Jennyontheblock
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Chameleon Info:
- Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? Male panther 2.5yr old since baby
- Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? Monthly to weigh
- Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? Crickets main, dubia, hornworms, all gutloaded w bug burger, carrots, mustard greens bee pollen, Arcadia dry. Was eating about 6- 10 per day, food always available.
- Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? Arcadia no d3, daily. With d3 2x month, vitamin 2x month
- Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? Ro water set up on mist king. 1 min bursts 2 xs while he is sleeping to up humidity and 10 min am, 5 min mid day, and 5 min hour before bed.
- Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? Negative for parasites 6 months ago, looking like he is drinking less so added more hornworms to diet. Poops 1x week
- History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. Till last October or so, I had been given bad info and used calcium plus for every feeding. He started closing they eye. Saw vet. Eye was good and fecal clear. Stopped all supplement for month and started with new schedule, got new Arcadia bulb. Things seemed to clear up. His eye would close periodically but was told this may be permanent. Back from 2 week vacation and noticed he didnt go after food, missed when striking a hornworm at close distance.
- Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? 36x18 x 36 exoterra bioactive with fan blowing across top for better chimney effect
- Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? Arcadia 4 bulb t5 ho. ( 1 )6% uvb testl plant lights, 1 small led for plants in corner, basking light with normal house bulb
- Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? Mid 70s to mid 80s...basking 90. Drops to 69, 70 night at bottom
- Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? 24 hr temp, humidity gauge. 40- 70 day with spikes to 90 when misting, 60-90 night
- Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? Live, bromeliads, orchids, draceanna
- 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? Basement, low traffic, 3' off ground
- Location - Where are you geographically located. Cleveland, ohio
