Kitdragon2000
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Hey all, So I just got back from an extended trip, had someone come in to watch all my animals. He did the Crappiest job EVER! I am lucky my smaller animals are alive! My 2 chameleons keep falling! Iv been home for about 24 hours, they ate a TON of crickets and drank a Lot of water 
, 2 of the blubs were out, 1 light and 1 night. But the babies I have noticed have fallen at least 5 times since iv been home… especially the female! The floor is linoleum, should I pad it with soil or something? But what can I do if anything other than what I have already done? I changed everything, fed, and watered, ext? Keep trying to attach the pictures i took, but its not working. in the meantime I filled out the form below.
Chameleon Info:
Species: Veiled
Sex: 1 Male & 1 Female
Age: both 7 mo old
Handling: I try to handle them at least once a day, usually just a few minuets.
Feeding Amount: about 20 lrg crickets (each chameleon) every am. Depending on how many crickets are left I may put in another 10 or so in the PM
Crickets: Large, they get the orange cubes all the time, as well as calcium right veggies and fruits when I have them.
Supplements: calcium w/o D3 Every PM
Calcium w/ D3 Every other week
Multi Vitamin Every other week
Watering: Monsoon R400 times to go off every 6 hours for a duration of 18 sec.
Fecal: I have not seen one since I have been back, but before I left they were healthy looking brown as well as healthy looking white.
History: No problems until now, got them from a reputable breeder in the area. Both are from the same hatching, but they are separated so no breeding possibilities. My male has been acting different since I have been back, He’s now hissing and trying to bite me when before he would let me pick him up without a problem. Possibly the not handling for the weeks iv been gone?
Cage Info:
Cage Type: Screen, handmade, 4ft tall by 2ft wide for both sides, with a wooden pegboard.
Lighting: Zilla Daylight 50w & Night 50w on both sides. Both on in the day, night on at night. They also get natural direct light (through screen) every morning, and afternoon I try to put them outside as much as possible, when it’s a good temp outside. (In a smaller screen cage.)
Temp: Floor gets between 60 – 71, Mid cage 75-83, Top 84-90. All measured with specific thermometers for cages.
Humidity: around 70-80%
Plants: I have live and fake plants. Each side has a Dracaena fragrans ‘Massangeana’ , a hanging spider plant, and <fern> all of which are safe according to FL cham safe plant list.
Cage Location: It is in my bedroom, so not full on traffic, but a bit of traffic. My room gets most of the morning light, the vent blows away from them. There is a 2.5 ft shelve under the cage.
Location: I am in the East Bay, California.
, 2 of the blubs were out, 1 light and 1 night. But the babies I have noticed have fallen at least 5 times since iv been home… especially the female! The floor is linoleum, should I pad it with soil or something? But what can I do if anything other than what I have already done? I changed everything, fed, and watered, ext? Keep trying to attach the pictures i took, but its not working. in the meantime I filled out the form below. Chameleon Info:
Species: Veiled
Sex: 1 Male & 1 Female
Age: both 7 mo old
Handling: I try to handle them at least once a day, usually just a few minuets.
Feeding Amount: about 20 lrg crickets (each chameleon) every am. Depending on how many crickets are left I may put in another 10 or so in the PM
Crickets: Large, they get the orange cubes all the time, as well as calcium right veggies and fruits when I have them.
Supplements: calcium w/o D3 Every PM
Calcium w/ D3 Every other week
Multi Vitamin Every other week
Watering: Monsoon R400 times to go off every 6 hours for a duration of 18 sec.
Fecal: I have not seen one since I have been back, but before I left they were healthy looking brown as well as healthy looking white.
History: No problems until now, got them from a reputable breeder in the area. Both are from the same hatching, but they are separated so no breeding possibilities. My male has been acting different since I have been back, He’s now hissing and trying to bite me when before he would let me pick him up without a problem. Possibly the not handling for the weeks iv been gone?
Cage Info:
Cage Type: Screen, handmade, 4ft tall by 2ft wide for both sides, with a wooden pegboard.
Lighting: Zilla Daylight 50w & Night 50w on both sides. Both on in the day, night on at night. They also get natural direct light (through screen) every morning, and afternoon I try to put them outside as much as possible, when it’s a good temp outside. (In a smaller screen cage.)
Temp: Floor gets between 60 – 71, Mid cage 75-83, Top 84-90. All measured with specific thermometers for cages.
Humidity: around 70-80%
Plants: I have live and fake plants. Each side has a Dracaena fragrans ‘Massangeana’ , a hanging spider plant, and <fern> all of which are safe according to FL cham safe plant list.
Cage Location: It is in my bedroom, so not full on traffic, but a bit of traffic. My room gets most of the morning light, the vent blows away from them. There is a 2.5 ft shelve under the cage.
Location: I am in the East Bay, California.
