cham- about 6-8 month old veiled chameleon
handling- not much anymore. used to be extremely introverted and did not enjoy handling. after a while he warmed up to be but the past couple weeks i have not been handling him much at all
feeding- crickets, hornworms every now and then. a few days ago i gave him one of the newly hatched hornworm moths because i thought it would be interesting, i checked on the forums first to make sure they were okay for them to eat. they do come from food that the chameleons can already have but i had to make sure. this is what im afraid messed him up, i feel like the moth may have been to large. although his did poop recently, so i dont suspect any major intestinal blockages
supplements- (long story ill try to keep it short) A long time ago (years) i got my first chameleon, my mother purchased the calcium dust required. after that (female) veiled had developed mbd she passed away. 6-7 months ago around christmas my parents gave me a new one, we used the old dust and i had NO IDEA about any of the husbandry necessary to care for a chameleon since i had trusted my parents with the info they found out. with my NEW veiled we used the old dust, and after many months i discovered the importance of proper husbandry and discovered that this whole time i had been feeding him calcium WITH D3 and i realize how big of a deal it is. as soon as i found that out i made sure to purchase calcium without D3 and have been feeding him calcium with D3 the 1st and 15th of each month, and calcium without D3 all of the other days. the point is, aside from minor calcification of the skin around his spine, and the top of his head, my chameleon has been perfectly fine and has not exhibited any abnormal traits.
watering- i have a dripper dripping all day and every time i see him at the dripper i increase the flow so he can get as much water as he needs in the time hes at the dripper
fecal- have been mostly regular, the most recent one after the moth feeding it looked crazy like it sort of exploded out. and its been about a day without any fresh poop.
history/ current issue- two mornings ago i wake up to find my chameleon in a very abnormal as if he had fallen in his sleep, he was upside down position hanging from one or two of his hind legs and mainly his tail. i was extremely freaked out so i tried helping him around, he behaved as if he were sleep walking, and all his movements were somewhat automated. he eventually woke up a bit more and he seemed to return to his normal activity minus eating. i was a lot less concerned until this morning when he was sleeping in another abnormal way as if he were limp but his hands were gripped on the sides of the cage. hes continuing to act very strange and slow and im unsure what to do. he climbs around and hangs upside down A LOT for how old he is and he is still continuing to try to do that.
cage info- 15x15x30 reptibreeze
lighting 10.0 UVB bulb and infrared heating lamp
temp- around 82 under the basking light, usually between 85-95 under the heating lamp
he does not hang around the bottom much at all
plants- i have a pothos and another cham approved plant ready to go in, but no live plants currently in the cage
location- Northeastern, central New York
handling- not much anymore. used to be extremely introverted and did not enjoy handling. after a while he warmed up to be but the past couple weeks i have not been handling him much at all
feeding- crickets, hornworms every now and then. a few days ago i gave him one of the newly hatched hornworm moths because i thought it would be interesting, i checked on the forums first to make sure they were okay for them to eat. they do come from food that the chameleons can already have but i had to make sure. this is what im afraid messed him up, i feel like the moth may have been to large. although his did poop recently, so i dont suspect any major intestinal blockages
supplements- (long story ill try to keep it short) A long time ago (years) i got my first chameleon, my mother purchased the calcium dust required. after that (female) veiled had developed mbd she passed away. 6-7 months ago around christmas my parents gave me a new one, we used the old dust and i had NO IDEA about any of the husbandry necessary to care for a chameleon since i had trusted my parents with the info they found out. with my NEW veiled we used the old dust, and after many months i discovered the importance of proper husbandry and discovered that this whole time i had been feeding him calcium WITH D3 and i realize how big of a deal it is. as soon as i found that out i made sure to purchase calcium without D3 and have been feeding him calcium with D3 the 1st and 15th of each month, and calcium without D3 all of the other days. the point is, aside from minor calcification of the skin around his spine, and the top of his head, my chameleon has been perfectly fine and has not exhibited any abnormal traits.
watering- i have a dripper dripping all day and every time i see him at the dripper i increase the flow so he can get as much water as he needs in the time hes at the dripper
fecal- have been mostly regular, the most recent one after the moth feeding it looked crazy like it sort of exploded out. and its been about a day without any fresh poop.
history/ current issue- two mornings ago i wake up to find my chameleon in a very abnormal as if he had fallen in his sleep, he was upside down position hanging from one or two of his hind legs and mainly his tail. i was extremely freaked out so i tried helping him around, he behaved as if he were sleep walking, and all his movements were somewhat automated. he eventually woke up a bit more and he seemed to return to his normal activity minus eating. i was a lot less concerned until this morning when he was sleeping in another abnormal way as if he were limp but his hands were gripped on the sides of the cage. hes continuing to act very strange and slow and im unsure what to do. he climbs around and hangs upside down A LOT for how old he is and he is still continuing to try to do that.
cage info- 15x15x30 reptibreeze
lighting 10.0 UVB bulb and infrared heating lamp
temp- around 82 under the basking light, usually between 85-95 under the heating lamp
he does not hang around the bottom much at all
plants- i have a pothos and another cham approved plant ready to go in, but no live plants currently in the cage
location- Northeastern, central New York
