lysinlight87
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Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Oustalets, male, estimated age 1 year, owned for 7 months
Handling - Only when necessary. He is shy & dislikes handling
Feeding - His eating has decreased in the past month. At first he was eating 30 feeders per day, then 20, then 15, but in the past month that has decreased to the point where it's a struggle to get him to eat anything. I most frequently offer him locusts and dubias. He did eat silks but I haven't got any at the moment. He was also eating morios, but I won't have any more until tomorrow. He will not cup-feed, but I still try to offer crickets and wax worms in a bowl. I've also tried butter worms & a Chinese oak silkmoth (on the off-chance he might it it). All feeders are dusted with plain calcium & I use reptivite with D3 once or twice per month. Feeders are gutloaded with a dry mix (ie. bug grub) & butternut squash, sweet potato, carrot, courgette, sugar snap peas. Locusts and crickets are occasionally also fed Repashy superload
Supplements - plain calcium. reptivite with D3, replaced this week with komodo chameleon powder, as the reptivite was quite old.
Watering - I've never seen him drink, he is misted for 90 seconds, 4 times per day. He doesn't seem to drink from a dripper or if I shower him.
Fecal Description - His droppings were very large until recently, the size of dropping has decreased with loss of apeptite. Urates are bright white, no yellowing seen. He last one was last week, it was firm, normal in colour but smaller.
History - I have very little background info. I purchased him from a reptile shop that had him imported from Germany. He was 150g when I got him and peaked at 575g a few weeks ago. He sustained a burn in the winter, due his thermostat slipping out of position. this affected his casque and back. The burned area on his back has healed very nicely but the healing has only just began on his casque. He often needs soaking to help him shed.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - 2 extra large reptibreeze vivs that have been joined together. Roughly 4ftx4ftx2ft. The only substate in his cage is the pots his plants are in.
Lighting - Arcardia T5, 10%uvb, the bulb is 5 months old. Lighting schedule roughly matches daylight hours, currently 7am to 8.30pm
Temperature - Basking temp ranges between 85-90F. I try to keep it on the cooler side to protect his burn. Night temps are no lower than 65F. Thermostat & digital thermometer are used.
Humidity - I don't know his current humidity. He is misted for 90 seconds 4 times per day.
Plants - 1 large ficus, a small ficus and a citrus tree.
Placement - Cage located in living room, 3 ft above ground. Myself and my OH are frequently present in the room & we recently got a pet skunk.
Location - UK
I was concerned that Riker appears stressed and his lack of appetite is highly unusual. I took him to see a general vet who has put him on a course of 4 antibiotic injections (I think taking him for the injections is stressing him too.) in case he has a low level infection. He has had 3 of the injections and has lost 20g in 6 days, making him around 540g. He has only eaten 4 dubias voluntarily in this time and, on vet advice, I force-fed him today but only got him to take 1 locust. His last injection is on Thursday but I have already booked him in to see the specialist on Friday- he will have bloods done & I will discuss running a fecal. It terms of other information, the poor guy is leaving sperm deposits left, right & centre. I don't know if that might mean anything, but I guess the fact his is depositing them means he isn't impacted with sperm. I'm also wondering if he may have parasites as a result of being in the garden.
Any suggestions will be much appreciated. He's been doing so well, it's horrible to see him stressed
Your Chameleon - Oustalets, male, estimated age 1 year, owned for 7 months
Handling - Only when necessary. He is shy & dislikes handling
Feeding - His eating has decreased in the past month. At first he was eating 30 feeders per day, then 20, then 15, but in the past month that has decreased to the point where it's a struggle to get him to eat anything. I most frequently offer him locusts and dubias. He did eat silks but I haven't got any at the moment. He was also eating morios, but I won't have any more until tomorrow. He will not cup-feed, but I still try to offer crickets and wax worms in a bowl. I've also tried butter worms & a Chinese oak silkmoth (on the off-chance he might it it). All feeders are dusted with plain calcium & I use reptivite with D3 once or twice per month. Feeders are gutloaded with a dry mix (ie. bug grub) & butternut squash, sweet potato, carrot, courgette, sugar snap peas. Locusts and crickets are occasionally also fed Repashy superload
Supplements - plain calcium. reptivite with D3, replaced this week with komodo chameleon powder, as the reptivite was quite old.
Watering - I've never seen him drink, he is misted for 90 seconds, 4 times per day. He doesn't seem to drink from a dripper or if I shower him.
Fecal Description - His droppings were very large until recently, the size of dropping has decreased with loss of apeptite. Urates are bright white, no yellowing seen. He last one was last week, it was firm, normal in colour but smaller.
History - I have very little background info. I purchased him from a reptile shop that had him imported from Germany. He was 150g when I got him and peaked at 575g a few weeks ago. He sustained a burn in the winter, due his thermostat slipping out of position. this affected his casque and back. The burned area on his back has healed very nicely but the healing has only just began on his casque. He often needs soaking to help him shed.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - 2 extra large reptibreeze vivs that have been joined together. Roughly 4ftx4ftx2ft. The only substate in his cage is the pots his plants are in.
Lighting - Arcardia T5, 10%uvb, the bulb is 5 months old. Lighting schedule roughly matches daylight hours, currently 7am to 8.30pm
Temperature - Basking temp ranges between 85-90F. I try to keep it on the cooler side to protect his burn. Night temps are no lower than 65F. Thermostat & digital thermometer are used.
Humidity - I don't know his current humidity. He is misted for 90 seconds 4 times per day.
Plants - 1 large ficus, a small ficus and a citrus tree.
Placement - Cage located in living room, 3 ft above ground. Myself and my OH are frequently present in the room & we recently got a pet skunk.
Location - UK
I was concerned that Riker appears stressed and his lack of appetite is highly unusual. I took him to see a general vet who has put him on a course of 4 antibiotic injections (I think taking him for the injections is stressing him too.) in case he has a low level infection. He has had 3 of the injections and has lost 20g in 6 days, making him around 540g. He has only eaten 4 dubias voluntarily in this time and, on vet advice, I force-fed him today but only got him to take 1 locust. His last injection is on Thursday but I have already booked him in to see the specialist on Friday- he will have bloods done & I will discuss running a fecal. It terms of other information, the poor guy is leaving sperm deposits left, right & centre. I don't know if that might mean anything, but I guess the fact his is depositing them means he isn't impacted with sperm. I'm also wondering if he may have parasites as a result of being in the garden.
Any suggestions will be much appreciated. He's been doing so well, it's horrible to see him stressed
