mychamtini112012
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Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? I have a veiled, eight month old female. She's been in my care for one week and five days.
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? I've only handled her twice, and that was to take pictures of her back feet. It stresses her out, so I just simply watch her from a far.
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? I feed her eight nickle sized crickets ever morning around 7:30a.m. The crickets are fed apples and carrots. I'm considering buying dubias, silkworms, and butterwoms. I'm also ordering some Bug Burger for my crickets next week. Does anyone know if they need gutloaded or how to take care of them.?
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? I supplement them with Reptavite regular calcium everyday, and Flucker's calcium with D3 twice a month. Ordering the Repcal Plus (I think thats what its called) from Repashy along with the Bug Burger.
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? I hand mist her three times a day for around one to two minutes. If I don't see her drinking I give her water through a dropper.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? These brown with white in them. And not that I know of.
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. Just bought her, her previous owner didn't know much about her. She had her for a couple months, didn't give her supplements, have a UVB bulb on her, and kept her in a fish tank. I don't know if any of this will effect her in the future though. I hope not.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? Screen cage. 24x24x48.
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? She has a 75watt All living things bulb to keep temperature up and a zilla UVB bulb.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? The top of the cage is between 80-85, the middle of it ranges from 80-75, and the bottom is 75-60. Lowest overnight temp is 60. I measure these temps with a temperature gun.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? My humidity levels are around 50. I maintain levels by misting her cage, I measure the humidity by a dual temperature/humidity gauge I bought.
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? I have one live ficus in her cage.
Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? She's in the corner of my bedroom. At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor? No fans, other then the one in the ceiling. No air vents and the only time it is busy is when I wake up and go to bed, unless I go in their to get something. She's on the other side from the bed and closet though. She's on a stand about two feet from the ground.
Location - Where are you geographically located?
I live in central Illinois.
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about. Its not that I'm really concerned with anything, I just want to make sure I am doing everything right. She didn't come in the best of conditions, and I've tried my best to fix all that I can think of. I just wanted to double check that all was right with her and what I am doing.
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? I have a veiled, eight month old female. She's been in my care for one week and five days.
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? I've only handled her twice, and that was to take pictures of her back feet. It stresses her out, so I just simply watch her from a far.
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? I feed her eight nickle sized crickets ever morning around 7:30a.m. The crickets are fed apples and carrots. I'm considering buying dubias, silkworms, and butterwoms. I'm also ordering some Bug Burger for my crickets next week. Does anyone know if they need gutloaded or how to take care of them.?
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? I supplement them with Reptavite regular calcium everyday, and Flucker's calcium with D3 twice a month. Ordering the Repcal Plus (I think thats what its called) from Repashy along with the Bug Burger.
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? I hand mist her three times a day for around one to two minutes. If I don't see her drinking I give her water through a dropper.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? These brown with white in them. And not that I know of.
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. Just bought her, her previous owner didn't know much about her. She had her for a couple months, didn't give her supplements, have a UVB bulb on her, and kept her in a fish tank. I don't know if any of this will effect her in the future though. I hope not.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? Screen cage. 24x24x48.
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? She has a 75watt All living things bulb to keep temperature up and a zilla UVB bulb.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? The top of the cage is between 80-85, the middle of it ranges from 80-75, and the bottom is 75-60. Lowest overnight temp is 60. I measure these temps with a temperature gun.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? My humidity levels are around 50. I maintain levels by misting her cage, I measure the humidity by a dual temperature/humidity gauge I bought.
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? I have one live ficus in her cage.
Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? She's in the corner of my bedroom. At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor? No fans, other then the one in the ceiling. No air vents and the only time it is busy is when I wake up and go to bed, unless I go in their to get something. She's on the other side from the bed and closet though. She's on a stand about two feet from the ground.
Location - Where are you geographically located?
I live in central Illinois.
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about. Its not that I'm really concerned with anything, I just want to make sure I am doing everything right. She didn't come in the best of conditions, and I've tried my best to fix all that I can think of. I just wanted to double check that all was right with her and what I am doing.
