AZweifel
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Orange Urate
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renzo0684
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Chameleon Info:
Cage Info:
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
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Please Note:
- Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
- Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
- Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
- Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
- Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
- Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
- History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
Cage Info:
- Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
- Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
- Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
- Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
- Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
- Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor?
- Location - Where are you geographically located?
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
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Please Note:
- The more details you provide the better and more accurate help you will receive.
- Photos can be very helpful.
CamrynTheCham22
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Orange urates are a sign of dehydration. If you fill out the form above, we might be able to give you some pointers on how to get your cham to drink more.
AZweifel
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chameleon Info:
Cage Info:
- Your chameleon: Female panther, approximately 10 month’s old. In my care for eight months.
- Handling - Rarely/never.
- Feeding - 4-6 large crickets every other day; provided in the morning. Dusted with calcium daily, and calcium with D3 and Reptivite every two weeks. 3-5 super worms every other day, unsupplemented.
- Supplements - See above.
- Watering - I have a CliMist system that mists three times a day; one ten minute session in the morning, and two five minute session during the day. She drinks regularly; she’s not shy.
- Fecal Description - Fecal is a consistent light brown color with a clear mucus with it. Urate is typically white/yellow; most recently it’s orange as seen in the photo above.
Cage Info:
- Cage Type - Her enclosure is four feet wide, two feet deep, and four feet tall. The back is solid plywood, and the remaining sides are screen. Recently I’ve covered the sides with towels because she has eggs.
- Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
- Temperature - My cage floor is approximately 72 degrees with a basking of 95. I use an 18 inch UVB, as well a dual dome UVB and a 75 watt Zoo Med Day Bulb.
- Humidity - First thing in the morning the humidity is at 40%, and after the first misting it stays between 60-80% throughout the day. I measure humidity with a dual heat/humidity gauge set at the back right quadrant of the enclosure.
- Plants - I have a large golden pathos as well as a variety of artificial plants.
- Placement - The enclosure is in the basement living room. No vents, fans, or windows in the room. I use a space heater to keep the ambient temperature of the room up overall. The top of the enclosure is six feet high from the floor.
- Location - I am located in Northern Utah. This winter has been really light and rather warm. C
CamrynTheCham22
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If she is drinking, then it might be something else. The misting seems to be at good intervals. Just a comment, your basking temperature is a bit too high. You should aim for about 85-89 degrees.
CamrynTheCham22
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Has she been wandering the cage more than normal lately? Eating in excess? Or not eating as much as she usually does?
CamrynTheCham22
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Normally, it is more than one egg. The wandering is a sign that she is looking for a place to lay. Can she dig a sturdy tunnel in the substrate of the laying bin? Maybe you were watching her or around the cage when she explored the laying bin, and therefore deemed it an unsafe place to lay her eggs. Just a guess, though.
Has it been a while since she last pooped or has she been going regularly? I only ask because sometimes if the urates have been retained for a while more moisture can get pulled out of them and they turn orange. I think I see a small white portion in the picture. If her next urate is normal then that might be the case. If the next is orange again then I would be more concerned.
