Lilbitofpuregold
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Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? Panther, male, 6 months old, 6 weeks in my care
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? Once a week
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? Crickets and meal worms. Everyday. Using roach chow for gut load
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? I started out with reptical with d3 because that's what i was told. A little over a week ago i switched to reptical wo d3. Herpivite multi on Sundays.
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? Mist king once a day for 1 min before lights come on and i hand mist him once or twice a day. Have a watering fountain.( cleaned out every few days) I've seen him drink but rarely.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? Green with white urates. Not tested for parasites
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. I have no information
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?24 x 24x 48 reptibreeze xl with latex backdrop.
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? Lights on from 9 am to 9pm. Reptisun 5.0 linear bar 30 in. Reptisun basking bulb. Not sure the wattage
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? 85 basking and 72 down the bottom layer. No lower than 72 at night. I bought a hat gun to measure.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?50 to 60% misting, hygometer
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? Live plants, umbrella, money tree, pothos, and a red flower thing that looks like aloe leaves but flat. Sorry can't remember the name.
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's in my laundry room, no fans, vents on the other side with the washer dryer, he's on the pantry side in a corner. He is on top of a small wooden table so he is a good 2 to 3 feet above my head. At his basking spot. Bottom of cage is 3 and half feet above floor
Location - Where are you geographically located? Oklahoma
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about. So i messed up and was giving him d3 everyday because that is what the pet store told me to do. I took him to a exotic emergency room last night and still have no information. They have me liquid cal .03 every 24. They didn't do xrays which i asked about and they said he didn't need them. He is curled into a ball and grabbing his tail and legs with his feet. Which is a sign of mbd. He can't hang on to his tree and i made him a hospital box. His spine is all twisted it happened in less than 24 hrs. He isn't eating or drinking so i force fed last night and used a syringe for water. Will he straiten up or is he stuck twisted up? I worry about his quality of life.
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? Once a week
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? Crickets and meal worms. Everyday. Using roach chow for gut load
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? I started out with reptical with d3 because that's what i was told. A little over a week ago i switched to reptical wo d3. Herpivite multi on Sundays.
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? Mist king once a day for 1 min before lights come on and i hand mist him once or twice a day. Have a watering fountain.( cleaned out every few days) I've seen him drink but rarely.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? Green with white urates. Not tested for parasites
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. I have no information
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?24 x 24x 48 reptibreeze xl with latex backdrop.
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? Lights on from 9 am to 9pm. Reptisun 5.0 linear bar 30 in. Reptisun basking bulb. Not sure the wattage
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? 85 basking and 72 down the bottom layer. No lower than 72 at night. I bought a hat gun to measure.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?50 to 60% misting, hygometer
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? Live plants, umbrella, money tree, pothos, and a red flower thing that looks like aloe leaves but flat. Sorry can't remember the name.
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's in my laundry room, no fans, vents on the other side with the washer dryer, he's on the pantry side in a corner. He is on top of a small wooden table so he is a good 2 to 3 feet above my head. At his basking spot. Bottom of cage is 3 and half feet above floor
Location - Where are you geographically located? Oklahoma
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about. So i messed up and was giving him d3 everyday because that is what the pet store told me to do. I took him to a exotic emergency room last night and still have no information. They have me liquid cal .03 every 24. They didn't do xrays which i asked about and they said he didn't need them. He is curled into a ball and grabbing his tail and legs with his feet. Which is a sign of mbd. He can't hang on to his tree and i made him a hospital box. His spine is all twisted it happened in less than 24 hrs. He isn't eating or drinking so i force fed last night and used a syringe for water. Will he straiten up or is he stuck twisted up? I worry about his quality of life.
If you give me a bit of time, I’ll give you a complete husbandry review.
I am so very sorry. Unfortunately chameleons don’t show any signs that anything is wrong until whatever it is has progressed until it can be too late. Don’t beat yourself up. You did what you were told was right. It is whomever that provided you the wrong information that deserves all the blame. There’s so very much misinformation out there on not just keeping chameleons, but all reptiles and it’s very hard to figure out which is correct. Keep him in your heart and I wish you much peace.
