I got a veiled cham about 3 weeks ago now he is about a year old, I have him in the meshed enclosure with vines, artificial plants I use a fogger and a manual mister everyday. I feed hiedium medium crickets and 2 or 3 superworms dusted with none d3 calcium. I have seen him pushing up on the door of the cage and I noticed today that he has lost the scales at the front of his peak. It looks like a smooth tip now. HELP!!!
I need some advice, it's urgent.
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Pharaoh2015
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Can you provide more details please. Fill out the how to ask for help questions.
How big is your cage? Can we see a picture?
How big is your cage? Can we see a picture?
Pharaoh2015
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Here is some recommended information to include when asking for help in the health clinic forum. By providing this information, you will receive more accurate and beneficial responses. It might not be necessary to answer all these questions, but the more you provide the better. Please remember that even the most knowledgeable person can only guess at what your problem may be. Only an experienced reptile veterinarian who can directly examine your animal can give a true diagnosis of your chameleon's health.
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.
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.
The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? It's a male veiled cham, about a year old. I've had him for about 3 weeks nonow
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? Not too often. Maybe once every week to clean out the enclosure.
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? I feed him 6-8 medium crickets and 3 superworms every other day in the morning. I feed the insinsects leaf lettuce and the occasional fruit to gut load and wait 24 hours after providing to feed them to him.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? I dust with none d3 calcium every feeding.
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? I used filterd wayer for a fogger and a manual mister and use the reptiles safe drops. I fog and mist everyday several times a day. I have seen him drinking tho not too after. I also keep a small shallow dish in his cage with water.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? I forget. The name but the white part is mostly white with a but of yellow at the back end. The dark part looks like a dark pale green color.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? It is the zoo med reptibreeze for chameleons.
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? I use the zoo med ceramic dual lamp with a white uvb bulb and a blue daylight bulb. I also have a red infrared bulb for basking. I turn them on in the morning at 9 and off at night at 8-8:30.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? I have a digital ththermometer as well as an analog one. The average temp at basking is about 85-92 f. Lowest temp I have seen at night is about 60.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? I use a humidity gauge and it reads between 50-65. I mist several times a day soaking the leaves and the wood bark at the bottom. I also turn on a fogger for several hours at a time.
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? No live plants in the enclosure.
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 is in my room not a high traffic area and it is not directly in front of the windows or fan. I say the cage is at about 3 from the floor on a table.
Location - Where are you geographically located? I live in New York
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? Not too often. Maybe once every week to clean out the enclosure.
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? I feed him 6-8 medium crickets and 3 superworms every other day in the morning. I feed the insinsects leaf lettuce and the occasional fruit to gut load and wait 24 hours after providing to feed them to him.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? I dust with none d3 calcium every feeding.
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? I used filterd wayer for a fogger and a manual mister and use the reptiles safe drops. I fog and mist everyday several times a day. I have seen him drinking tho not too after. I also keep a small shallow dish in his cage with water.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? I forget. The name but the white part is mostly white with a but of yellow at the back end. The dark part looks like a dark pale green color.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? It is the zoo med reptibreeze for chameleons.
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? I use the zoo med ceramic dual lamp with a white uvb bulb and a blue daylight bulb. I also have a red infrared bulb for basking. I turn them on in the morning at 9 and off at night at 8-8:30.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? I have a digital ththermometer as well as an analog one. The average temp at basking is about 85-92 f. Lowest temp I have seen at night is about 60.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? I use a humidity gauge and it reads between 50-65. I mist several times a day soaking the leaves and the wood bark at the bottom. I also turn on a fogger for several hours at a time.
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? No live plants in the enclosure.
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 is in my room not a high traffic area and it is not directly in front of the windows or fan. I say the cage is at about 3 from the floor on a table.
Location - Where are you geographically located? I live in New York
Carlton
Chameleon Enthusiast
What SIZE cage is it? He may be trying to get out because its too confining. You could glue a piece of smooth foam (I'm thinking something like the self adhesive padded weather stripping for house doors) on the frame of the door where he's trying to push through. It might keep him from damaging his casque and nose.
