Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?—Jacksonii Chameleon, Female, Age(Not Sure around 2 months she is approximately 3 in), She has been in my care for 3 weeks.
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? --2 times a week if that.
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?—I have been feeding her 5 small crickets a day in the mornings. I have been feeding the crickets lettuce and giving them the fluckers water gel. Are you regulating her intake? your gut load needs to improve. look at sandrachemelons blogs for some great tips.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? --I have been using the Rep-Cal Calcium without D3, Rep-Cal calcium with D3, and Rep-Cal Herptivite. I gave her each about once a week (but I only started to give them to her 2 weeks ago).i would dust her crickets with plain phosphorus free calcium every feeding at the moment. also might want to look into purchasing some liquid calcium and injecting a feeder every feeding.
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? – I use a drip system that last a couple hours and haven’t been misting because the humidity has been around 55 on the humidity meter which is in the tropical region.this is not enough. your chameleon needs a mist or rain simulated to clean her eyes. she also will benefite from the water drops it will leave on the plant for hydration and humidity. misting needs to be 2-3 times a day for 3-5 minutes each session.
Do you see your chameleon drinking? I have only seen her drink 1 time and that was when I first put the system in 2 weeks ago.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? I do not believe she has been tested for parasites, her droppings have been dark brown with some white and yellow. I did hear that yellow means she may be dehydrated. this will resolve once you start misting.
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.- I got her from the reptile convention in san jose, ca about 3 weeks ago.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? --It is a 18x18x30 cage, with all walls screen.
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?-- The lights I have are a 50 wat bulb (zoo med basking spot lamp), Exo Terra 18" Repti Glo 5.0 UVB Bulb, and a Flukers 60 Watt Black Night Bulbs. Our Lighting schedule is when we wake up (normally from 7-9am) we turn the basking light and exo terra lights on and we do not turn them on until exactly 12 hours later. We then turn the night light on until we wake up the next day and then do it all over again.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? --The temperature is never been higher than 85 and it never lower than 65. We measure the temps with Zoo Med Economy Dual Thermometer / Humidity Gauge. im not asure without pictures to see how far you have this bulb away from the cage. if it resting on the cage, i know your basking temps are high. even a normal 50 watt house bulb resting on the cage with a basking perch around 8 inches away is to hot for a jacksons. you basking temps should be mid to high 70's. ambient temps high 60's to low 70 's. night time in the 60's. properly check you basking temp by placing your guage or probe at the basking site. leave it for 15 minutes and check. raise or lower you basking site or bulb as needed.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? --We measure the temps with Zoo Med Economy Dual Thermometer / Humidity Gauge. We use a drip system a mist from time to time. you stated above you havent been misting.
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? --We currently have no living plants.
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? –The cage is on top of a 2 ft dresser. It is not near a vent or fan. As for high traffic it is only myself and my boyfriend who are in the room. We never have anyone over. And the top of the cage is about 5 ft relative to the ground.
Location - Where are you geographically located? Hayward, California
My chameleon is a female jackson (not to sure on her age... maybe a couple months) she had been eating fine and I had a drip system in place. She has recently started to grab her front legs with her back legs making her not able to move around. She has fallen a couple times and when I pick her up she turns dark brown and has her mouth open wide but never lets go of her front legs. I have not been able to find anything like this on the web. I posted a picture of her a couple minutes ago.
