Does pascal look normal?

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hey all,
I know you guys are going to want me to fill out the forum but I’m not home currently and I don’t know the names of everything.
But I think I have a pretty simple question, my chameleon shedded last month and a couple spot of black turned up exactly the same on both sides and he shedded again and more spots showed up exactly the same on both sides, is this normal or should I be concerned?
 

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Hello and welcome to the forums! In order to get a good judge on what is going on, you should fill out this form and post pictures of your enclosure.

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  • Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
  • Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
  • Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
  • Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
  • Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
  • Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
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  • Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
  • Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
  • Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
  • Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
  • 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?
  • Location - Where are you geographically located?

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Chameleon Info:
  • Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? Veil, male, about 5 months. Been in my care for 3 months
  • Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? Depends on work schedule but I try to a little bit everyday or every other day
  • Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? Crickets, about 10-15 a day, gut loaded with mazuri and fluckers all in one. Also add mealworms everyonce in a while
  • Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? Herptivite twice a month
  • Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?big dipper and misting several times a day
  • Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for
    parasites? Brown and white, with a little bit of yellow in the white
  • History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. All his siblings died shortly after being born, from what the pet store told me.

Cage Info:
  • Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? Glass, 1’x1’x2’. Planning on expanding and going with screen soon
  • Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? Honestly don’t remember the specs on these but I know they are the correct ones the uvb is 5.0 and a daytime blue halogen. I did a bit of research to be sure they were right. Usually on at about 8 am and off at 9 or 10 pm
  • Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? About 80 at the bottom and basking is 95 ish depending on where the plant is facing. Lowest temp over night is 70
  • Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? Try to keep it over 60-70% usually able to keep it over that. Using a gauge that came with the cage
  • Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? One live plant, Schefflera
  • 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? Not near any fans or vents, in the path between living room and dinning room. About 3 feet of the floor across from a window
  • Location - Where are you geographically located? Boston, MA

Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about. Worried about the color of him.
 

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He should be being given regular calcium dust no d3 every feeding, calcium dust with d3 twice a month and your multivitamin keep giving him that twice a month. If a chameleon has a lack of calcium it will lead to metabolic bone diease. :)
 
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Do you have suggestions of what brands for calcium, I thought the multivitamin counted as the d3?
The glass cage was for a starter set up and during winter months I’m going to be building a wire cage soon, if you have any helpful links to guides I would appreciate them!
 
Brand for calcium, I order mine online popular brands woul be repcal, and zoomed. The multivitamin does sometimes have d3 but its purpose is to give your chameleon more vitamins that he/she needs ( it says what types are in it on your package) , the calcium with d3 gives them the extra d3 that they need for digestion. What guides are you looking for, for the cage or basic husbandry?
 
@lydiadubb while most of your advice is helpful, it is false to say chameleons can't be kept in glass cages... its relative and depends which kind of glass, humidity, etc. The exo terras can do a great job, especially for species that require high humidity.
 
I do appreciate all the advice, but what about the large black spots on him. Are those ok? Or could those have something to do with the calcium?
 
lydiadubb said:
Brand for calcium, I order mine online popular brands woul be repcal, and zoomed. The multivitamin does sometimes have d3 but its purpose is to give your chameleon more vitamins that he/she needs ( it says what types are in it on your package) , the calcium with d3 gives them the extra d3 that they need for digestion. What guides are you looking for, for the cage or basic husbandry?
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Guide for the cage. How to build basically
 
Does your chameleon still have the spots as of right now? Their severity depends on whether they are temporary (change colours with the chameleon) or permanent (the spots are still there when the chameleon changes colours).
 
CamrynTheCham22 said:
Does your chameleon still have the spots as of right now? Their severity depends on whether they are temporary (change colours with the chameleon) or permanent (the spots are still there when the chameleon changes colours).
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They are always there. They appeared after he shedded.
 
@kinyonga said . . . "that chameleon is definitely not well and needs to see a vet asap."
I agree with this. The only way to get a correct diagnosis is from trained professionals. We here can only go so far with our advice.
 
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