Insanityallthetime
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My Chameleon: Male; 11 Month Old; Ambilobe Panther Chameleon named Ranger.
Handling- Once a week (roughly, some times less)
Feeding- I regularly feed him Crickets, wax worms as well as super worms. We goat load the crickets and supers with sweet potatoes, apples, carrots, lettuce, oranges. But lately it has only been super worms.
Supplements- I used a regular vitamin calcium powder, and twice a month I give him his D3, and herptivite, and Calcium with Vit.D
Watering: I mist him regularly every three hours, he doesn’t drink from the dripping leaves, and commonly drinks straight from the misting bottle.
Fecal Description: Ranger has no parasites, and he is pooping normally.
History: He has always been a terrible eater; we’ve tried many types of food for him. Silk Worms, Horn Worms, Phoenix worms, all to no avail. His favorite is superworms.
Cage Info:
Cage Type: Screen cage, 2 feet by four feet. Cage is also on a table two feet off the ground.
Lighting- His routine is 6am-8pm for when his light are on, we are using a heat lamp and a regular basking lamp.
Temperature- His temp the lowest is 70 and highest had been 90.
Humidity- His humidity is in the 75- 80 range, and I am maintaining them when I regularly mist him.
Plants- we are using a live pothos plant, and sticks that have been baked in the oven.
Placement- His cage is two feet off the ground and in the back of the laundry room, the laundry room has the highest humidity as well as temperature, so I agreed that it was the best place for him to get to. There are no fans and about two vents on in the back of the room and one in the front.
Problem: I’m wondering if these conditions are ok for him, as well as an idea on any better beat/ basking bulbs. Though his main problem is that he has a lack of interest in eating, after he has missed his food for the first time. We have a cup in the same area always filled with worms, but he has never gone for them or seemed interested in it. Right now super worms is what I mainly feed him, because they are easier for him to get to than crickets. I’m wondering if that is ok or should I try crickets and slow them down in the fridge before I give them to him? Ranger looses interest very quickly. Sometimes he would miss a worm that I put on a leaf and then just walk away. Though when he does eat; four super worms is his limit, and maybe five but he never ate the regular 8-10 crickets recommended for him. I’m wondering if there is anything that I can do to get him regularly eating again. He is average weight, for his size, but I wish that he would eat a little bit more.
I apprecaite any help you can give me.
Handling- Once a week (roughly, some times less)
Feeding- I regularly feed him Crickets, wax worms as well as super worms. We goat load the crickets and supers with sweet potatoes, apples, carrots, lettuce, oranges. But lately it has only been super worms.
Supplements- I used a regular vitamin calcium powder, and twice a month I give him his D3, and herptivite, and Calcium with Vit.D
Watering: I mist him regularly every three hours, he doesn’t drink from the dripping leaves, and commonly drinks straight from the misting bottle.
Fecal Description: Ranger has no parasites, and he is pooping normally.
History: He has always been a terrible eater; we’ve tried many types of food for him. Silk Worms, Horn Worms, Phoenix worms, all to no avail. His favorite is superworms.
Cage Info:
Cage Type: Screen cage, 2 feet by four feet. Cage is also on a table two feet off the ground.
Lighting- His routine is 6am-8pm for when his light are on, we are using a heat lamp and a regular basking lamp.
Temperature- His temp the lowest is 70 and highest had been 90.
Humidity- His humidity is in the 75- 80 range, and I am maintaining them when I regularly mist him.
Plants- we are using a live pothos plant, and sticks that have been baked in the oven.
Placement- His cage is two feet off the ground and in the back of the laundry room, the laundry room has the highest humidity as well as temperature, so I agreed that it was the best place for him to get to. There are no fans and about two vents on in the back of the room and one in the front.
Problem: I’m wondering if these conditions are ok for him, as well as an idea on any better beat/ basking bulbs. Though his main problem is that he has a lack of interest in eating, after he has missed his food for the first time. We have a cup in the same area always filled with worms, but he has never gone for them or seemed interested in it. Right now super worms is what I mainly feed him, because they are easier for him to get to than crickets. I’m wondering if that is ok or should I try crickets and slow them down in the fridge before I give them to him? Ranger looses interest very quickly. Sometimes he would miss a worm that I put on a leaf and then just walk away. Though when he does eat; four super worms is his limit, and maybe five but he never ate the regular 8-10 crickets recommended for him. I’m wondering if there is anything that I can do to get him regularly eating again. He is average weight, for his size, but I wish that he would eat a little bit more.
I apprecaite any help you can give me.
