Alastair&Anna
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Hey guys, it's been a hot minute cause I've been hella busy. I'm just gonna get straight to the point. I just got home from a 10 day trip from Florida and I checked up on my boys. I took a look at Alastair, my 1.4 year old chameleon, and noticed that his casque was crooked ever so slightly to the right. My dog sitter/angry tongue lizards sitter mentioned that he had just finished shedding. I just wanted to check up and see what other people think before I freak out lol.
Chameleon Info:
• Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? Alastair is a male veiled chameleon that is 1.4 years old, I've had him since he was 2 months old.
• Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? Not too often, only once in awhile to get him some sun.
• Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? He eats dubia roaches, some black soldier fly larvae, and occasionally crickets. He eats every other day to every 2 days
• Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? I use Rep-Cal calcium without D3 and Rep-Cal with D3, along with the multivitamin thing that im too lazy to look at rn lol.
• 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 mist king hooked up to both of my chameleons cage, it goes off for a min and a half morning and night. Yes i have caught him drinking lol he thinks he is so sneaky.
• Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? His poop looks pretty normal, brown(hydrated) with white urate. Yeah he was tested once when he was a baby.
• 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? Hes got a screen cage, 2 x 3 x 5 (in feet) that I built myself.
• Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? I use reptisun 24w T5. lights on at 8am and off at 8pm
• Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? his basking is 84-86 F and his floor is like 72 F, I use a reptile thermometer, at night its prolly like 72-74F
• Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? Humidity is 50-60% I use a humidity gauge. (live plants and misting)
• Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? Pothos, umbrella tree propagations, some kind of palm tree
• 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? It is in my room, its about a foot or 2 off the floor, but its huge, so it cant be much further up lol. It is in the same room as my ceiling fan. The top of the cage is like a foot from my ceiling.
• Location - Where are you geographically located? I live in california, the bay area, near san jose.
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about. as i addressed above, his casque sightly crooked.
thanks in advance for any help!!
lol he looks so mad at me
Chameleon Info:
• Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? Alastair is a male veiled chameleon that is 1.4 years old, I've had him since he was 2 months old.
• Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? Not too often, only once in awhile to get him some sun.
• Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? He eats dubia roaches, some black soldier fly larvae, and occasionally crickets. He eats every other day to every 2 days
• Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? I use Rep-Cal calcium without D3 and Rep-Cal with D3, along with the multivitamin thing that im too lazy to look at rn lol.
• 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 mist king hooked up to both of my chameleons cage, it goes off for a min and a half morning and night. Yes i have caught him drinking lol he thinks he is so sneaky.
• Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? His poop looks pretty normal, brown(hydrated) with white urate. Yeah he was tested once when he was a baby.
• 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? Hes got a screen cage, 2 x 3 x 5 (in feet) that I built myself.
• Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? I use reptisun 24w T5. lights on at 8am and off at 8pm
• Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? his basking is 84-86 F and his floor is like 72 F, I use a reptile thermometer, at night its prolly like 72-74F
• Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? Humidity is 50-60% I use a humidity gauge. (live plants and misting)
• Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? Pothos, umbrella tree propagations, some kind of palm tree
• 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? It is in my room, its about a foot or 2 off the floor, but its huge, so it cant be much further up lol. It is in the same room as my ceiling fan. The top of the cage is like a foot from my ceiling.
• Location - Where are you geographically located? I live in california, the bay area, near san jose.
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about. as i addressed above, his casque sightly crooked.
thanks in advance for any help!!
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