lanaya
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Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? Baby veiled, I think she is maybe a month and a half old the pet store wasn't specific about her age they did tell me that they had her for a month. This is the second day I've had her so I am probably over reacting
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? I haven't handled her except when putting her into her enclosure.
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? I have crickets small and medium and meal worms.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? I haven't used any supplements yet as I just got her and I was also wondering how often I should give her these supplements. I have 2 types of calcium supplements one with d3 and one with out and a multi vitamin as well
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? I have a little dripper and a missing bottle I missed her enclosure 2 times yesterday and one this morning (she didn't get home to her enclosure until about 3o'clock yesterday)
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? Only one poop that I can see its white and brown.
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. I really don't know any history since she is a baby but I can tell you that I had to get her from a pet store about an hour and a half away so she wasn't happy about that long drive she seemed pretty stressed.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? Cage is a metal mesh cage 3ft tall 1.5 ft deep 1.5ft wide
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? I have an exoterra solar glo 125w bulb for uva uvb and heat. lighting schedule is lights go on at 6a and go of at 8:30p.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? Temp goes from about 30 c during the day and about 24c at night and I'm measuring it at about 3/4 way up the cage on the side wall is not directly on the light but there is a little light on the temp reader.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? Humidity has been around 55 to 60 percent I know that is a little high so I turned off the dripper
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? I have a small ficus in the cage
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? The cage is on the floor for now I was gonna get a stand about a foot off the ground, and the cage is located in my living room, it's in the corner where there is little traffic
Location - Where are you geographically located? Victoria,b.c, Canada
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
I'm concerned that my baby cham is not eating any crickets or worms. when we chose her she was about twice the size of all her sisters and she was apparently stealing all her food so she looked the healthiest. We have only had her since yesterday so I very well could be over reacting but I've heard that baby cham should eat about 20 to 30 crickets a day.her food is ina little plastic cup about halfway up in her cage I've tried holding the bowl up to her and she checks it out then walks away same when I take an individual worm out. I know she must be hungry/thirsty. She has been very active crawling all around the cage except whee the food is I don't know why.any help with this would be appreciated as well as general tips for her supplements, cage anything would be great as I this is my first cham. thanks so much I look forward to hearing feedback.
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? Baby veiled, I think she is maybe a month and a half old the pet store wasn't specific about her age they did tell me that they had her for a month. This is the second day I've had her so I am probably over reacting
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? I haven't handled her except when putting her into her enclosure.
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? I have crickets small and medium and meal worms.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? I haven't used any supplements yet as I just got her and I was also wondering how often I should give her these supplements. I have 2 types of calcium supplements one with d3 and one with out and a multi vitamin as well
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? I have a little dripper and a missing bottle I missed her enclosure 2 times yesterday and one this morning (she didn't get home to her enclosure until about 3o'clock yesterday)
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? Only one poop that I can see its white and brown.
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. I really don't know any history since she is a baby but I can tell you that I had to get her from a pet store about an hour and a half away so she wasn't happy about that long drive she seemed pretty stressed.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? Cage is a metal mesh cage 3ft tall 1.5 ft deep 1.5ft wide
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? I have an exoterra solar glo 125w bulb for uva uvb and heat. lighting schedule is lights go on at 6a and go of at 8:30p.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? Temp goes from about 30 c during the day and about 24c at night and I'm measuring it at about 3/4 way up the cage on the side wall is not directly on the light but there is a little light on the temp reader.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? Humidity has been around 55 to 60 percent I know that is a little high so I turned off the dripper
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? I have a small ficus in the cage
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? The cage is on the floor for now I was gonna get a stand about a foot off the ground, and the cage is located in my living room, it's in the corner where there is little traffic
Location - Where are you geographically located? Victoria,b.c, Canada
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
I'm concerned that my baby cham is not eating any crickets or worms. when we chose her she was about twice the size of all her sisters and she was apparently stealing all her food so she looked the healthiest. We have only had her since yesterday so I very well could be over reacting but I've heard that baby cham should eat about 20 to 30 crickets a day.her food is ina little plastic cup about halfway up in her cage I've tried holding the bowl up to her and she checks it out then walks away same when I take an individual worm out. I know she must be hungry/thirsty. She has been very active crawling all around the cage except whee the food is I don't know why.any help with this would be appreciated as well as general tips for her supplements, cage anything would be great as I this is my first cham. thanks so much I look forward to hearing feedback.
