oscars pacing? whats it mean?

[adam]

today i noticed oscar, my 6mth old male veiled has been pacing from his basking spot at the top of the cage to the cage floor. he doesnt stay at the bottom, but will climb down there, get to the bottom, and turn around and go back up. he does this almost every couple minutes he just started shedding today also if that makes a difference. the humidifier is right at the bottom of his cage, so im thnking that may have something to do with it, but his humidity has been around 50% all day, if not more......

* Your Chameleon - Male Veiled Chameleon
* Handling - maybe once a week. hes a grouch
* Feeding - staple is crickets, along with occasional supers and waxs(would like a bigger variety)
* Supplements - calcium everyday, w/ d3 once a week, herptivite twice monthly
* Watering - hand misting for now along with the dripper going at least once a day
* Fecal Description - normal looking, white urate with yellow tip
* History - hes awesome


Cage Info:

* Cage Type - screen. 20x20x42 roughly
* Lighting - 12 hrs of 5.0 24" uvb, 24" plant tube, 70 watt bulb for basking
* Temperature - basking reaches mid to high 80s and night time dips into the 60s, measuring with acu-rite walmart gauge
* Humidity - 30% dry, 70s after misted. try to mist at least 3 times a day.
* Plants - umbrella and pothos
* Placement - in corner of my room, top of cage is eye level
* Location - Akron Ohio

 

[sandrachameleon]

He may be trying to rid himself of the shedding skin, he may be getting old enough to want to find a mate, patrol /expand his territory. Couldnt hurt to increase how often and/or how long you mist for, since he's shedding.

 

[DJ Richey Rich]

Alot depends on what colors he is he could be burning energy or could be in to small of a cage what size cage is he in? You might think of getting a bigger cage or free ranging

 

[Elizadolots]

I've noticed mine move about more when they are shedding. I assume that's a natural attempt to get rid of the annoying dead skin. If he's still doing it after he's done shedding, then I might be concerned.

They do move about, particularly if they are feeling a bit warm...take a quick trip to the bottom of the cage to cool down, then head back up to warm up again.

It can only be good to up the humidity by spraying/misting more often.

Can you move the humidifier up a bit so he feels both "moist" and "hot" at the same time?

It's an experiment I would try if it was in my house.