takisxx
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Hi there.can anyone see the picture and tell me if hes is healthy?i appreciate any help!he got some black on hes head if you can see what is this?
Is he healthy,what do you see from pictures?
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CasqueAbove
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It does look like he has had thermal burns, on back spines and cask
takisxx
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@Beman no i think not...but i cant say 100%.
@CasqueAbove can you circle th picture with burns plz? i cannot see em
@CasqueAbove can you circle th picture with burns plz? i cannot see em
Yeah that is what I was seeing. You want to make sure that your basking temp is not hotter then 80-85max. And you want to make sure that he can not get his casque close to it. What wattage bulb are you using and what is the distance to his casque?
takisxx
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i use 75 watt bulb and a distance is about 22-23 cm.i think the distance its ok(temp is 29-30 celcius at basking spot)),but hes is climb on top of the net thats why he burned... i think...
sorry for my poor english i hope you get what i mean !
edit: distand of hes casque is 18 cm
CasqueAbove
Chameleon Enthusiast
The burns look old so it may have been there. On the back there should be spines all the way down. This is common for back burns.
I should have said looks old, won’t bother him and otherwise looking great. He does look healthy
I should have said looks old, won’t bother him and otherwise looking great. He does look healthy
takisxx
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thanks for informations!
CasqueAbove
Chameleon Enthusiast
18cm (7in) may be a bit closei use 75 watt bulb and a distance is about 22-23 cm.i think the distance its ok(temp is 29-30 celcius at basking spot)),but hes is climb on top of the net thats why he burned... i think...
sorry for my poor english i hope you get what i mean !
edit: distand of hes casque is 18 cm
30c (86f) is a bit warm, I don’t go above 26c (80f). So you can safely back up the light.
takisxx
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CasqueAbove
Chameleon Enthusiast
Ohh I meant heat bulb not uvb
takisxx
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yes i understand what are you talking about! just saying that i have uvb on that distance 2, if there is a problem with this 2
I agree with @CasqueAbove with the heat bulb you want this lifted up off the cage a bit if he can get that close to it. And you need temps to be lower..
It looks to be an older burn... Just watch it for signs of infection. Otherwise he looks good. Weight looks good as well. How old is he now? How often and how much are you feeding?
It looks to be an older burn... Just watch it for signs of infection. Otherwise he looks good. Weight looks good as well. How old is he now? How often and how much are you feeding?
takisxx
Member
ok i fix this with bulb thanks you very much!
its about 6 month male!i feeding him (handfeeding) every day 4-6 crickets but last days he eats only 1 cricket and 3-4 mealworms dunno why!
i tried also dubias but he scared of them and hes puffing and hissing on them Lol
CasqueAbove
Chameleon Enthusiast
UVB looks fine
Ok so he is now at an age where he needs to be put on every other day feedings of 5 feeders. Then when he is 9 months old this will reduce to 3 feeders every other day. This will keep him at a healthy weight.
I would not feed mealworms. They are not very nutritional and higher in chitin so they can be harder to digest.
