Shan.pod1228
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I feel like I should start by saying:
Hi, my name is Shannon, and I have fallen victim to my impulse shopping and the chameleon kit
Chameleon Info:
Cage Info:
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about. I am a bit concerned right now with rose. She hasn't been eating or drinking as much as she should. I have noticed her rubbing her eyes, not sure if that means she will be going through shed or there is a bigger prob there. I don't know if she is just stressed because of living with Blanche and the moving around or if I should be more worried. And I'm Hella stressed about getting lay bins set up for them. I don't know if it's worth getting the chameleon kit set up as a perma lay bin or if moving them during that time would cause more stress than it's worth. And if I'm doing the lay bins in their vivs, their plants take up quite a bit of floor space, so should I move a plant out of the Viv to make room for one or just try and move them around enough to squeeze one in?
1st Pic is their setup now. 2nd is Blanche. 3rd is Rose.
Hi, my name is Shannon, and I have fallen victim to my impulse shopping and the chameleon kit
Chameleon Info:
- Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? I have 2 female veiled chams, Blanche and Rose. I believe they are 4ish months old. I should have asked, but didn't. I have had them for about 4 weeks.
- Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? I Only have to move them from Viv to Viv at this point.
- Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? They get crickets everyday. I have also tried black fly larvae, hornworms, and I just got the silkworms that I ordered yesterday for them to try. They both eat the crickets right up. I've only gotten Rose to eat 1 hornworms. Blanche digs the black fly larvae, but rose hasn't gone for any. And I'm not sure on the silkworms yet. The crickets are gutloaded with repashy bug burger and random veggies and fruits.
- Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? The crickets are dusted with repashy supercal nod daily and I have given them herptivite every other week. I just got exoterra calcium w/d3 last week, so I gave it to them for the first time then.
- Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? I have had a mistking set up for about 2 weeks now. I mist 3 times a day, first thing in the morning for 3 minutes, for 5 minutes in the afternoon, and then for 3 minutes a couple hours before the lights go off. I have seen both of them drink at times.
- Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? Blanche has brown poop with white urates. Right now rose's urates are a bit more yellow.
- History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. I got them from DBD pets at a recent reptile expo in my area.
Cage Info:
- Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? Started off with both of them in the dreaded chameleon kit cage, because I'm the worst kind of impulse shopper, and why wouldn't I go for the 2 for $70 deal, they definitely need a buddy .... After getting home and jumping online to give myself a crash course in chameleon husbandry, I realized that I was super super ill prepared. And then I proceeded to Amazon and started ordering like a mad woman, to my fiance and ups drivers dismay. I ordered a screen exoterra 36x18x36 terrerium, hoping that that would be big enough for me to still be able to house them together. That lasted a few days before I realized what a biatch Blanche is and knew that I had to move poor sweet rose into her own space. Sooooo, back on Amazon I ordered the zoo med 24x24x48 for her. Got it a few days later and it came with bent frames to the sides and a gash in the screen on one of the side panels. So I got a replacement a few days later and set it up as quickly as I could with lighting and plants so I could move her in. They have been in their separate areas for 6 days now.
- Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? Both have t5ho 5% linear bulbs that run the length of the vivs. Blanche has a zoo med and Rose has a sunblaster. They both have basking areas with 75w bulbs and sepearte plant light bulbs on each Viv as well. The lights are on a 12/12 schedule from 7a to 7p.
- Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? Basking areas are 80ish throughout the day and the cave floor is generally in the 70-75 range. At night my house generally stays around 68-70. I just got a set of digital thermometer/hygrometer and I'm not really convinced on their accuracy right now. But those are the numbers in Blanche's Viv with the disc combo I have, and the zoo med digital thermometer with probe that are in there.
- Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? The disc combo I have in blanche's Viv read generally between 50-60%. The new digital ones I have range from upper 30's near basking to 50ish near bottom. I put plastic on the back of my vivs to save my walls and try to help maintain the humidity better. I also have live plants in both vivs.
- Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? Yes, both have a schefflera, croton, and hibiscus. Rose also has a fake aquarium plant I had gotten for the little baby Viv initially.
- 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? Both cages are in a back room in my house where my 9 year old beardie lives. Not really high traffic, though their room is off of my mudroom which is high traffic. Both cages are about 6' off the floor.
- Location - Where are you geographically located? I am in upstate, NY.
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about. I am a bit concerned right now with rose. She hasn't been eating or drinking as much as she should. I have noticed her rubbing her eyes, not sure if that means she will be going through shed or there is a bigger prob there. I don't know if she is just stressed because of living with Blanche and the moving around or if I should be more worried. And I'm Hella stressed about getting lay bins set up for them. I don't know if it's worth getting the chameleon kit set up as a perma lay bin or if moving them during that time would cause more stress than it's worth. And if I'm doing the lay bins in their vivs, their plants take up quite a bit of floor space, so should I move a plant out of the Viv to make room for one or just try and move them around enough to squeeze one in?
1st Pic is their setup now. 2nd is Blanche. 3rd is Rose.
