Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Veiled Chameleon, Female, 3-5 Weeks old appx., Had her for 5 days
Handling - Haven't yet, not even to put in her new home. Just left the container she came in open inside her cage.
Feeding - Fed her meal worms the first day and a half because that's what the store had in her cage and i wanted to wait until my crickets were gut loaded. I would put 4 meal worms in her dish twice a day, she would only eat 2 per feeding time. Feed her about half an hour after her lights come on / after her first mist. Currently gut loading with Flukers Orange cubes.
Supplements - Currently dusting every feeding with Zoo Med Repti Calcium (no D3). Dusted her first batch of mealworms with ReptiVite and plan to do so every other week.
Watering - I currently mist 2-3 times daily for appx 1 minute. I also have a homemade dripper. I have not witnessed her drinking as of yet.
Fecal Description - In the 5 days I have seen i think 3 movements. Each has been solid, mostly brown with solid white urate tip. She has not been tested for parasites as of yet.
History - Bought from pet store 5 days ago, picked her out because she seemed the healthiest, she went right down to her bowl and eight some meal worms in front of me in the store.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Screen Cage - 16x16x30 for now.
Lighting - 12 on, 12 off with 60W incandescent & 13W ReptiSun 5.0 Compact Fluorescent lamp.
Temperature - My Range is typically only 10 degrees at most. Appx 80 up top and 70 at the bottom. The coldest night time temps were probably 65... but that was only last night as its been hot and humid here lately. I have a Nat Geo electronic humidity / temp and one more electronic thermometer for the bottom of the cage.
Humidity - I maintain levels between 50-90%. Maintained by misting. Measured by electronic humidity gauge.
Plants - No live plants yet, waiting until the move to larger cage.
Placement - Cage is located in my bedroom, which i also use as an office. Traffic can be heavy on days I work from home. There is one fan across the room, diagonal from the cage. It is only on at night though and it really isn't in the path of airflow. I would estimate the cage height to be 5'.
Location - Located in CT.
Current Problem - So, beside her eating the meal worms initially, I have not seen her eat any crickets. Feeding her small sized crickets appx 1/8 inch give or take. She shows no interest in hunting them when I put them in. It does not look like she has eaten any when i get back from work... but hard to tell. I remove any I can find at night but don't want to disturb her by removing the green turf I have down or rustling leaves too much. I have tried putting a couple in a small red cap, like you would see on a can of Pam Spray, and it almost worked - she began to move down from the top of the cage but gave up 2/3 way down, at which point it was past her bedtime and i turned her lights out.
I know it can take some time for chameleons to adjust to a new environment, 2-3 days i thought, at least until they're comfortable enough to eat. Especially for how I've heard babies can eat... 10-15 per feeding? Should I be worried? Should i switch back to worms... something healthier than meal anyway for the time being? I will try the feeding cup method again tonight with crickets. Also of note, she is not the most curious reptile. While she does move she prefers to just stay up top for the most part.
Attached are pictures of when I first got her, her today (blurry but best i could manage right now), fecal matter and cage setup.
Your Chameleon - Veiled Chameleon, Female, 3-5 Weeks old appx., Had her for 5 days
Handling - Haven't yet, not even to put in her new home. Just left the container she came in open inside her cage.
Feeding - Fed her meal worms the first day and a half because that's what the store had in her cage and i wanted to wait until my crickets were gut loaded. I would put 4 meal worms in her dish twice a day, she would only eat 2 per feeding time. Feed her about half an hour after her lights come on / after her first mist. Currently gut loading with Flukers Orange cubes.
Supplements - Currently dusting every feeding with Zoo Med Repti Calcium (no D3). Dusted her first batch of mealworms with ReptiVite and plan to do so every other week.
Watering - I currently mist 2-3 times daily for appx 1 minute. I also have a homemade dripper. I have not witnessed her drinking as of yet.
Fecal Description - In the 5 days I have seen i think 3 movements. Each has been solid, mostly brown with solid white urate tip. She has not been tested for parasites as of yet.
History - Bought from pet store 5 days ago, picked her out because she seemed the healthiest, she went right down to her bowl and eight some meal worms in front of me in the store.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Screen Cage - 16x16x30 for now.
Lighting - 12 on, 12 off with 60W incandescent & 13W ReptiSun 5.0 Compact Fluorescent lamp.
Temperature - My Range is typically only 10 degrees at most. Appx 80 up top and 70 at the bottom. The coldest night time temps were probably 65... but that was only last night as its been hot and humid here lately. I have a Nat Geo electronic humidity / temp and one more electronic thermometer for the bottom of the cage.
Humidity - I maintain levels between 50-90%. Maintained by misting. Measured by electronic humidity gauge.
Plants - No live plants yet, waiting until the move to larger cage.
Placement - Cage is located in my bedroom, which i also use as an office. Traffic can be heavy on days I work from home. There is one fan across the room, diagonal from the cage. It is only on at night though and it really isn't in the path of airflow. I would estimate the cage height to be 5'.
Location - Located in CT.
Current Problem - So, beside her eating the meal worms initially, I have not seen her eat any crickets. Feeding her small sized crickets appx 1/8 inch give or take. She shows no interest in hunting them when I put them in. It does not look like she has eaten any when i get back from work... but hard to tell. I remove any I can find at night but don't want to disturb her by removing the green turf I have down or rustling leaves too much. I have tried putting a couple in a small red cap, like you would see on a can of Pam Spray, and it almost worked - she began to move down from the top of the cage but gave up 2/3 way down, at which point it was past her bedtime and i turned her lights out.
I know it can take some time for chameleons to adjust to a new environment, 2-3 days i thought, at least until they're comfortable enough to eat. Especially for how I've heard babies can eat... 10-15 per feeding? Should I be worried? Should i switch back to worms... something healthier than meal anyway for the time being? I will try the feeding cup method again tonight with crickets. Also of note, she is not the most curious reptile. While she does move she prefers to just stay up top for the most part.
Attached are pictures of when I first got her, her today (blurry but best i could manage right now), fecal matter and cage setup.
