little help would be nice

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hi everyone, my mother for christmas pretty much got me everything i need for my chameleon which i named her dova. ive been reading everything i can and watching vids on youtube to help me but there are some things that she gave me like that i could use some more explaination. heres a list of what she gave me

-fluckers calcuim with d3
-rep cal herpativite multi vit
-zilla tropical mist
-zilla calcuim food spray

if someone can help that would be much appreciated thank you

 

[AngieL]

Hi! These are calcium supplements. The way you use them depends on what species of chameleon you have?

 

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shes veild chameleon

 

[Carlton]

hi everyone, my mother for christmas pretty much got me everything i need for my chameleon which i named her dova. ive been reading everything i can and watching vids on youtube to help me but there are some things that she gave me like that i could use some more explaination. heres a list of what she gave me

-fluckers calcuim with d3
-rep cal herpativite multi vit
-zilla tropical mist
-zilla calcuim food spray

if someone can help that would be much appreciated thank you

What species of cham do you have? How old is it? This will affect what supplements, gutloads, etc you should use.

Well, you are going to need a couple other products and you can return a couple of these...

The most important nutritional thing for your cham is to feed your insects a fresh varied diet (aka: gutload). You will need to buy your insects several days before using them and feed them a variety of dark leafy greens (leaf greens left over from salads, trimmings from veggies, oranges, other fruit, bee pollen, and fortified cereals are a good start). Don't use broccoli or spinach. There are good insect gutloads available through forum sponsors so check them out.
You need a plain calcium powder...with no D3 added. If you can't find this at the pet shop you can grind up a calcium mineral block sold for cage birds. This is what you should dust your insects with...daily and very lightly.
Zilla calcium food spray isn't great. I wouldn't use it.
Zilla tropical mist is useless. Return it. You don't want to be spraying your cham with anything but water that YOU can drink.
Calcium with D3 should only be used once every 2 weeks, dusted very lightly onto feeders. Herptivite should only be used once a month or so.

The correct lighting is an important aspect of nutrition too. Describe your cage setup and what lights you are using now. Specific brands are important. Most incandescent lights sold for reptiles don't produce the correct type of UVB, but we can check this if you describe what you have.

 

[Fullytorked]

What species of cham do you have? How old is it? This will affect what supplements, gutloads, etc you should use.

Well, you are going to need a couple other products and you can return a couple of these...

The most important nutritional thing for your cham is to feed your insects a fresh varied diet (aka: gutload). You will need to buy your insects several days before using them and feed them a variety of dark leafy greens (leaf greens left over from salads, trimmings from veggies, oranges, other fruit, bee pollen, and fortified cereals are a good start). Don't use broccoli or spinach. There are good insect gutloads available through forum sponsors so check them out.
You need a plain calcium powder...with no D3 added. If you can't find this at the pet shop you can grind up a calcium mineral block sold for cage birds. This is what you should dust your insects with...daily and very lightly.
Zilla calcium food spray isn't great. I wouldn't use it.
Zilla tropical mist is useless. Return it. You don't want to be spraying your cham with anything but water that YOU can drink.
Calcium with D3 should only be used once every 2 weeks, dusted very lightly onto feeders. Herptivite should only be used once a month or so.

The correct lighting is an important aspect of nutrition too. Describe your cage setup and what lights you are using now. Specific brands are important. Most incandescent lights sold for reptiles don't produce the correct type of UVB, but we can check this if you describe what you have.

shes a vieled chameleon the cage is about 28inx16inx16in zoo med combo deep dome with a 5.0 uvb and a 75 watt basking bulb. the cage usually stays 75 to 80 degrees and about 60 humidity

 

[Carlton]

shes a vieled chameleon the cage is about 28inx16inx16in zoo med combo deep dome with a 5.0 uvb and a 75 watt basking bulb. the cage usually stays 75 to 80 degrees and about 60 humidity

What brand of UVB? A ReptiSun? If so, that's good. Remember you'll need to change bulbs at about 6 months. Is she a baby or juvenile? She'll need a larger cage as an adult. Don't let her get too close to the basking bulb or she could burn herself.

 

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yep its a reptisun umm idk actually shes about 5in without tail

 

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oh and thank you to anyone who gave me some advice

 

[kinyonga]

How old is she?
If she is sexually mature its important to make sure she has a suitable place in her cage to lay eggs. They can lay eggs without being mated.

Once she ks sexually mature its important not to overfeed her constantly too.

Also...its important to feed/gutload the insects well, provide appropriate temperatures and UVB lighting,supplements properly to ensure that she stays healthy.

If you do a search on this forum you should find lots of information about the above things.

 

[Carlton]

yep its a reptisun umm idk actually shes about 5in without tail

She's pretty much full grown, so you need to keep an eye on weight gain which can indicate she is gravid with a clutch of infertile eggs. Eggs can develop even if they've never been bred so at some point she'll need to lay them. I'm sure she would also appreciate a large cage at this size.