I have a couple of issues and I am so frustrated. I have asked several different people, several different questions and gotten several different answers.
I bought my Graceful Chameleon a week ago. They say he is 4 months old and he is about 4 or 5 inches long without including his tail (does that age sound right?) I asked them to give me a terrarrium that I could use for him through adulthood. They gave me one that is about 18x18x23 (now im thinking this isnt big enough, but I imagine it is big enough for him now...)
Here are the issues i have problems with
*I have the full mesh terarrium. I had trouble getting it hot and humid enough. I consulted petsmart and they helped me but its still not good enough. right now i have between 60% and 70% humidity and in the hottest time its about 80 degrees. Someone suggested using seran wrap to enclose two of the sides...i also moved his enclosure close to a window that gets about 3 hours of direct sunlight a day. Its still not enough. I have 100 Watt UV and Infrared bulbs going. I mist several times a day. I dont know what else to do.
*How long can I use this size enclosure and how big of one will I need for him to grow to full growth comfortably.
ive called Petsmart and they said that i should have gotten a glass tank...i called petco and they said that the all mesh was right. Petco said that the humidity and temp were too low...petsmart said it was just right. I am going crazy trying to figure this out. I need help!
I filled out this thing:
Cage Info:
* Cage Type - Fully Meshed, 18" length x 18" width x 23" height.
* Lighting - I have two exo terra lamps, both with 100 watt bulbs. One with a UV and one with the Infrared. Right now I have them both on during the day and only the Infrared on at night.
* Temperature - In the middle of the terarrium it is 80 degrees at its hottest but it goes between 70 and 80
* Humidity - about 65%. I have moss in various places, I have a dripper going, I mist several times a day, I go through about 8 oz or more of water a day just by misting.
* Plants - I don't have any live plants. Just a bunch of fake ones.
* Placement - I have it placed in our Foyer which gets a good amount of sunlight, lower traffic area, probably the more quiet area of the house. Definitely the hottest place in the house.
* Location - Central California
Chameleon Info:
* Your Chameleon - The species = graceful chameleon, sex= They said it was male but I have no reason to believe it is or isnt. and age of your chameleon = They said it was about 4 months old but he is about 4 1/2 inches without his tail. How long has it been in your care? 5 day
* Handling - a few times a day.
* Feeding - I have put several crickets in there and he doesn't seem to be interested in them and I don't think they have been disappearing. I put some mealworms in there and he ate them immediately.
* Supplements - I was gutloading the crickets with Flukers cricket quenchers or something like that...i dust the meal worms and crickets now with Reptocal.
* Watering - I have a little dripper. I have it set up so the drops of water can cascade down the leaves and he can drink them right off the leaves. I mist several times a day, about 8 oz of water or less a day and i will mist for about 30 seconds at a time.
* Fecal Description - I havent noticed any.
* History - i dont have any history. I bought her from a petstore
* Current Problem - I dont know if my terrarium is hot or humid enough.
I bought my Graceful Chameleon a week ago. They say he is 4 months old and he is about 4 or 5 inches long without including his tail (does that age sound right?) I asked them to give me a terrarrium that I could use for him through adulthood. They gave me one that is about 18x18x23 (now im thinking this isnt big enough, but I imagine it is big enough for him now...)
Here are the issues i have problems with
*I have the full mesh terarrium. I had trouble getting it hot and humid enough. I consulted petsmart and they helped me but its still not good enough. right now i have between 60% and 70% humidity and in the hottest time its about 80 degrees. Someone suggested using seran wrap to enclose two of the sides...i also moved his enclosure close to a window that gets about 3 hours of direct sunlight a day. Its still not enough. I have 100 Watt UV and Infrared bulbs going. I mist several times a day. I dont know what else to do.
*How long can I use this size enclosure and how big of one will I need for him to grow to full growth comfortably.
ive called Petsmart and they said that i should have gotten a glass tank...i called petco and they said that the all mesh was right. Petco said that the humidity and temp were too low...petsmart said it was just right. I am going crazy trying to figure this out. I need help!
I filled out this thing:
Cage Info:
* Cage Type - Fully Meshed, 18" length x 18" width x 23" height.
* Lighting - I have two exo terra lamps, both with 100 watt bulbs. One with a UV and one with the Infrared. Right now I have them both on during the day and only the Infrared on at night.
* Temperature - In the middle of the terarrium it is 80 degrees at its hottest but it goes between 70 and 80
* Humidity - about 65%. I have moss in various places, I have a dripper going, I mist several times a day, I go through about 8 oz or more of water a day just by misting.
* Plants - I don't have any live plants. Just a bunch of fake ones.
* Placement - I have it placed in our Foyer which gets a good amount of sunlight, lower traffic area, probably the more quiet area of the house. Definitely the hottest place in the house.
* Location - Central California
Chameleon Info:
* Your Chameleon - The species = graceful chameleon, sex= They said it was male but I have no reason to believe it is or isnt. and age of your chameleon = They said it was about 4 months old but he is about 4 1/2 inches without his tail. How long has it been in your care? 5 day
* Handling - a few times a day.
* Feeding - I have put several crickets in there and he doesn't seem to be interested in them and I don't think they have been disappearing. I put some mealworms in there and he ate them immediately.
* Supplements - I was gutloading the crickets with Flukers cricket quenchers or something like that...i dust the meal worms and crickets now with Reptocal.
* Watering - I have a little dripper. I have it set up so the drops of water can cascade down the leaves and he can drink them right off the leaves. I mist several times a day, about 8 oz of water or less a day and i will mist for about 30 seconds at a time.
* Fecal Description - I havent noticed any.
* History - i dont have any history. I bought her from a petstore
* Current Problem - I dont know if my terrarium is hot or humid enough.
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