maya2
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Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Carpet, male, he's been in my care about a year and he's just a few months older than that.
Handling - Every week or so. He's not shy at all and I like to take him outside weather permitting.
Feeding - Mostly crickets gut loaded with various dark greens and Dino-Fuel. Every two weeks I buy a cup of silkworms and hornworms. Usually the horns are too big for him but if there's a small enough one he'll get one, and he loves silkies so for about a week he'll get silks instead of crickets.
He gets a small dusting of calcium every feeding, calcium w/d3 twice a month and same with herptivite.
Supplements - Oh I already answered that.
Watering - My girlfriend gives him a long misting in the morning and I mist him two more times when I get home from work.
Fecal Description - He typically has a white urate, I keep on the look out for yellows and oranges but I haven't seen any recently.
History - He came from Kevin Stanford and he's been the picture of health since I got him.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - 21.5 W x 16 D x 36 H, screen front and top.
Lighting - Arcadia 6% and 6.5k daylight bulb
Temperature - Hottest point is about 82, lower in the cage goes to 75. I use a digital thermometer and take readings every week or if the temperature in my house feels any hotter/colder.
Humidity - Humidity for the most part is only 45-50, obviously it spikes when he gets misted.
Plants - Pothos and Umbrella
Placement - In my bedroom, no traffic area, top of the cage is about 4 and 1/2 off the ground.
Location - New Mexico - high desert.
Current Problem -
I fear my baby boy is really sick.
When I came home from work he was SUPER bright yellow and white, not at all his normal colors.
I turned his heat off right away, turned the AC in the house on, misted him like normal and used a syringe to give him water just to make super sure he was drinking. In my haste I forgot to take the temperature.
He is drinking, and I gave him two crickets which he ate, but not any more than that (I fed him yesterday though so I can't say it's strictly because of his illness).
In addition, he seems a bit weaker than normal. His grip is good but he would prefer to not be moving around. His eyes are a little sunken in as well.
I put him in the shower with luke-warm water facing the wall. His color is still way wrong, but he did become more active in the shower.
I'm afraid he may have gotten over-heated during the day and dehydrated.
What else can I do for him? How can I tell if it was something else?
Is it possible that he's dehydrated even though he was misted this morning? About 7 hours went by between mistings.
I've already PMed Kevin about it and he said he would look him over and give me some advice tomorrow ('cause he's amazing) but I'd be VERY appreciative of any advice anyone has for me regarding tonight.
Your Chameleon - Carpet, male, he's been in my care about a year and he's just a few months older than that.
Handling - Every week or so. He's not shy at all and I like to take him outside weather permitting.
Feeding - Mostly crickets gut loaded with various dark greens and Dino-Fuel. Every two weeks I buy a cup of silkworms and hornworms. Usually the horns are too big for him but if there's a small enough one he'll get one, and he loves silkies so for about a week he'll get silks instead of crickets.
He gets a small dusting of calcium every feeding, calcium w/d3 twice a month and same with herptivite.
Supplements - Oh I already answered that.
Watering - My girlfriend gives him a long misting in the morning and I mist him two more times when I get home from work.
Fecal Description - He typically has a white urate, I keep on the look out for yellows and oranges but I haven't seen any recently.
History - He came from Kevin Stanford and he's been the picture of health since I got him.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - 21.5 W x 16 D x 36 H, screen front and top.
Lighting - Arcadia 6% and 6.5k daylight bulb
Temperature - Hottest point is about 82, lower in the cage goes to 75. I use a digital thermometer and take readings every week or if the temperature in my house feels any hotter/colder.
Humidity - Humidity for the most part is only 45-50, obviously it spikes when he gets misted.
Plants - Pothos and Umbrella
Placement - In my bedroom, no traffic area, top of the cage is about 4 and 1/2 off the ground.
Location - New Mexico - high desert.
Current Problem -
I fear my baby boy is really sick.
When I came home from work he was SUPER bright yellow and white, not at all his normal colors.
I turned his heat off right away, turned the AC in the house on, misted him like normal and used a syringe to give him water just to make super sure he was drinking. In my haste I forgot to take the temperature.
He is drinking, and I gave him two crickets which he ate, but not any more than that (I fed him yesterday though so I can't say it's strictly because of his illness).
In addition, he seems a bit weaker than normal. His grip is good but he would prefer to not be moving around. His eyes are a little sunken in as well.
I put him in the shower with luke-warm water facing the wall. His color is still way wrong, but he did become more active in the shower.
I'm afraid he may have gotten over-heated during the day and dehydrated.
What else can I do for him? How can I tell if it was something else?
Is it possible that he's dehydrated even though he was misted this morning? About 7 hours went by between mistings.
I've already PMed Kevin about it and he said he would look him over and give me some advice tomorrow ('cause he's amazing) but I'd be VERY appreciative of any advice anyone has for me regarding tonight.
