mons00n
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Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Blue bar amilobe, male, ~2 years old, in my care since about 1.5 months old.
Handling - once a week maybe
Feeding - normally dubia roaches every other day gutloaded with cricket crack, collard greens, carrots. Lately he's been fussy so I've been feeding him large silk worms.
Supplements - Repashy Calcium + every feeding
Watering - Aquazamp misting of RO (~20TDS) water every hour 30-60 seconds. I do see my chameleon drinking off of the leaves.
Fecal Description - Brown and white - appears normal. He was tested for parasites ~6-8 months ago (clean).
History - None that I know of.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Screen Cage 30x18x36"
Lighting - 50watt heat bulb from petsmart. Reptisun 5.0 UVB bulb. Light's on 8am to 8pm. UVB was changed this past November
Temperature - basking area is ~85, the rest of the cage is ~76 (temperature of the room he's in) Measured these temps with a digital thermometer
Humidity - fluxtuates from 20-80% - see misting schedule above
Plants - Live schefflera/umbrella plant
Placement - cage located near the front window. It is positioned about a foot away from the window to minimize the draft. Not near any vents/fans. Foot traffic is minimal.
Location - Tucson, AZ
Current Problem -
Hi everyone! Fortunately I haven't had to post in about a year, but Kepler has been acting strange for the past 2 weeks and I could use some advice. My fiance and I moved from Las Vegas to Tucson January 2nd. The drive was about 8hrs and Kepler was transported in a shoe box. Upon arrival I set his cage up and everything was fairly normal up until recently.
First he started getting really fussy about food and decided to stop caring about his dubia roaches. He would just lay on his side right under the basking lamp (~85 F) all day, and start dozing off 2-3 hours before his light turned off. This continued and he started dozing earlier and earlier in the day. I ordered some silk worms from mulberry (he loves these things) and once I presented them to him, he ate right away. He ate a good 5-6 worms the first day, none the second, 1-3 the third, and none the fourth. Even with a full belly he still spends the majority of the day on his side under the basking lamp. The ambient temperature of the room is ~76 F and stays there throughout the evening. I originally attributed this to the unusual coldness Tucson was experiencing the past few weeks, but coupled with the second problem I'm beginning to doubt that analysis.
The second odd thing is what really troubles me, he wakes up in the middle of the night and roams his cage for no apparent reason. I'll be in my office and all I hear is him scratching at the sides of his cage for hours. I go check on him periodically and his eyes are open and he's walking around in the dark. He'll usually wander for a bit, sleep for a short bit, then continue to wander. I stop hearing him around 2-3am when I go to sleep, so I don't know if it continues until his lights come on. Last night I even took him out and he was very brightly colored as if he were sleeping, but both eyes were open. This is happening every night now and I worry for his health.
Does anyone have thoughts on what might be causing this? I'm not sure how to help him at this point =( Thanks for taking the time to read this.
Your Chameleon - Blue bar amilobe, male, ~2 years old, in my care since about 1.5 months old.
Handling - once a week maybe
Feeding - normally dubia roaches every other day gutloaded with cricket crack, collard greens, carrots. Lately he's been fussy so I've been feeding him large silk worms.
Supplements - Repashy Calcium + every feeding
Watering - Aquazamp misting of RO (~20TDS) water every hour 30-60 seconds. I do see my chameleon drinking off of the leaves.
Fecal Description - Brown and white - appears normal. He was tested for parasites ~6-8 months ago (clean).
History - None that I know of.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Screen Cage 30x18x36"
Lighting - 50watt heat bulb from petsmart. Reptisun 5.0 UVB bulb. Light's on 8am to 8pm. UVB was changed this past November
Temperature - basking area is ~85, the rest of the cage is ~76 (temperature of the room he's in) Measured these temps with a digital thermometer
Humidity - fluxtuates from 20-80% - see misting schedule above
Plants - Live schefflera/umbrella plant
Placement - cage located near the front window. It is positioned about a foot away from the window to minimize the draft. Not near any vents/fans. Foot traffic is minimal.
Location - Tucson, AZ
Current Problem -
Hi everyone! Fortunately I haven't had to post in about a year, but Kepler has been acting strange for the past 2 weeks and I could use some advice. My fiance and I moved from Las Vegas to Tucson January 2nd. The drive was about 8hrs and Kepler was transported in a shoe box. Upon arrival I set his cage up and everything was fairly normal up until recently.
First he started getting really fussy about food and decided to stop caring about his dubia roaches. He would just lay on his side right under the basking lamp (~85 F) all day, and start dozing off 2-3 hours before his light turned off. This continued and he started dozing earlier and earlier in the day. I ordered some silk worms from mulberry (he loves these things) and once I presented them to him, he ate right away. He ate a good 5-6 worms the first day, none the second, 1-3 the third, and none the fourth. Even with a full belly he still spends the majority of the day on his side under the basking lamp. The ambient temperature of the room is ~76 F and stays there throughout the evening. I originally attributed this to the unusual coldness Tucson was experiencing the past few weeks, but coupled with the second problem I'm beginning to doubt that analysis.
The second odd thing is what really troubles me, he wakes up in the middle of the night and roams his cage for no apparent reason. I'll be in my office and all I hear is him scratching at the sides of his cage for hours. I go check on him periodically and his eyes are open and he's walking around in the dark. He'll usually wander for a bit, sleep for a short bit, then continue to wander. I stop hearing him around 2-3am when I go to sleep, so I don't know if it continues until his lights come on. Last night I even took him out and he was very brightly colored as if he were sleeping, but both eyes were open. This is happening every night now and I worry for his health.
Does anyone have thoughts on what might be causing this? I'm not sure how to help him at this point =( Thanks for taking the time to read this.
