Going to bottom of enclosure
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Thehippie
Chameleon Enthusiast
uhh well it could mean a number of things, could you post a picture of your set up and chameleon so we can get a better judge for what the problem might be??
for starters, something in there is probably bothering him and in that case you might want to fill out this form... by filling it out, it gives us a good sense of if something would be bothering him and what it might be.
to add to the list, does he often scratch at or crawl on the screen?? if so theres definitely something bothering him. if not it might be the temperature.
Chameleon Info:
Cage Info:
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
for starters, something in there is probably bothering him and in that case you might want to fill out this form... by filling it out, it gives us a good sense of if something would be bothering him and what it might be.
to add to the list, does he often scratch at or crawl on the screen?? if so theres definitely something bothering him. if not it might be the temperature.
Chameleon Info:
- Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
- Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
- Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
- Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
- Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
- Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
- History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
Cage Info:
- Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
- Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
- Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
- Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
- Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
- 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?
- Location - Where are you geographically located?
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
Chameleon Info:
- Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? Veiled chameleon, not sure of the gender yet,the pet store said about 2 months old, about a week and a half
- Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? Only when I put him in the enclosure the first day
- Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? Crickets, wax worms, Dubai roaches, about 5 crickets a day a couple worms and sometimes some roaches, gutloading with carrots atm. I always feed him about 3 hours after waking up so about 11am
- Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? Reptibreeze Calcium without D3 everyday and multivitamin 2 a week with D3
- Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? I mist by hand about 2-3 times a day for a couple mins. I did see him drink a couple times.
- Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? Solid brown poop and white pee. I don’t think he’s been tested
- History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
Cage Info:
- Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? Screen cage 16x16x36
- Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? Reptibreeze basking light 75 watts and the zillaslime linear ubv light
- Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? Lowest over night temp is about 70, I have a thermometer in the cage.
- Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? Usually from about 65% to 75% usually, I mist the cage. I have a humidity thermometer.
- Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? No but I am getting live plants soon
- 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? It is in my room, it is not near any of that, not sure about the height but it’s on a table about 3 feet off the ground so
- Location - Where are you geographically located? Lancaster pa
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about. Chameleon went around the bottom floor once
Didn’t mean a twice a week for the multivitamin I meant twice a month lol
Thehippie
Chameleon Enthusiast
Chameleon Info:
Cage Info:
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about. Chameleon went around the bottom floor once
honestly, they're just scouting out the new place, they've only been there for a week and its normal for them to be exploring at that stage. if you had them for like half a year or more and they started frequenting the bottom then it would be cause for concern but as of now theyre just getting a bearing of their new territory. the changes above should be made to give your chameleon the best possible quality of life but as of now there isn't a cause for concern.
we can determine their gender if you have a pic of their back half including the base of the tail.
- Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? Veiled chameleon, not sure of the gender yet,the pet store said about 2 months old, about a week and a half if you can post a pic with the tail straight we can tell you!
- Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? Only when I put him in the enclosure the first day
- Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? Crickets, wax worms, Dubai roaches, about 5 crickets a day a couple worms and sometimes some roaches, gutloading with carrots atm. I always feed him about 3 hours after waking up so about 11am wax worms are usually a treat and are high in fat. a good staple worm for veileds are silk worms. along with that you're going to want to expand their palette while they're young. if they go on a hunger strike, you should be able to offer a different variation of food that they will take.
- Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? Reptibreeze Calcium without D3 everyday and multivitamin 2 a week with D3 got your change on the schedule
- Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? I mist by hand about 2-3 times a day for a couple mins. I did see him drink a couple times.
- Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? Solid brown poop and white pee. I don’t think he’s been tested
- History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
Cage Info:
- Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? Screen cage 16x16x36 in the near future you're going to want to upgrade to a 2x2x4 screen cage.
- Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? Reptibreeze basking light 75 watts and the zillaslime linear ubv light
- Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? Lowest over night temp is about 70, I have a thermometer in the cage. Basking temp? ambient temp?
- Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? Usually from about 65% to 75% usually, I mist the cage. I have a humidity thermometer. day time humidity should be around 30-40% whereas the night time should be around 80-100%
- Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? No but I am getting live plants soon veileds are known to be plant chompers, I wouldn't personally keep any fake plants in there in case of ingestion of one of the leaves that could cause impaction.
- 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? It is in my room, it is not near any of that, not sure about the height but it’s on a table about 3 feet off the ground so
- Location - Where are you geographically located? Lancaster pa
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about. Chameleon went around the bottom floor once
honestly, they're just scouting out the new place, they've only been there for a week and its normal for them to be exploring at that stage. if you had them for like half a year or more and they started frequenting the bottom then it would be cause for concern but as of now theyre just getting a bearing of their new territory. the changes above should be made to give your chameleon the best possible quality of life but as of now there isn't a cause for concern.
we can determine their gender if you have a pic of their back half including the base of the tail.
LukeTheLizard
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Hi guys this is kinda unrelated but how do i start a new conversation where everyone will see it and can reply?(sorry I’m new)
janjan20
Chameleon Enthusiast
I sent you a PM.
@LukeTheLizard Welcome to the forum!
To start a conversation ....
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LukeTheLizard
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Thanks!
