Possible blood stains in stool

Raffi

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Chameleon Info:

Your Chameleon - Male, Jackson Chameleon 11-12 mo old. In my care for 9 months.
Handling - Once every 3 weeks
Feeding - Variation of Crickets, Praying Mantids, Hornworms. Approx 10-12 M-L crickets daily gutloaded with repashy + a potato/carrot/celery mix in small pellets i have made. Hornworms(when i have them is 3 every other day-when i have them)
Supplements - Reptical w/o d3 once a week. Reptical w/d3 every other month, Miner-all once a month.
Watering - Misting 3+ times a day. Little Dripper on vines all day everyday. I do see him drinking off leaves.
Fecal Description - Nice brown pellet and sometimes perfectly white urate with minor crystalike orange at tip. Sometimes Urate is merky light brownish. He has never been tested for parasites.
History - Use to have mouth open back when he had the glass terrarium but hes now changed his ways and does not have mouth open.


Cage Info:

Cage Type - Screen 18x18x36
Lighting - 7:30am-7pm reptisun 5.0 for uvb + reptiWhat brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
Temperature - 85-90 (temp rise usually around 12-1) Cage Bottom is 75-80. low 70's-65 at night.
Humidity - 50-60% Regular misting and fogger at times.
Plants - Real plans. Pothos and money tree
Placement - Near window for breeze, no traffic. 3 FT Above floor is base of cage.
Location - Glendale, Ca. Near Burbank & L.a.


Current Problem - I noticed this couple of days ago and again today. It seems like their are HINTS of blood in his stool. Not on the brown pellet or urate but separately with what i think is his sperm plug or something opaque.
I have cut down supplementation of Reptical w/o d3 from 2 to 1 time a week to lessen the orange crystal like pieces in his urate and they have decreased. I feel as though if i stop the reptical completely for a while the orange should disappear but im not sure. I DEFINITELY need some advise on the possible hints of blood.
 
Here is my 2 cents...

Temps seem way too high durring the day.
Supplements seem way too much for a Jackson.
Gutloading needs improving.
Humidity needs to be higher.

I don't know what to say...husbandry needs improving.

Harry
 
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