Aurora1990
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Chameleon Info:
• Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? My Chameleon is an Ambiliobe Panther Chameleon, He is a Male and is estimated to be just over a year old and he has been my baby since April 2011 he came from a pet store. He was more of a rescue because I came in I saw he had a bad eye so I rescued him and took him home.
• Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? Around 2 to 3 times a week for only a few mins.
• Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? Hes main staple is crikets that are gut lodded when Flukers cricket diet, orange cubes and calcium fortified cricket water. I normally feed him around 10 to 15 crickets every other day with around 5 supper worms. I also get him silk worms and butter worms ever month or two.
• Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
I use rep-cal calcium and herptivite I use to have him on a alternating schedule but he started falling and having muscle spasms so my vet told me to just mix the two and give it to him every day so that is what I do
• 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 a mist king system set up he is misted for 8 mins first at 8 am one hour after the lights come on and then at 11 am, 2 pm, 5 pm for 5 mins then a 30 second misting at 6 pm one hour before lights out. I also have a drip system installed that is set to a pretty slow drip so that it drips to around 3 or 4. I do see him drink pretty regularly from his drip system he likes to go to the top and drink straight from it.
• Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
His most resent droppings was on Monday there was a decent amount of brown color it seemed a little watery what I mean is like a lightly brown clear liquid around the feces. His urate was very white with no orange. He tested positive for parasites when I first got him but we treated it and havnt tested him since.
• History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
During the summer time he has an outside cage that he is place in frequently to bask.
Cage Info:
• Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
His cage is a full screen cage 24x24x48
• Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
He has a reptisun 5.0 UVB bulb in a hood, Then 2 zoomed 40 watt blue day light bulbs in a hood and he also has a 75 watt basking bulb on the other end of the cage. My lighting schedule is 7 am to 7 pm.
• Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
The top tempature is usually around 81 to 85 and under the basking light it is around 90 to 92 degrees. At the bottom of the cage it usually gets around 72 to 76. At night time he has no additional heat so the over all cage temp is around 72 to 76. I measure my temps with a temp gun I got from LLL reptile.
• Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
My humidity is ususally around 56 to 67% I create theses levels with the mist system and a humidifer that sits next to his cage. I measure this with a flukers hydrometer. and I usually turn my celling fan on low so there is good air flow.
• Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
He has one small real pant it is a wipping fig ficus tree from Chameleons only.com.
• 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?
My cage is in my bedroom which is very low traffic and is a good distance from any vents there is a celling fan in the room. The top of the cage is probably 5'8 from the floor when in its stand.
• Location - Where are you geographically located?
Georgia, USA
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
My problem is that I noticed my cham puffing his chin out, opening his mouth and getting mad for no reason then soon after he does this he has a bowl movement and then calms down. Then today I was about to go to class I noticed this pink thing pushed out of his vent he kind of sucked it back in then pushed it back out he didnt have a bowl movement but usually when he sticks that out and pulls it back in he has a bowl movement its like him pushing it out... Other then when he is trying to have a bowl movement it is not out of the vent at all. Any advice would be great I dont want to have to stress him with a vet visit if I dont have to please help... Pictures attached...
Pictures are helpful
• Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? My Chameleon is an Ambiliobe Panther Chameleon, He is a Male and is estimated to be just over a year old and he has been my baby since April 2011 he came from a pet store. He was more of a rescue because I came in I saw he had a bad eye so I rescued him and took him home.
• Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? Around 2 to 3 times a week for only a few mins.
• Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? Hes main staple is crikets that are gut lodded when Flukers cricket diet, orange cubes and calcium fortified cricket water. I normally feed him around 10 to 15 crickets every other day with around 5 supper worms. I also get him silk worms and butter worms ever month or two.
• Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
I use rep-cal calcium and herptivite I use to have him on a alternating schedule but he started falling and having muscle spasms so my vet told me to just mix the two and give it to him every day so that is what I do
• 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 a mist king system set up he is misted for 8 mins first at 8 am one hour after the lights come on and then at 11 am, 2 pm, 5 pm for 5 mins then a 30 second misting at 6 pm one hour before lights out. I also have a drip system installed that is set to a pretty slow drip so that it drips to around 3 or 4. I do see him drink pretty regularly from his drip system he likes to go to the top and drink straight from it.
• Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
His most resent droppings was on Monday there was a decent amount of brown color it seemed a little watery what I mean is like a lightly brown clear liquid around the feces. His urate was very white with no orange. He tested positive for parasites when I first got him but we treated it and havnt tested him since.
• History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
During the summer time he has an outside cage that he is place in frequently to bask.
Cage Info:
• Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
His cage is a full screen cage 24x24x48
• Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
He has a reptisun 5.0 UVB bulb in a hood, Then 2 zoomed 40 watt blue day light bulbs in a hood and he also has a 75 watt basking bulb on the other end of the cage. My lighting schedule is 7 am to 7 pm.
• Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
The top tempature is usually around 81 to 85 and under the basking light it is around 90 to 92 degrees. At the bottom of the cage it usually gets around 72 to 76. At night time he has no additional heat so the over all cage temp is around 72 to 76. I measure my temps with a temp gun I got from LLL reptile.
• Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
My humidity is ususally around 56 to 67% I create theses levels with the mist system and a humidifer that sits next to his cage. I measure this with a flukers hydrometer. and I usually turn my celling fan on low so there is good air flow.
• Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
He has one small real pant it is a wipping fig ficus tree from Chameleons only.com.
• 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?
My cage is in my bedroom which is very low traffic and is a good distance from any vents there is a celling fan in the room. The top of the cage is probably 5'8 from the floor when in its stand.
• Location - Where are you geographically located?
Georgia, USA
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
My problem is that I noticed my cham puffing his chin out, opening his mouth and getting mad for no reason then soon after he does this he has a bowl movement and then calms down. Then today I was about to go to class I noticed this pink thing pushed out of his vent he kind of sucked it back in then pushed it back out he didnt have a bowl movement but usually when he sticks that out and pulls it back in he has a bowl movement its like him pushing it out... Other then when he is trying to have a bowl movement it is not out of the vent at all. Any advice would be great I dont want to have to stress him with a vet visit if I dont have to please help... Pictures attached...
Pictures are helpful
