new chameleon. any advice?

shane1989

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Chameleon Info:

Your Chameleon - Velied Yemen, Female, 4 months old, been in my care for 1 month
Handling – about once a day
Feeding - he has been feeding on medium size locust dusted with calcium. he tends to eat between 5-7 a day, mostly first thing in the morning.
Supplements – I have been giving him D3 calcium supplement twice a month and calcium every other day on his food
Watering – I have a repti fogger and a monsoon mister they both come on every 2 hours alternating the mister sprays for 60 seconds and the fogger will stay on for about 45min.
Fecal Description - Ligh/medium brown, soft but solid. His urate is white, with orange at one end. So i think his hydration is OK. He has not been checked for parasites.
History – I got him from Petco a month ago and he was there for a few weeks. And was eating well before I got him and has been eating good ever since
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Reptibreeze, 18x18x30
Lighting - Basking – 60w how 5500k house bulb. UVB –(2) 18” t8 lamps one is a reptisun 5.0 and the other is a zilla 5.0 that came with the fixture. The bulbs are on for 12 hours a day they come on at 10 and go of at 10.
Temperature- there is a timp gradient from 98 at the basking spot and down to 75 at the bottom of the cage.
Humidity – this is maintained by a repti fogger that comes on every few hours for about 45min and I also have a monsoon that comes on every 2 hours and runs for 60 seconds at a time. When they are on the humidity will reach 90% and then falls down to 30% over the course of a few hours.
Plants – I do not have any live plants yet but im working on it
Placement – the cage is in my guest bedroom with the vents closed most days this room is also a office so it a medium flow of traffic. The top of the cage is about 6 foot of the floor if that helps any for the placement in the room
Location – im located in Oklahoma city so weather is all over the place lol

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Chameleon Info:

Your Chameleon - Velied Yemen, Female, 4 months old, been in my care for 1 month
Handling – about once a day
Feeding - he has been feeding on medium size locust dusted with calcium. he tends to eat between 5-7 a day, mostly first thing in the morning.
Supplements – I have been giving him D3 calcium supplement twice a month and calcium every other day on his food
Watering – I have a repti fogger and a monsoon mister they both come on every 2 hours alternating the mister sprays for 60 seconds and the fogger will stay on for about 45min.
Fecal Description - Ligh/medium brown, soft but solid. His urate is white, with orange at one end. So i think his hydration is OK. He has not been checked for parasites.
History – I got him from Petco a month ago and he was there for a few weeks. And was eating well before I got him and has been eating good ever since
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Reptibreeze, 18x18x30 start saving up for a bigger cage.
Lighting - Basking – 60w how 5500k house bulb ??? UVB –(2) 18” t8 lamps one is a reptisun 5.0 and the other is a zilla 5.0 that came with the fixture. The bulbs are on for 12 hours a day they come on at 10 and go of at 10. why 2 UVB bulbs?
Temperature- there is a timp gradient from 98 at the basking spot and down to 75 at the bottom of the cage. WAYYYYYYYYYY TOO HOT! No higher than about 85 for a baby.
Humidity – this is maintained by a repti fogger that comes on every few hours for about 45min and I also have a monsoon that comes on every 2 hours and runs for 60 seconds at a time. When they are on the humidity will reach 90% and then falls down to 30% over the course of a few hours.
Plants – I do not have any live plants yet but im working on it add more fake vines for coverage, they like to hide to feel safe.
Placement – the cage is in my guest bedroom with the vents closed most days this room is also a office so it a medium flow of traffic. The top of the cage is about 6 foot of the floor if that helps any for the placement in the room
Location – im located in Oklahoma city so weather is all over the place lol


Is the cham a male or female? You listed female at the top but kept referring to it as a 'he'.
 
oh im sorry about that its a he. im thinking this because of the supers on his hind legs. but if im mistaken please let me know.
 
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