Leezochka
New Member
Hello there
It seems I need some help. My veiled cham TOTO was pretty happy and social, always sitting around basking, keeping a nice even juicy green. Even friendly for a veiled cham.
About 10 days ago he started flaring colors (dark green stripes and some green polka dots), being grumpy, and finicky about eating.
A couple days later he also started roaming around the enclosure non-stop and still flaring colors, but now also some light green and brown stripes/circles. At this point not even loving the wax worms and hissing every time one was offered to him on a palm (usually loves this and does not hiss).
Finally (yet couple more days later) I have noticed that he is not pooping and his belly is getting a bulge near the rear section. I have assumed he is constipated. Since then I have been misting him A LOT with warm water (seems to enjoy), gave him a warm bath (did not enjoy), and ordered some silk worms to loosen things up. He ate 5 yesterday, and 5 today.
For the past 3 days he has take 3 smaaaaaal poopsa day, each about a 1/4 or what he would usually poop a day, but his belly is still big, he is still roaming and flaring colors. There has been white urine around the poops too, very little.
Finally, I just want to be sure he is indeed a he, and not a gravid she. Please see pictures.
Info:
Veiled Chameleon TOTO, about a 8 mo. old in June 2011. Got at Petsmart.
Setup:
Home: Repti-Breeze large mesh enclosure 18x18x36
Water and Mist: Fogger tube on top, also drips conditioned water.
Light: top domes - daylight, basking, night red.
Substrate: reptile carpet.
Temps: Basking 85-87 (he dislikes higher), cool spot 75, night 70 lower 80 closer to light.
Food: home raised crickets, occasional wax worms, silk worms.
Humidity: varies from 50-75 around the enclosure.
Plants: Pothos x2
It seems I need some help. My veiled cham TOTO was pretty happy and social, always sitting around basking, keeping a nice even juicy green. Even friendly for a veiled cham.
About 10 days ago he started flaring colors (dark green stripes and some green polka dots), being grumpy, and finicky about eating.
A couple days later he also started roaming around the enclosure non-stop and still flaring colors, but now also some light green and brown stripes/circles. At this point not even loving the wax worms and hissing every time one was offered to him on a palm (usually loves this and does not hiss).
Finally (yet couple more days later) I have noticed that he is not pooping and his belly is getting a bulge near the rear section. I have assumed he is constipated. Since then I have been misting him A LOT with warm water (seems to enjoy), gave him a warm bath (did not enjoy), and ordered some silk worms to loosen things up. He ate 5 yesterday, and 5 today.
For the past 3 days he has take 3 smaaaaaal poopsa day, each about a 1/4 or what he would usually poop a day, but his belly is still big, he is still roaming and flaring colors. There has been white urine around the poops too, very little.
Finally, I just want to be sure he is indeed a he, and not a gravid she. Please see pictures.
Info:
Veiled Chameleon TOTO, about a 8 mo. old in June 2011. Got at Petsmart.
Setup:
Home: Repti-Breeze large mesh enclosure 18x18x36
Water and Mist: Fogger tube on top, also drips conditioned water.
Light: top domes - daylight, basking, night red.
Substrate: reptile carpet.
Temps: Basking 85-87 (he dislikes higher), cool spot 75, night 70 lower 80 closer to light.
Food: home raised crickets, occasional wax worms, silk worms.
Humidity: varies from 50-75 around the enclosure.
Plants: Pothos x2
I will look for examples online and compare.
