courtneydix
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First time owing chameleons, and want to make sure I'm doing this right.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Right now my husband and I have them in a 41 gallon Glass aquarium, the pet store told us it is very important for babies to have loads of humdity and our Large screen cage is too big for them right now.
Lighting - I have 2 heat lamps going all day and the 100w all night (because the aquarium losses heat and we have the air condition on at my house at night), one is a red 100w and the other is exo terra compact top and we have a 25 w in that one. We also have a UVB that runs along the whole aquarium and we have that on a timer for 12 hours. It comes on at 9am and is off at 9pm. We also have a exo terra rainforest/terrarium subtrate heater that is on all the time, and cover half of the aquarium ( on the bottom and its stuck on the outside of it.)
Temperature - Our temp. during the day is about 86F and we have to basking spots, which are about 98f, our night time temp, drops a lil to about 78f because it gets colder in our house, so we only turn one heat lamp. We use the exo terra thermometer that sticks on the side of the aquarium. (we have 3 of them in there, to see the temp in different areas.)
Humidity - Our levels are 60% to 65% Humidity, we have the exo terra water fall that also creates fog in the aquarium, we also mist with a mist bottle 2times a day. we have exo terra humidity Gage.
Plants - We are not using any live plants at the moment. Once we get them in the large cage we would like to. Right now they have fake plants that stick to the sides to climb in and hide. We have Vines running throughout the aquarium at different heights so they have lots of climbing space.
Location - Our cage is in our living room. it is by one air vent but we have that vent closed. As for the high traffic where the cage is there isn't much.
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - I have 2 Veiled Chameleons. 1 almost 2 month old female (Duckie) and a 1 1/2 month old male (Chomper) (so were told, i cannot see his spurs, but he is bigger then our female (who is older), and much much more colorful) We had the female for about 3 weeks and the male for 2 weeks on Thursday.
Handling - We are told they are to young that this point to hold them so we aren't holding them. The pet store told us we can start holding Chomper the male in about 2 weeks. But we need to wait a month or so to hold Duckie.
Feeding - We are feeding them about 6 to 8 crickets a day, and meal worms twice a week.
Supplements - we are dusting there food food with 2:0 Calcium/no phosphorus powered supplement with vitamins. (Calcium, Vit. A, Vit. D3 and Vit. C) The brand is T-REX
Watering - We have a watering dish that has a air bubblier in it. We have the Water Fall that fogs. and we mist twice a day. I do see the Chomper drinking water, but i only seen this once. Other times i see him after i mist shot his tongue at the fake plants or the sides of the aquarium. Duckie dose the same thing.
Fecal Description - The colors are white, and brown, and it looks firm, not to hard.
History - We got the chameleons from different pet stores, other than that they are babies.
Current Problem - Everyone says they should be apart, but I think they really like each others company. They are every where with each other, they even sleep together (I have a pic). They said look for signs of aggression (hissing and change of colors) but they haven't. I don't know what to do.
SO here is my info, any suggestions would be good. This is my first time owning and so far i think I'm doing the right things but if not feel free to let me know. I love these lil guys and I want to make sure they have the best care. Also we are in the middle of finding a vet that deals with Chameleons so they can get checked routinely.
Thank You,
Courtney
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Right now my husband and I have them in a 41 gallon Glass aquarium, the pet store told us it is very important for babies to have loads of humdity and our Large screen cage is too big for them right now.
Lighting - I have 2 heat lamps going all day and the 100w all night (because the aquarium losses heat and we have the air condition on at my house at night), one is a red 100w and the other is exo terra compact top and we have a 25 w in that one. We also have a UVB that runs along the whole aquarium and we have that on a timer for 12 hours. It comes on at 9am and is off at 9pm. We also have a exo terra rainforest/terrarium subtrate heater that is on all the time, and cover half of the aquarium ( on the bottom and its stuck on the outside of it.)
Temperature - Our temp. during the day is about 86F and we have to basking spots, which are about 98f, our night time temp, drops a lil to about 78f because it gets colder in our house, so we only turn one heat lamp. We use the exo terra thermometer that sticks on the side of the aquarium. (we have 3 of them in there, to see the temp in different areas.)
Humidity - Our levels are 60% to 65% Humidity, we have the exo terra water fall that also creates fog in the aquarium, we also mist with a mist bottle 2times a day. we have exo terra humidity Gage.
Plants - We are not using any live plants at the moment. Once we get them in the large cage we would like to. Right now they have fake plants that stick to the sides to climb in and hide. We have Vines running throughout the aquarium at different heights so they have lots of climbing space.
Location - Our cage is in our living room. it is by one air vent but we have that vent closed. As for the high traffic where the cage is there isn't much.
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - I have 2 Veiled Chameleons. 1 almost 2 month old female (Duckie) and a 1 1/2 month old male (Chomper) (so were told, i cannot see his spurs, but he is bigger then our female (who is older), and much much more colorful) We had the female for about 3 weeks and the male for 2 weeks on Thursday.
Handling - We are told they are to young that this point to hold them so we aren't holding them. The pet store told us we can start holding Chomper the male in about 2 weeks. But we need to wait a month or so to hold Duckie.
Feeding - We are feeding them about 6 to 8 crickets a day, and meal worms twice a week.
Supplements - we are dusting there food food with 2:0 Calcium/no phosphorus powered supplement with vitamins. (Calcium, Vit. A, Vit. D3 and Vit. C) The brand is T-REX
Watering - We have a watering dish that has a air bubblier in it. We have the Water Fall that fogs. and we mist twice a day. I do see the Chomper drinking water, but i only seen this once. Other times i see him after i mist shot his tongue at the fake plants or the sides of the aquarium. Duckie dose the same thing.
Fecal Description - The colors are white, and brown, and it looks firm, not to hard.
History - We got the chameleons from different pet stores, other than that they are babies.
Current Problem - Everyone says they should be apart, but I think they really like each others company. They are every where with each other, they even sleep together (I have a pic). They said look for signs of aggression (hissing and change of colors) but they haven't. I don't know what to do.
SO here is my info, any suggestions would be good. This is my first time owning and so far i think I'm doing the right things but if not feel free to let me know. I love these lil guys and I want to make sure they have the best care. Also we are in the middle of finding a vet that deals with Chameleons so they can get checked routinely.
Thank You,
Courtney
