Those are just 2 cheap plant lights I had before I got the jungle dawn. I will take them down just incase though. He has still been eating mostly dubias but also gets crickets silkworms and hornmorms. He does have a gular edema and had for a few months now but was still very active until recently. I got him in October and the person I got him from said he was around a year old then.
I removed the cheap plamt lights and have an arcadia 32watt uv and jungle dawn. I am using calcium without d3 every feeding and was using repashy multi vit. He developed a gular edema a few months back so I discontinued use for awhile but have since restarted at 2x a month but using less.
OK what is the bulb strength of the UVB and how close can he get to it? Which repashy multivitamin, there are quite a few and some are not recommended for chams.
Ive been working on getting him into a new vet the previous vet was awful with our beardie and even worse with the cham. The only thing I've been told to change in the enclosure was that I needed more foliage. I did put two more pothos on but it may still be on the thin side. But with him continuing to decline I think a full review couldn't hurt.
Hi! Here is the husbandry review sheet. Copy and paste it and then fill it out and we will try to help you.
Chameleon Info:Hi! Here is the husbandry review sheet. Copy and paste it and then fill it out and we will try to help you.
Chameleon Info:
Cage Info:
- 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.
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
- 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?
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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.
Ok looking at everything here... There is very little out of order.
We have not had a fecal test professionally done. I have been trying to get him and my bearded dragon into a new vet for wellness checks because the previous vet we used was useless with the bearded dragon which is much more common then a chameleon so i certainly do not trust her with him. The new vet keeps telling my to try back next month unless it's an emergency. I do have a microscope and made some float solution and while I didn't see anything in the chamelon and only saw a few moving cells in the bearded dragons slide, I am not confident in my test and I did not ID of what I saw but because I only saw a few on the entire slide I wasn't to worried until I can finally get then nothing in for a proper exam.
I dunno my understanding of fecal floats is you have to have a high enough magnifying lens to see the oocysts.
I do have a lab grade microscope that I use for identifying bacterias in my reef tanks that require much more magnification than needed for a float test but again I am not confident in my ability and am still hopeful to get a proper test and wellness check soon. I did check the repashy and it is the LoD with a chameleon on the bottle. I will get some better pictures tonight after work, but it does seem the edema has gone down quite a bit. Like I said he had some man boobs a few weeks back like 2 small marble size sacks under almost in his armpits but now just looked a little puffy.
I haven't considered the fish much because his enclosure is tucked into the corner of the room next to a plant rack facing my computer desk and small reef tank across the room. The big football size fish are towards the opposite corner but I'm sure he can see them so this may be worth trying to address.
Ok, so try blocking his view of the bigger fish. You definitely want to mist for longer and you might want to consider investing in a misting system, like a Mist King.
