meihartmann
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Hello all, first inquiry here. Ive been using the forum for research purposes and it's been very helpful, so I have decided to make an account to join in the fun.
Unfortunately my scenario is not fun, I have a very sleepy veiled chameleon named Kirk.
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon: Hes a Veiled Chameleon, Male, and about 9-10 months of age.
Handling: Every other day he comes out and sits on his pothos for a while.
Feeding: Crickets every other day, 5-7. Mealworms 4-5 every other day. They are gut loaded with mostly vegetables and sometimes fruit.
Supplements: Occasionally dusted but not as often as they should be.
Watering: The habitat is misted with a monsoon mister, 10 seconds every 4 hours keeps the enclosure right where it needs to be.
Fecal Description: White and brown, typical colour. Not watery or discoloured. From my knowledge he has not been tested before.
History: When I worked at my previous job Kirk had been bought from my shop and then returned a week later for a skin issue. What it was, I don't recall. A vet had taken a look at him, cleared him several weeks later, and then almost two weeks later returned for a heat blister he had received because of bad care. So there went another month of looking after him. Other than that, he has had no pre existing issues.
Cage Info:
Cage Type: The cage unfortunately is glass, a 25T ment for aquatics.
Lighting: Dual Mini combo dome. 100w basking, and 120w UVB Daily lighting schedule is 12hrs, basking 24/7
Temperature: 75-85F Measured with electronic digital thermometer and analog dials.
Humidity : 50-70% Maintained with Monsoon Mister, measured with analog dials.
Plants: 2 live plants, small potted ficus and Pothos which is not in the tank. Plastic mandarin leaves, several of them located on the walls to help with dripping water and to keep him from seeing through the glass.
Placement: Cage is secluded with little to no traffic.
Location : Camano Island Washington
Current Problem
My issue is that he has been sleeping for the past 4 days and eating little to nothing, nothing has changed in his habitat other than its likely a little bit colder now with the rainy season and Winter. When I hold him and bring him out of the cage he does have a grip on my hands and tangles his tail around my fingers, he is not fatigued or weak in any sense of the word. Even when I tilt him he seems to have a grasping of his surroundings, so there is no vertigo there. He just seems to get comfortable and fall asleep on my hands once he figures out whats going on.
I do realize he needs a screen enclosure, that will be happening very soon and I haven't forgotten about it.
Despite having worked at a pet shop for a while, I can say that my knowledge there was very limited and even though it gave me every day petcare for most young/baby animals, it did not grant me much information for afterwards.
Do reptiles/chameleons go into a strange type of hibernation routine this time of the year? Or is this something I should be concerned about?
Thanks for reading, hope someone has some information for me~
Mei, Star Lord, & Kirk
Unfortunately my scenario is not fun, I have a very sleepy veiled chameleon named Kirk.
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon: Hes a Veiled Chameleon, Male, and about 9-10 months of age.
Handling: Every other day he comes out and sits on his pothos for a while.
Feeding: Crickets every other day, 5-7. Mealworms 4-5 every other day. They are gut loaded with mostly vegetables and sometimes fruit.
Supplements: Occasionally dusted but not as often as they should be.
Watering: The habitat is misted with a monsoon mister, 10 seconds every 4 hours keeps the enclosure right where it needs to be.
Fecal Description: White and brown, typical colour. Not watery or discoloured. From my knowledge he has not been tested before.
History: When I worked at my previous job Kirk had been bought from my shop and then returned a week later for a skin issue. What it was, I don't recall. A vet had taken a look at him, cleared him several weeks later, and then almost two weeks later returned for a heat blister he had received because of bad care. So there went another month of looking after him. Other than that, he has had no pre existing issues.
Cage Info:
Cage Type: The cage unfortunately is glass, a 25T ment for aquatics.
Lighting: Dual Mini combo dome. 100w basking, and 120w UVB Daily lighting schedule is 12hrs, basking 24/7
Temperature: 75-85F Measured with electronic digital thermometer and analog dials.
Humidity : 50-70% Maintained with Monsoon Mister, measured with analog dials.
Plants: 2 live plants, small potted ficus and Pothos which is not in the tank. Plastic mandarin leaves, several of them located on the walls to help with dripping water and to keep him from seeing through the glass.
Placement: Cage is secluded with little to no traffic.
Location : Camano Island Washington
Current Problem
My issue is that he has been sleeping for the past 4 days and eating little to nothing, nothing has changed in his habitat other than its likely a little bit colder now with the rainy season and Winter. When I hold him and bring him out of the cage he does have a grip on my hands and tangles his tail around my fingers, he is not fatigued or weak in any sense of the word. Even when I tilt him he seems to have a grasping of his surroundings, so there is no vertigo there. He just seems to get comfortable and fall asleep on my hands once he figures out whats going on.
I do realize he needs a screen enclosure, that will be happening very soon and I haven't forgotten about it.
Despite having worked at a pet shop for a while, I can say that my knowledge there was very limited and even though it gave me every day petcare for most young/baby animals, it did not grant me much information for afterwards.
Do reptiles/chameleons go into a strange type of hibernation routine this time of the year? Or is this something I should be concerned about?
Thanks for reading, hope someone has some information for me~
Mei, Star Lord, & Kirk
