My New Cham Boba

Cesar Ruiz

Cesar Ruiz

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Your Chameleon - Vailed Chameleon, not sure on the sex, not sure on age, 1 Day
Handling - Not at All
Feeding - MealWorms and Crickets, 6 and 6, do not have a schedule feeding, powder calcium.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
Watering - Reptile Drinking Fountain, 5 Times a day for 1 minute, I have not yet seen my Cham drink water.
Fecal Description - I haven't seen any droppings, and no he/she has not been tested for parasites.
History - None to my Knowledge

* Cage Type -

* Lighting - ZooMed Day Blue Bulb and Red Night bulb both 60 watts, model, at 7pm I put the red night bulb and at 7am i put the blue day bulb.
* Temperature - 85 to 90 degrees, 84 to 88 degrees, Digital Thermometer.
* Humidity - 90 percent, misting the cage for about 1 minute 5 times a day, humidity meterWhat do you use to measure humidity?
* Plants - no live plants, only fake ones.
* Placement -on a small desk next to the wall, some what near the tv.
* Location - Los Angeles, California
 

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Hi, congrats on your new baby. If you take close pics of him/her we could tell you what you have. Meal worms aren't a very good staple feeder as their hard shells can cause impaction. Try super worms and dubia roaches, also hornworms and silkworms are good occasionally for variety. What type of calcium are you planning to use? It's recommended to do calcium Without d3 at every feeding, calcium With d3 every other week and multivitamin every other week alternating weeks. You do not need a light for night. It actually will keep them from sleeping. Any light, including from a tv is no good. They also benefit from a temp drop at night and seeing that you're in cali I see no problem with having zero heating at night. Also, you don't mention a uvb light nor do I see one in your pic. This is a MUST. They absolutely need a uvb light or serious medical issues will arise. It's necessary for them to be able to absorb the calcium into their bones.
 
Yes. Absolutely turn the light off for night time. It's recommended that she get 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night time/dark. She looks pretty tired. What are the dark marks in her back? Is that just her coloring? From the pic it looks a little raised and possibly not normal colors. That could potentially be worrisome? Also, exactly what type of bulb do you have for the uvb and basking?
 
The black mark is poop, she had that when I got her from the pet store. And what do you mean raised? And I assume she is tired due to her coming home and being in a new home. whats a basking light? Is that a other light I need for the cage?
 
One more thing looking at her pics, is that her hip bone sticking out? That doesn't really look normal to me. I am by no means an expert but something looks off. It's sticking out pretty far and I'm not sure if that's because she's a little skinny or maybe something worse. Hopefully some of the experts on here can give some more exact advice.
 
When they took her out at the pet store the lady said she was good to go, and when I brought her home I was extra careful on taking her out to put her in her home.
 
By raised I just meant not part of her skin. Like poop would be raised of the skin so that would make sense. How it got there is a little strange but who knows. The basking light is just the heat light. You will need a heat light that she can sit and bask under. You'll need her to be able to get around 6 - 8" from the heat source so place a vine or something around that depth once you get them temps right. The uvb bulb doesn't give off the heat. It will give off light though. The uvb rays are what she would naturally get from being out in the sun in the wild. She needs it to absorb calcium and to be healthy. As for getting her home safe, I'm sure you did just fine. I'm not saying there IS something wrong with her, I'm just saying her back hip looks a little off to me. I could be wrong though.
 
Well he/she had some on the other side and it came off when I touched it. As for basking light, when I do get it. Do I have it on, along with the ubv light? Quick question is it true that I need to have her in her home for two weeks before I start handling her? And is it normal for her not to eat right away? Does she have get use to her new home before she starts to grub?
 
Both the uvb and heat light should come on and go off at the same time. It helps to put them on a timer switch. It helps the cham get used to a schedule. 12 hours on, 12 hours off. There is no rule about when to handle her but you do need to give her time to adjust. It is very normal for a cham not to eat right away. She's scared right now. After a couple weeks of her getting to see you on a constant basis giving her food and water, start trying to gain her trust by hand feeding her food. Give her a treat of like a waxworm or Hornworm by the palm of your hand and she will start to associate you (the big scary person) with yummy treats. Don't force it though. Patience is definitely the key. Just work at her pace.
 
When I say hand feed her I don't mean hold her while doing this by the way. I mean let her be in her home and you put the worm in your hand and slowly raise towards her. If she sits and stares just hold your ground as it can take a while. If she throws her hands up and backs away try again the next day. It's best not to stress her out more than she already is.
 
These are some great tips thanks! So what's the different between uba and uva? Cause the bulb I bought my Cham says uva. Should I switch? Or are they some what the same? And even in the whole two weeks process of her adjust to her new home, I can still try hand feeding by putting my hand in her home?
 
Cesar Ruiz said:
These are some great tips thanks! So what's the different between uba and uva? Cause the bulb I bought my Cham says uva. Should I switch? Or are they some what the same? And even in the whole two weeks process of her adjust to her new home, I can still try hand feeding by putting my hand in her home?
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I guess you mean UVA and UVB. Your cham will need a UVB 5.0 or 10.0
 
Only the different kind of UV light they emit, I'm not very educated in the science part of that. What I mostly read tho is that UVA is for stimulating behavior and what every informed chameleon owner knows: UVB is for absorbing calcium to your chameleons bone structure. Without UVB your chameleon will fall for bone disease which will weaken its bones and they will in the end show big fractures or even stop growing how its supposed to. Your chameleon cant live a healthy life without this and it may be lethal if it goes on for too long
 
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