Lily was not pooping (here’s what I did)

[MissSkittles]

Hi @VeiledLily Many of us started out with wrong husbandry until we found the forum and learned better. It wasn’t that we didn’t care…we just didn’t know what was correct. Now, we love sharing the info and helping others to improve their husbandry and chameleon’s life. We see far too many sad stories because of all of the misinformation out there. Let’s do everything that we can to make sure you don’t become one of them, and enjoy many happy years with your sweet little lady. If you’d like, we can review all of your husbandry…just copy/paste the following with your answers. Or you can go check out https://chameleonacademy.com/chameleon-husbandry-program-getting-started-with-chameleons/ which has the most current and correct info.
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.

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Please Note:

1. The more details you provide the better and more accurate help you will receive.
2. Photos can be very helpful.

 

[Mountain Dragon]

Oh Lily actually enjoyed her bath and didn’t puff or stress but she’s also very mellow. I read that CERTAIN fruits help actually and a good supplement, I got her the pears without sugar Also her cage definitely meets the measurements for the lighting. I appreciate you!

All fruits have natural sugars

 

[Mountain Dragon]

Like others said

-remove all fake plants get real plants it doesn’t matter how she’s using them or what your trying to purpose them as a vet bill is way more money than live plants.

-remove the carpet (pretty sure you aready said you will but just in case) it is a house for bacteria to build up. Use a drainage system.

-never feed fruits or vegetables to them they can not digest the sugars because they are insectivores not omnivores.

- fill out that form Missskittles posted above.

- NEVER give her a hot bath it doesn’t matter if she LOOKED like she enjoyed it it’s dangerous and hot ofc. They aren’t built to swim or be in a body of water.

 

[Mountain Dragon]

Also you need long T5HO 5.0 or 6% bulb.

 

[Beman]

I would love for you to fill out the husbandry review again with updated info that @MissSkittles posted above. Then we can ensure that all aspects are correct for your girl.
You have to replace the UVB lighting for a T5HO linear fixture and a 5.0 or 6% bulb then the distance to the closest branch needs to be 8-9 inches for the correct UVB level. This is extremely important. MBD in a female is quite dangerous. The compact UVB bulb you have does not provide the correct UVI level needed for her to have strong bones. Without the correct UVB many issues can arise including egg binding, broken bones, issues with bodily functions.