A report about husbandry and wanted to sort this out for my beautiful girl.
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Lpsouth1978
Avid Member
Welcome to the addiction!!
Prepare for the onslaught of information. I am going to call on @Beman @kinyonga @jannb and @MissSkittles
It looks like there are a lot of changes needed for the good of your girl. I will let them expound, but first fill out this form as completely as possible, so we can best help you.
Chameleon Info:
Cage Info:
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
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Please Note:
Prepare for the onslaught of information. I am going to call on @Beman @kinyonga @jannb and @MissSkittles
It looks like there are a lot of changes needed for the good of your girl. I will let them expound, but first fill out this form as completely as possible, so we can best help you.
Chameleon Info:
- Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
- Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
- Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
- Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
- Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
- Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
- History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
Cage Info:
- Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
- Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
- Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
- Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
- Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
- Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor?
- Location - Where are you geographically located?
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
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Please Note:
- The more details you provide the better and more accurate help you will receive.
- Photos can be very helpful.
?? But I already did a fish tank thread this week. ?LOL I believe @PabloTheCham was going to help them with their form once it was posted. This stemmed from another thread.
Lpsouth1978
Avid Member
Ahhh, I didn't know there was another thread going or it.
LOL I believe @PabloTheCham was going to help them with their form once it was posted. This stemmed from another thread.
Yeah they posted in another thread... so they were asked to start their own. I appreciate the tag. I have my hands in quite a few threads today. Gonna back out of this oneAhhh, I didn't know there was another thread going or it.
mickeyy
New Member
Chameleon Info:
Cage Info:
Current Problem - Bad husbandry?
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Please Note:
- Your Chameleon - Female Veiled About 4 months old and I have had her for about 1 month now
- Handling - I try to take her out on my screened-in porch to get her natural light and she crawls around my arms and explores
- Feeding - I feed her store-bought crickets and I catch grasshoppers for her. she eats about 10-12 of those and I put some live kale in there for her to munch on.
- Supplements - I use Reptivite Calcium and D3. Her soil has Calcium in it and I dust the food every time unless I catch it outside that already has the vitamins in them.
- Watering - I mist her 4-6 times a day but recently (thanks to my many people here) will start to mist 2-3 times as I have been over misting. She opens her mouth when I mist and assume she drinks it.
- Fecal Description -She hasn't been tested as I got her a month ago and she poops once a day. they are brown and solid with a white part inside.
- History - Rescued from Pet Store
Cage Info:
- Cage Type - There are a glass Screen combo and 24" x 12" x 24"
- Lighting - I have UVB lighting 12 hours on and off and a heat lamp that stays on 24/7
- Temperature - I have a thermometer and the temp ranges from 70-80 and usually sticks around 70. At night she is usually around 70 aswell.
- Humidity -My humidity level stay around 50-80%
- Plants- I have cloth leaves and a climbing stick I throw in some Kale and put them on the stick and she munches on them.
- Placement - She is located by a window where we live in the woods, she loves to look outside and there is an air vent but i got a blocker. I turn the room fan on at night to drop the temp a bit.
- Location - I live in Chapel Hill, NC and in the woods.
Current Problem - Bad husbandry?
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Please Note:
- Photos are above
Pearl Fields
Avid Member
this particular one is not ideal though, (and does look like a fish tank from the pics)
mickeyy
New Member
It is a reptile tank. I got it from a friend who used it for a bearded dragon.
PabloTheCham
Chameleon Enthusiast
oh god... ???
Pearl Fields
Avid Member
i know. and im saying its not suitable for a chameleon.
mickeyy
New Member
I am upgrading to a larger tank soon btw
mickeyy
New Member
I agree but it is going to be upgraded soon
Pearl Fields
Avid Member
just... dont buy one yet untill you get feedback on your husbandry form. to make sure youre getting the right one.
mickeyy
New Member
thanks
PabloTheCham
Chameleon Enthusiast
I'm almost done. And I hope you are going to fix the issues before relaxing for the rest of your night... Because she is not relaxing that's for sure.
mickeyy
New Member
Thats what i meant.
Anything to keep her happy
PabloTheCham
Chameleon Enthusiast
Chameleon Info:
Cage Info:
- Your Chameleon - Female Veiled About 4 months old and I have had her for about 1 month now She is younger, more like 2-3 months
- Handling - I try to take her out on my screened-in porch to get her natural light and she crawls around my arms and explores Perfect, maybe put her on a plant while she explores to reduce stress.
- Feeding - I feed her store-bought crickets and I catch grasshoppers for her. she eats about 10-12 of those and I put some live kale in there for her to munch on. Ditch the kale. You need to gutload the crickets with a variety of fruits and vegetables, I will add a picture thing to help you Are there any pesticides used anywhere near your property? If so you cannot feed the grasshoppers you find outside.
- Supplements - I use Reptivite Calcium and D3. Her soil has Calcium in it and I dust the food every time unless I catch it outside that already has the vitamins in them. I'm gonna let @Beman explain the supplement schedule since I'm not in the mood to word it in 5 sentences when she can word it in 2
- Watering - I mist her 4-6 times a day but recently (thanks to my many people here) will start to mist 2-3 times as I have been over misting. She opens her mouth when I mist and assume she drinks it. Your humidity is wayyy too high because of this over misting. Needs to be 40-50% during the day, no higher.
- Fecal Description -She hasn't been tested as I got her a month ago and she poops once a day. they are brown and solid with a white part inside. Test her when you can, especially when feeding WC insects it is important.
- History - Rescued from Pet Store ?
Cage Info:
- Cage Type - There are a glass Screen combo and 24" x 12" x 24" Too small.
- Lighting - I have UVB lighting 12 hours on and off and a heat lamp that stays on 24/7 I don't understand... you say at the bottom "i turn the room fan on at night to drop the temp a bit" but you have a basking light on 24/7?? Basking light should be on while the uvb is on, no more. There should be a temp drop at night.
- Temperature - I have a thermometer and the temp ranges from 70-80 and usually sticks around 70. At night she is usually around 70 aswell. What basking temp?? The purpose of a basking light is to have a thermal gradient which is hard to achieve in a glorified fish tank, since the basking light raises ambient temp in the tank.
- Humidity -My humidity level stay around 50-80% Low humidity during day, very high humidity at night. 30-40% humidity during the day and 80-100 at night. This high humidity, along with this substrate that needs to go, and poor airflow is cause for respiratory infections.
- Plants- I have cloth leaves and a climbing stick I throw in some Kale and put them on the stick and she munches on them. Ditch the fake plants... or we may have to summon he-who-shall-not-be-named. ? (ignore that last part OP)
- Placement - She is located by a window where we live in the woods, she loves to look outside and there is an air vent but i got a blocker. I turn the room fan on at night to drop the temp a bit. ?
- Location - I live in Chapel Hill, NC and in the woods.
mickeyy
New Member
Thank you so much for your help I found some more live plants and have taken the kale out. i checked on some terrariums that i am interested on buying and will keep you posted though I will show tommorow.Chameleon Info:
- Your Chameleon - Female Veiled About 4 months old and I have had her for about 1 month now She is younger, more like 2-3 months
- Handling - I try to take her out on my screened-in porch to get her natural light and she crawls around my arms and explores Perfect, maybe put her on a plant while she explores to reduce stress.
- Feeding - I feed her store-bought crickets and I catch grasshoppers for her. she eats about 10-12 of those and I put some live kale in there for her to munch on. Ditch the kale. You need to gutload the crickets with a variety of fruits and vegetables, I will add a picture thing to help you
- Supplements - I use Reptivite Calcium and D3. Her soil has Calcium in it and I dust the food every time unless I catch it outside that already has the vitamins in them. I'm gonna let @Beman explain the supplement schedule since I'm not in the mood to word it in 5 sentences when she can word it in 2
- Watering - I mist her 4-6 times a day but recently (thanks to my many people here) will start to mist 2-3 times as I have been over misting. She opens her mouth when I mist and assume she drinks it. Your humidity is wayyy too high because of this over misting. Needs to be 40-50% during the day, no higher.
- Fecal Description -She hasn't been tested as I got her a month ago and she poops once a day. they are brown and solid with a white part inside. Test her when you can, especially when feeding WC insects it is important.
- History - Rescued from Pet Store ?
Cage Info:
- Cage Type - There are a glass Screen combo and 24" x 12" x 24" Too small.
- Lighting - I have UVB lighting 12 hours on and off and a heat lamp that stays on 24/7 I don't understand... you say at the bottom "i turn the room fan on at night to drop the temp a bit" but you have a basking light on 24/7?? Basking light should be on while the uvb is on, no more. There should be a temp drop at night.
- Temperature - I have a thermometer and the temp ranges from 70-80 and usually sticks around 70. At night she is usually around 70 aswell. What basking temp?? The purpose of a basking light is to have a thermal gradient which is hard to achieve in a glorified fish tank, since the basking light raises ambient temp in the tank.
- Humidity -My humidity level stay around 50-80% Low humidity during day, very high humidity at night. 30-40% humidity during the day and 80-100 at night. This high humidity, along with this substrate that needs to go, and poor airflow is cause for respiratory infections.
- Plants- I have cloth leaves and a climbing stick I throw in some Kale and put them on the stick and she munches on them. Ditch the fake plants... or we may have to summon he-who-shall-not-be-named. ? (ignore that last part OP)
- Placement - She is located by a window where we live in the woods, she loves to look outside and there is an air vent but i got a blocker. I turn the room fan on at night to drop the temp a bit. ?
- Location - I live in Chapel Hill, NC and in the woods.
