Run some more fake vines along the top to help hold in that moisture.
I'm having a lot of fun. I took horticulture classes and love plants as well as reptiles. This is the first time I get to maintain a happy little...
I literally put it together today from a smaller cage. Im working on it :) more jungle vine and a bird perch activity thing for outside was ordered from Amazon today. Two day shipping.
But there's a lamp pole to the left that has the uv lights clamped during the day. It's nightfall so I start...
Update: Phillip went to the vet today!
He got x-rays done and had a stressful day. But I got lucky and the cage and plants were delivered while he was dropped at the clinic.
Verdict: Beginning stages of bone decay. Liquid calcium prescription. Bring him into the unfiltered sun once a day...
So I went a little crazy ordering different bugs.
1. Waxworms- Phillip doesn't really like them. He won't eat them. Do you think he'll eat the moth version? Can he?
2. Superworms- ordered way too many. I have like three cups of them in the drawer. A few have gone to.pupa state. Will he eat the...
Okay. Yeah I would definitely schedule a vet visit or find a wildlife rehabilitation. I just thought retaid may help a little until she can get it to a professional.