Cage Info:
* Cage Type - Zoo Med 36" x 18" x 18" screened cage
* Lighting - Reptisun 5.0 UV light & 75W halogen basking bulb, 12 hours on/ 12 hours off (8:30am-8:30pm)
* Temperature - I use a ceramic heater to keep the ambient temperature at 70-75*F during the day, 60-70*F at night. Basking spot is around 100*F
* Humidity - Humidity is around 40-50% during the day, dropping slightly at night. I use a humidifier next to the cage and a dripping system. I also spray the cage twice a day with room-temperature water.
* Plants - I use a large schefflera and a small pothos in the cage. I also put a fake vine in her cage that she uses to bask and climb on.
* Location -Cage is in my apartment bedroom, a low-medium traffic area.
Chameleon Info:
* Your Chameleon - Samantha is a female, Veiled Chameleon. I've had her 4 months today. The pet store couldn't tell me how old she was but she was about the length of my index finger when I bought her.
* Feeding - I feed Samantha mostly crickets. I give her 10-15 large crickets every day (but she would eat as many as I give her). I give her 5-7 of them at 11am and 5-7 more at 2pm. They are gut-loaded with Fluker's High-Calcium Cricket Diet (powder) and Fluker's Calcium Fortified Cricket Quencher (orange gel). I occasionally swap a feeding of crickets for 5-6 medium-sized mealworms.
* Supplements - I dust one feeding every other day with Rep-Cal Calcium with D3. I recently started giving her Rep-Cal Herptivite Multivitamin once a week.
* Watering - I use a Little Dripper bottle on the top of the cage that drips 79oz throughout the day. I spray the leaves twice a day with water. I don't see her drink much but I also have class all day, so I don't have a lot of time to watch her.
* Fecal Description - Droppings are long and brown with occasional white in them.
* History - No history of illness. I took Samantha to the vet about 3 months ago and she was given a clean bill of health.
* Current Problem - I don't know how old chameleons typically are before they start laying eggs. She has gotten significantly larger in the last month or so, and she is just now starting to show some darker colors. She has been eating normally though. This is my first reptile and I'm not sure how to handle the egg-laying process. The only thing I have done to prepare is put a large bowl of dirt (about 8" deep) in the bottom of her cage.
Here are some pictures of my girl, she's a little camera-shy:
* Cage Type - Zoo Med 36" x 18" x 18" screened cage
* Lighting - Reptisun 5.0 UV light & 75W halogen basking bulb, 12 hours on/ 12 hours off (8:30am-8:30pm)
* Temperature - I use a ceramic heater to keep the ambient temperature at 70-75*F during the day, 60-70*F at night. Basking spot is around 100*F
* Humidity - Humidity is around 40-50% during the day, dropping slightly at night. I use a humidifier next to the cage and a dripping system. I also spray the cage twice a day with room-temperature water.
* Plants - I use a large schefflera and a small pothos in the cage. I also put a fake vine in her cage that she uses to bask and climb on.
* Location -Cage is in my apartment bedroom, a low-medium traffic area.
Chameleon Info:
* Your Chameleon - Samantha is a female, Veiled Chameleon. I've had her 4 months today. The pet store couldn't tell me how old she was but she was about the length of my index finger when I bought her.
* Feeding - I feed Samantha mostly crickets. I give her 10-15 large crickets every day (but she would eat as many as I give her). I give her 5-7 of them at 11am and 5-7 more at 2pm. They are gut-loaded with Fluker's High-Calcium Cricket Diet (powder) and Fluker's Calcium Fortified Cricket Quencher (orange gel). I occasionally swap a feeding of crickets for 5-6 medium-sized mealworms.
* Supplements - I dust one feeding every other day with Rep-Cal Calcium with D3. I recently started giving her Rep-Cal Herptivite Multivitamin once a week.
* Watering - I use a Little Dripper bottle on the top of the cage that drips 79oz throughout the day. I spray the leaves twice a day with water. I don't see her drink much but I also have class all day, so I don't have a lot of time to watch her.
* Fecal Description - Droppings are long and brown with occasional white in them.
* History - No history of illness. I took Samantha to the vet about 3 months ago and she was given a clean bill of health.
* Current Problem - I don't know how old chameleons typically are before they start laying eggs. She has gotten significantly larger in the last month or so, and she is just now starting to show some darker colors. She has been eating normally though. This is my first reptile and I'm not sure how to handle the egg-laying process. The only thing I have done to prepare is put a large bowl of dirt (about 8" deep) in the bottom of her cage.
Here are some pictures of my girl, she's a little camera-shy:
