Hello chameleonforums. I have been lurking here for a few weeks and have had my chameleon for one week now. I wanted to post some pics of my set- up and ask a few questions. I really want to have a healthy and happy chameleon so any tips from you old pros would be very welcome.
Cage Info:
* Cage Type - aluminum mesh 16x16x26
* Lighting - when i got him i was sold a dual CL hood with a 5 uvb and 2.5uvb. after reading a few posts here I went out and bought a reptisun5.o tube and hood, however it is not pictured because iI was going to change it over tonight while he is sleeping.
* Temperature - temps are from 70-low 90's. I have a acurite digital gauge set in the middle of his cage. basking temp is about 85-95 depending on the time of day. lower in the cage it is about 75.
* Humidity - lowest measured is 40%. It stays between 40 and 50 and spikes to 60-70 after misting. Humidity is measured with the acu-rite. I run his fogger 30-45 minutes every 3 hours or so during the day, on a timer.
* Plants - 1 med ficus tree that I have had for 16 years, and 1 new hibiscus.
* Placement - Cage is on a a file cabinet in my office. on the second floor. there is a ceiling fan in the room but it is not used. The room is unoccupied 85% of the day, otherwise I am in there on my PC. cage is 3 feet off the floor.
* Location - Louisville KY. BTW relative humidity outside last night was 85%, so hopefully thats a good thing for him, not so much for me haha.
Chameleon Info:
* Your Chameleon - Veiled cham, Male (? or so I was told), 4 months. I have had it 1 week.
* Handling - He has been out twice for maybe 10 mins each time, so I could re-arrange a few things in his cage. I have tried to pick him up once or twice since then, but he crawls away from me, so I give him his space.
* Feeding - 5-10 crickets a day. Crickets are eating apples and flukers cricket quencher. dusted with, reptocal, reptivite, a spray that my local pet store has, and regular, on an alternating basis ( reptocal one day repto vite the next regular the next etc..)
* Watering - Misting 3 or 4 times a day, 8 am 12 pm 5 pm 8 pm. 2 minutes or until everything is soaking. It all dries up in about 15 minutes. I also have a dripper that runs while I am at work 8-5. I have seen him drink twice.
* Fecal Description - I dont know, havent seen any poop lately. Has not been checked for parasites.
He seems like a pretty happy guy. I have only seen him go to brown once, otherwise he has been a nice bright green or a light green. Eyes are very active, and he hunts down his food pretty quickly. OK, so anything at all I should change? The pet store I got him from was very helpful, but I am sure the real knowledgebase is on this forum
*Am I overdoing the vitamins?
*I dont want to handle him too much, but I dont want him to be mean when he gets older, so any tips on that would be great.
*Should I turn off the basking lamp when I expect daytim temps to be in the 90's? Or, what temp is too much?
Cage Info:
* Cage Type - aluminum mesh 16x16x26
* Lighting - when i got him i was sold a dual CL hood with a 5 uvb and 2.5uvb. after reading a few posts here I went out and bought a reptisun5.o tube and hood, however it is not pictured because iI was going to change it over tonight while he is sleeping.
* Temperature - temps are from 70-low 90's. I have a acurite digital gauge set in the middle of his cage. basking temp is about 85-95 depending on the time of day. lower in the cage it is about 75.
* Humidity - lowest measured is 40%. It stays between 40 and 50 and spikes to 60-70 after misting. Humidity is measured with the acu-rite. I run his fogger 30-45 minutes every 3 hours or so during the day, on a timer.
* Plants - 1 med ficus tree that I have had for 16 years, and 1 new hibiscus.
* Placement - Cage is on a a file cabinet in my office. on the second floor. there is a ceiling fan in the room but it is not used. The room is unoccupied 85% of the day, otherwise I am in there on my PC. cage is 3 feet off the floor.
* Location - Louisville KY. BTW relative humidity outside last night was 85%, so hopefully thats a good thing for him, not so much for me haha.
Chameleon Info:
* Your Chameleon - Veiled cham, Male (? or so I was told), 4 months. I have had it 1 week.
* Handling - He has been out twice for maybe 10 mins each time, so I could re-arrange a few things in his cage. I have tried to pick him up once or twice since then, but he crawls away from me, so I give him his space.
* Feeding - 5-10 crickets a day. Crickets are eating apples and flukers cricket quencher. dusted with, reptocal, reptivite, a spray that my local pet store has, and regular, on an alternating basis ( reptocal one day repto vite the next regular the next etc..)
* Watering - Misting 3 or 4 times a day, 8 am 12 pm 5 pm 8 pm. 2 minutes or until everything is soaking. It all dries up in about 15 minutes. I also have a dripper that runs while I am at work 8-5. I have seen him drink twice.
* Fecal Description - I dont know, havent seen any poop lately. Has not been checked for parasites.
He seems like a pretty happy guy. I have only seen him go to brown once, otherwise he has been a nice bright green or a light green. Eyes are very active, and he hunts down his food pretty quickly. OK, so anything at all I should change? The pet store I got him from was very helpful, but I am sure the real knowledgebase is on this forum
*Am I overdoing the vitamins?
*I dont want to handle him too much, but I dont want him to be mean when he gets older, so any tips on that would be great.
*Should I turn off the basking lamp when I expect daytim temps to be in the 90's? Or, what temp is too much?
