Hey guys!!!

[sourish]

Hi guys I’m new to chameleon forums and just wanted to introduce you all to Camino, our juvenile male veiled.

 

[NashansCamos]

Hello and welcome to the forums
please fill out this husbandry form so we can help you and your cham to have the best life possible together

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.

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Please Note:

1. The more details you provide the better and more accurate help you will receive.
2. Photos can be very helpful.

 

[sourish]

Hello and welcome to the forums
please fill out this husbandry form so we can help you and your cham to have the best life possible together

Chameleon Info:

• Camino - Veiled, male, roughly 5 months. We have had him in our care for 2 months.
• Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? Seldom. We spot clean his cage every day. And handle him about once a week. Not for very long, just to get him accustomed to us.
• Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? Mostly crickets and BSFL. But super worms as treats. He’s also had mealworms and hornworms and a couple BSF. What amount? He will eat about 10 crickets a day now. Usually no more than that, unless they are tiny. What is the schedule? We feed once every day. In the morning. And usually a snack later in the day. (Maybe 2 or 3 crickets or a worm) How are you gut-loading your feeders? we dust all his feeders. And they are all gutloaded with fruits, veggies, cricket food, and super worm food. (Mustard greens, apples, bananas, carrots, lettuce)
• Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? sticky tongue farms Calcium for 6 days a week. Zoo Med Cal with d3/ Exo terra multivitamin every other week. (Saturday’s) (Rotating these two, not both at same time. So each is once every two weeks. Dust all feeders for that day.
• Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? Purified water. In a manual mister and soon to be drip system. How often and how long to you mist? A few times a day. About 3. And for a minute or two each time. Do you see your chameleon drinking? We’ve seen him drink a couple times.. but not often do we catch him licking the leaves.
• Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? Not been tested yet. Feces is normal looking. Usually dark brown with white tip. Solid, but not too dry. Looks healthy. Poops once a day, every day lol.
• History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. He is from Petco. Not sure of much history other than that.

Cage Info:

• Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? Glass, with screen top. (Bigger screen cage otw) currently in a 18x18x24. New cage is 24x24x48 screen cage I got this y’all. We are new at being reptile parents but we did our research.
• Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? Thrive daytime blue Heat bulb and thrive UVB bulb. What is your daily lighting schedule? 12 hours on. 12 off. 9am-9pm. Every day.
• Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Basking spot - about 87-90 degrees Fahrenheit. Cage floor - 77-80 degrees Fahrenheit. (Rough estimates of the floor) Lowest overnight temp? 72 Fahrenheit. That’s what our AC is on. How do you measure these temps? There are thermometers in his cage/ hydrometers.
• Humidity - What are your humidity levels? Before misting 40-60%. After we mist it goes up to about 80% and will go down gradually. How are you creating and maintaining these levels? Misting a few times a day. I usually keep the fan on in this room when it’s hot to keep the air circulation good. What do you use to measure humidity? Hydrometers in cage. 2
• Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? We have a mini umbrella tree (nontoxic kind) and artificial tree branches.
• Placement - Where is your cage located? Office. Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? It’s near an air vent and a fan. Not high traffic at all. At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor? It’s about 4.5 feet.
• Location - Where are you geographically located? Central Florida

Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about. Don’t really have any yet! Thank goodness!

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Please Note:

1. The more details you provide the better and more accurate help you will receive.
2. Photos can be very helpful.

 

[Mrjamwin]

Hello and welcome to the forums
please fill out this husbandry form so we can help you and your cham to have the best life possible together

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.

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Please Note:

1. The more details you provide the better and more accurate help you will receive.
2. Photos can be very helpful.

Umm, he's just saying hi.

 

[Grayson Payne]

Camino is a cutie! Welcome to the forums!

 

[sourish]

Camino is a cutie! Welcome to the forums!

Thank you!!