lausnordah
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Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Male Nosy Be, 5.9 months old, in my care for 1.9 months
Handling - Once every two weeks for weighing, I usually also keep him outside for an hour on weigh-day to soak up some sun. It's too cold now to do that so I probably will only weigh him until it's warm again mid-spring
Feeding - Typically 10-15 crickets daily. Gutloaded with DINO FUEL, kale, mustard greens, turnip greens, romaine, arugula, collard greens, fuji apple (not all of the above all at once, usually rotate daily--always dino fuel) on weekdays and 4-5 superworms on a weekend day. They are gutloaded with fuji apple / oatmeal and very plump. They sound like they are popping when he chews them.
Supplements - Daily: Repcal Calcium W/NO D3, every feeding (the crickets are a lighter tan, not ghosts). Every other weekend: Repcal Herptivite on Saturday, Repcal Calcium W/D3 on Sunday
Watering - Mistking with purified water from Home Depot (5 gallon containers). 4 times a day, 2 minutes each misting. Yes, urates are white although I see him trying to lick dry things occasionally... have been considering adding 2 more misting cycles throughout the day but did not want to create a bacteria breeding ground...
Fecal Description - Poop is dark brown and solid with white urates. Never been tested for parasites as he's CB and from a reputable breeder (tkilgour, who is awesome)
History - I noticed this issue about a week ago and thought it was just part of a growth spurt but now I'm not so sure. My cham is very active and poops like crazy (because he eats like crazy).
Cage Info:
Cage Type - LLLReptile 18x18x36 (going to build him a custom enclosure soon when I can afford to put the money into it... he's getting big)
Lighting - LightYourReptiles 4xT5HO fixture with 1 D3 arcadia bulb and 3 6500k bulbs -- lights on at 6:40am, lights off at 8pm (cham settles in his plant for bed around 6-6:30pm and has always done this). I haven't seen him close his eyes til the lights actually go out.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Estimated around 90 at highest point of cage with 75-85 at the lowest point during the day (see screenshot links). Lowest overnight temp? 60ish How do you measure these temps? Digital RHT probes.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? Typically 35-90% How are you creating and maintaining these levels? Mistking/Live plants. What do you use to measure humidity? Digital RHT probes.
Plants - Huge live pothos
Placement - By a window, ceiling fan in the room. Cage top is between 2-3 feet from the ceiling.
Location - Cincinnati, OH
Current Problem - Fat bulge near vent... is it because he's eating too much or is it something more serious? just a growth spurt? Additional data located below
Enclosure:
Concern:
Additional info:
Probe History for last 12 hours: http://sadfish.net/chams/9_24_2012_probes.png
Probe Temps last 24 hours: http://sadfish.net/chams/9_24_2012_probes24hr.png
Weight Chart: http://sadfish.net/chams/9_24weightchart.png
P.S. I'm interested in creating a "food calculator" but the thread seems to have died https://www.chameleonforums.com/want-know-how-much-feed-your-animal-87130/index3.html
Your Chameleon - Male Nosy Be, 5.9 months old, in my care for 1.9 months
Handling - Once every two weeks for weighing, I usually also keep him outside for an hour on weigh-day to soak up some sun. It's too cold now to do that so I probably will only weigh him until it's warm again mid-spring
Feeding - Typically 10-15 crickets daily. Gutloaded with DINO FUEL, kale, mustard greens, turnip greens, romaine, arugula, collard greens, fuji apple (not all of the above all at once, usually rotate daily--always dino fuel) on weekdays and 4-5 superworms on a weekend day. They are gutloaded with fuji apple / oatmeal and very plump. They sound like they are popping when he chews them.
Supplements - Daily: Repcal Calcium W/NO D3, every feeding (the crickets are a lighter tan, not ghosts). Every other weekend: Repcal Herptivite on Saturday, Repcal Calcium W/D3 on Sunday
Watering - Mistking with purified water from Home Depot (5 gallon containers). 4 times a day, 2 minutes each misting. Yes, urates are white although I see him trying to lick dry things occasionally... have been considering adding 2 more misting cycles throughout the day but did not want to create a bacteria breeding ground...
Fecal Description - Poop is dark brown and solid with white urates. Never been tested for parasites as he's CB and from a reputable breeder (tkilgour, who is awesome)
History - I noticed this issue about a week ago and thought it was just part of a growth spurt but now I'm not so sure. My cham is very active and poops like crazy (because he eats like crazy).
Cage Info:
Cage Type - LLLReptile 18x18x36 (going to build him a custom enclosure soon when I can afford to put the money into it... he's getting big)
Lighting - LightYourReptiles 4xT5HO fixture with 1 D3 arcadia bulb and 3 6500k bulbs -- lights on at 6:40am, lights off at 8pm (cham settles in his plant for bed around 6-6:30pm and has always done this). I haven't seen him close his eyes til the lights actually go out.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Estimated around 90 at highest point of cage with 75-85 at the lowest point during the day (see screenshot links). Lowest overnight temp? 60ish How do you measure these temps? Digital RHT probes.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? Typically 35-90% How are you creating and maintaining these levels? Mistking/Live plants. What do you use to measure humidity? Digital RHT probes.
Plants - Huge live pothos
Placement - By a window, ceiling fan in the room. Cage top is between 2-3 feet from the ceiling.
Location - Cincinnati, OH
Current Problem - Fat bulge near vent... is it because he's eating too much or is it something more serious? just a growth spurt? Additional data located below
Enclosure:
Concern:
Additional info:
Probe History for last 12 hours: http://sadfish.net/chams/9_24_2012_probes.png
Probe Temps last 24 hours: http://sadfish.net/chams/9_24_2012_probes24hr.png
Weight Chart: http://sadfish.net/chams/9_24weightchart.png
P.S. I'm interested in creating a "food calculator" but the thread seems to have died https://www.chameleonforums.com/want-know-how-much-feed-your-animal-87130/index3.html
