Chameleon Info:
Cage Info:
Current Problem - Just busted Scoot sleeping at ~4:30pm today. He'd been active and out hunting earlier today, came upstairs to see him and found him snoozing away. He has been sleeping earlier and earlier as it's gotten darker earlier in the day, but even with the time change this weekend I didn't expect him to be conked out quite this early. I guess it's possible he just bedded down early for the night, but I'm taking zero chances with my little man. I sprayed with the bottle in case he was dehydrated. He woke up briefly off and on after I did this, but ultimately just went back to sleep without leaving his favorite little perch.
Here is is briefly awake:
And here he is right now, snoozing away:
Any ideas of something I've missed? Is it time to start varying his diet? Possible he just wasn't drinking his water today? Am I just being paranoid and he very well may be just sleeping so early because of how late in the year it is? And at what point do I rush him to the vet if needed?
- Your Chameleon - Male Jackson's Chameleon, I'd guess around fourth months old. We've had him for nearly a month now. His full name is Lord Scooter Bossk Kennedy von Itchybutt of House Neely, First of His Name, Lord of The Terrarium and The Plastic Vines, Devourer of Crickets, and Protector of the Second Floor, but he just goes by Scooter for short.
- Handling - Rarely. He's been out of his enclosure maybe three or four times, all while doing cleaning or re-arranging his interior.
- Feeding - He gets a regular dose of crickets right now, not sure if he's big enough to take anything else yet (though open to suggestions!). Crickets are gutloaded with a supplement that comes with them.
- Supplements - Crickets get a weekly dusting of a calcium supplement, which apparently does not have D3
- Watering - Reptirain misting system, goes off every three hours for 15 seconds. I also have a misting bottle I use in case I suspect he's not getting enough from that.
- Fecal Description - His feces usually look healthy with white, but I've noticed orange a few times. He's never been tested for parasites as far as I know.
- History - Got him from a local mom and pop pet store, said he was from a breeder in the area.
Cage Info:
- Cage Type - Zoomed Chamelon Kit. Website says 16x16x30, that might be accurate. It's mesh.
- Lighting - He has a UVB and heating light. They're set to run from 7:30am to 7:30pm.
- Temperature - Temp ranges from the high 70s to ~80 at the top of his enclosure to the lower 70s near the bottom. Lights shut off at night and his cage tends to dip into the 60s during that time.
- Humidity - Humidity ranges from 50% to 75% (about 75% right now). Misting system usually handles it, though I've used the bottle a maybe twice when it started to dip too low.
- Plants - No live plants, only fake.
- Placement - It's located in our bedroom, but it's a pretty low traffic area and usually we're only in there for any significant amount of time when he's asleep at night. No vents nearby, though he is located near a window. Top the cage is I'd wager about 5ft off the ground.
- Location - I'm in Louisville, Kentucky.
Current Problem - Just busted Scoot sleeping at ~4:30pm today. He'd been active and out hunting earlier today, came upstairs to see him and found him snoozing away. He has been sleeping earlier and earlier as it's gotten darker earlier in the day, but even with the time change this weekend I didn't expect him to be conked out quite this early. I guess it's possible he just bedded down early for the night, but I'm taking zero chances with my little man. I sprayed with the bottle in case he was dehydrated. He woke up briefly off and on after I did this, but ultimately just went back to sleep without leaving his favorite little perch.
Here is is briefly awake:
And here he is right now, snoozing away:
Any ideas of something I've missed? Is it time to start varying his diet? Possible he just wasn't drinking his water today? Am I just being paranoid and he very well may be just sleeping so early because of how late in the year it is? And at what point do I rush him to the vet if needed?
