Chameleon sleeping on ground ?
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Chameleomom
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Can you post a picture of your set up you have him in?
SpIKe6535
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Just about two weeks ago he was acting all weird so I got new lights and he seemed better but not eating
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Chameleomom
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I would add a lot more plants and what are you feeding him? what is your misting times and do you have dripper?
SpIKe6535
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Crickets and superworms also I know I have to but I got no money at the moment
Virgil1972
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Chameleomom
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what is the bowl at the bottom of the encloser?
SpIKe6535
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veiled chameleon; 2 years old
handle 3 times a week
Crickets and superworms; 5 superworms and 20 large crickets;
Zoo med calcium ; anytime I feed with superworms
I use a water spray bottle; 4 times a day for 30 seconds; and I don't see my chameleon drinking it
Brown mostly; and no it's never been tested for parasites
I never really see him drink water
My cage is screen 16 x 16 x 30
Zoo med daylight blue reptile bulb 60w and I'm not sure what my uvb is but its 75w ; usually from 6:30 to 6:00
says 70 degrees but its put in the middle of the cage so i don't know what it really is at the top
Don't know what it is but I water the cage with a spray bottle (as I said from above)
branches from outside
My cage is on top of my dresser; near the door of my room
I'm located in Southern California, riverside or 40 mins away from los angles
SpIKe6535
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believe it or not but it's a water because ive only seen him drink water from it not from the leaves when i spray the cage which i wonder why
Virgil1972
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How does his urates look? Do you dust with multivitamin? Does your calcium have D3? Can I see a picture of your UVB bulb? What do you gut load your feeders with?
SpIKe6535
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don't know what urates means ; no ; okay well here's a story for the calcium for the longest time i was using it with d3 for 2 years because the pet store told me to use it but then i founf this forum saying it's bad but i haven't got him to eat recently without d3 or eating in general ; i don't gut load anything
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Virgil1972
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Urates are the white part of his poop, are they white, orange, or yellow? That is not a UVB bulb you have its just a blue light bulb. You should be supplementing with calcium without D3 every feeding, Calcium with D3 every two weeks, and a multivitamin every two weeks. You should be gutloading your feeders with a verity of veggies and fruits, and stuff like cricket crack or bug buffet.
SpIKe6535
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i know the blue one isnt uvb the one on the left is the uvb, i haven't seen him poop in a while for like a week because hes not eating, i know he should he should be eating without d3 thats why changed it but havent got him to eat in a week or two
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Virgil1972
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That does not look like a UVB bulb. What brand is it? Do you no what color his urates were when he last pooped?
SpIKe6535
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same bulb 26w 5.0 but different brand they didn't have that brand at the time
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Virgil1972
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Where did you get your UVB? I can tell you that it is not a 75W bulb. Can you post more pics of your cham? He looks dehydrated and probably has nutritional deficiency. Try to get close up pictures from different angles.
SpIKe6535
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i meant to say 26w not 75 w my bad
