Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Veiled Yemen Female Chameleon one year old, had about 6 months. In which she has had two clutches of eggs approx 60 in each clutch.
Handling - Hand reared and very receptive, was very friendly like to come out at bask in the sun or on her tree on windowsill.
Feeding - Swapping every few weeks between 5 - 6 Black, Brown Crickets & Locusts daily. Fed water gel and bug food with greens such as cabbage. Usually every day around 5pm approx. 5 -6 , non when gravid, with a good feed (8) bugs after her first lay.
Supplements - Calcium 5 days a week, swapping to Nutrobal twice a week.
Watering - Large proper spay pump. Good douse in morning, then in afternoon. Have installed dripper, however has taken straight from dripping sprayer after laying.
Fecal Description - White chalk like, to a black brown at other end.
History - Had two clutches of eggs approx 60 in each clutch. Generally very friendly, eats well and looks healthy. Used organic based soil with sand for her 2nd pot for laying. She has only shed her skin once since owning her.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Glass wood vivarium, sliding glass doors appox. 4x3x3.
Lighting - 100 W Day bulb about 8 inches above her basking area. UV 5%. Both on from 7am till 7pm.
Temperature - 90 degree basking area top back left of tank with bark piece for perch. Drops to 50 over night.
Humidity - 70% ish first spray dropping to 50 overnight. Use a fan system for 2x30 min each day to prevent mold.
Plants - Devils Ivy.
Placement - On a 1ft high stand in main living room.
Location - UK
Current Problem - Initially her colours were fine, however after her 2nd clutch five days after she had laid she had on her right hand side of her face had gone black. It was not there after her laying. We have gone to the vets on the sixth day, a day after noticing it, he said probably a bruise, she looked healthy and there appeared no cuts or infection.
However we have noticed her temperament change, not wanting to come out and also she appears to find it difficult to catch food, often missing them.
I am wondering now if either it is a reaction to the peter mixture I used or it is actually a bruise, (not sure as you can see it appears to be spreading) or she is actually hypermelanistic, which has been triggered from her becoming gravid and laying. This is her second time laying since having her at 6 months old, her first approx. three months ago. It's not a burn as her basking light is not accessible as it is to high for her, plus on the side of neck. Other than the black and temperament change, she seems healthy. Also does not appear to be infected or inflamed. She looks a little dirtier in the one week after, however it does appear to be within her skin layer. I have always noticed that the gaps between her scales and on the gaps on her throat are actually black as well.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/hypermelanistic-yemen-chameleons-veiled-35227/
Before:
Five Days after her second clutch:
Two weeks after her second clutch:
Your Chameleon - Veiled Yemen Female Chameleon one year old, had about 6 months. In which she has had two clutches of eggs approx 60 in each clutch.
Handling - Hand reared and very receptive, was very friendly like to come out at bask in the sun or on her tree on windowsill.
Feeding - Swapping every few weeks between 5 - 6 Black, Brown Crickets & Locusts daily. Fed water gel and bug food with greens such as cabbage. Usually every day around 5pm approx. 5 -6 , non when gravid, with a good feed (8) bugs after her first lay.
Supplements - Calcium 5 days a week, swapping to Nutrobal twice a week.
Watering - Large proper spay pump. Good douse in morning, then in afternoon. Have installed dripper, however has taken straight from dripping sprayer after laying.
Fecal Description - White chalk like, to a black brown at other end.
History - Had two clutches of eggs approx 60 in each clutch. Generally very friendly, eats well and looks healthy. Used organic based soil with sand for her 2nd pot for laying. She has only shed her skin once since owning her.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Glass wood vivarium, sliding glass doors appox. 4x3x3.
Lighting - 100 W Day bulb about 8 inches above her basking area. UV 5%. Both on from 7am till 7pm.
Temperature - 90 degree basking area top back left of tank with bark piece for perch. Drops to 50 over night.
Humidity - 70% ish first spray dropping to 50 overnight. Use a fan system for 2x30 min each day to prevent mold.
Plants - Devils Ivy.
Placement - On a 1ft high stand in main living room.
Location - UK
Current Problem - Initially her colours were fine, however after her 2nd clutch five days after she had laid she had on her right hand side of her face had gone black. It was not there after her laying. We have gone to the vets on the sixth day, a day after noticing it, he said probably a bruise, she looked healthy and there appeared no cuts or infection.
However we have noticed her temperament change, not wanting to come out and also she appears to find it difficult to catch food, often missing them.
I am wondering now if either it is a reaction to the peter mixture I used or it is actually a bruise, (not sure as you can see it appears to be spreading) or she is actually hypermelanistic, which has been triggered from her becoming gravid and laying. This is her second time laying since having her at 6 months old, her first approx. three months ago. It's not a burn as her basking light is not accessible as it is to high for her, plus on the side of neck. Other than the black and temperament change, she seems healthy. Also does not appear to be infected or inflamed. She looks a little dirtier in the one week after, however it does appear to be within her skin layer. I have always noticed that the gaps between her scales and on the gaps on her throat are actually black as well.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/hypermelanistic-yemen-chameleons-veiled-35227/
Before:
Five Days after her second clutch:
Two weeks after her second clutch:
