wetrippymaine
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First off i'll fill out the how to ask for help sheet:
Your Chameleon-I have a male veiled chameleon, Not sure how old he is but defiantly a juvenile
Handling-To be quite honest I handle my chameleon every day, But he absolutely loves it, at risk of sounding odd we have a pretty strong and mutual bond
Feeding- 5-7 crickets a day along with 10 mealworms twice a week
Watering-I have the exo-terra monsoon rs400 set to go off every two hours for 45 seconds, and it really does drench the leaves so if he's thirsty its there every two hours
Poop-One fairly large log of brown poop in a greyish slimey coating along with a smaller pure white with a yellow goop squishy substance in the shape of a waxworm lol, probably once or twice a day
History- So I took my veiled chameleon to the herp about a month ago and he had that orangish pigment in the corner of his mouth and he had told me it was a skin infection and prescribed Silver sulfadiazine cream once a day on both corners for two weeks
Cage- I just recently put him in the reptibreeze xL cage, 24x24x48 so he has PLENTY of room now and is a very happy cham
Lighting- I have the Zoo med combo deep dome dual fixture with two zoo med repti sun 10.0 mini uvb bulbs and a slimline 18" tropical fixture with a tropical t8 fluorescent uvb bulb - at night i turn that all off and i put in a zilla night red heat bulb into the dome and put it right under his sleeping spot at the top to keep him warm
Temps- Well the entire cage is room temperature im guessing, im not going to check, but he likes to sit on his little ladder at the top all the time and i put the dome fixture right on top of that which keeps his usual sleeping spot and chilling spot a consistent 85 degrees
Humidity- Well considering its a gigantic open air screen cage it doesnt hold moisture very well, but i do have the monsoon set go go every two hours or 45 seconds, and to keep the humidity in i have one nozzle pointed at a grouping of leaves for him to drink and the other pointed at the bottom as to soak the moss up to hold it in, that being said my hygrometer reads a pretty consistent 45% .-.
PLants- Just a bunch of plastic leaf plants wrapped around his vines and some put on the back wall
Location- Well its in my room about 4 or 5 feet from a vent, but that vent is covered but still does get some air out, and its relatively close to a window that most of the time has its blinds closed though
Okay, so finally my chams current problem is that a few days to a week after taking him to the herp the orangish "Skin infection" Spread to all around his color spots, along with on his little through spikes and back spikes, even after staying consistent with the application of the medicine.. I dont know if this is a skin infection or simply part of him developing his colors turning into an adult. Another things ive been very very concerned about his is head ornament and neck flap things on the back of his head, theyre a pretty dark black/purplish color and have been for a little under a month. I dont think theyre bruises because he doesnt seem to be in any pain when i put pressure on them.. Any input on what these two things may be would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
-Cody
Your Chameleon-I have a male veiled chameleon, Not sure how old he is but defiantly a juvenile
Handling-To be quite honest I handle my chameleon every day, But he absolutely loves it, at risk of sounding odd we have a pretty strong and mutual bond
Feeding- 5-7 crickets a day along with 10 mealworms twice a week
Watering-I have the exo-terra monsoon rs400 set to go off every two hours for 45 seconds, and it really does drench the leaves so if he's thirsty its there every two hours
Poop-One fairly large log of brown poop in a greyish slimey coating along with a smaller pure white with a yellow goop squishy substance in the shape of a waxworm lol, probably once or twice a day
History- So I took my veiled chameleon to the herp about a month ago and he had that orangish pigment in the corner of his mouth and he had told me it was a skin infection and prescribed Silver sulfadiazine cream once a day on both corners for two weeks
Cage- I just recently put him in the reptibreeze xL cage, 24x24x48 so he has PLENTY of room now and is a very happy cham
Lighting- I have the Zoo med combo deep dome dual fixture with two zoo med repti sun 10.0 mini uvb bulbs and a slimline 18" tropical fixture with a tropical t8 fluorescent uvb bulb - at night i turn that all off and i put in a zilla night red heat bulb into the dome and put it right under his sleeping spot at the top to keep him warm
Temps- Well the entire cage is room temperature im guessing, im not going to check, but he likes to sit on his little ladder at the top all the time and i put the dome fixture right on top of that which keeps his usual sleeping spot and chilling spot a consistent 85 degrees
Humidity- Well considering its a gigantic open air screen cage it doesnt hold moisture very well, but i do have the monsoon set go go every two hours or 45 seconds, and to keep the humidity in i have one nozzle pointed at a grouping of leaves for him to drink and the other pointed at the bottom as to soak the moss up to hold it in, that being said my hygrometer reads a pretty consistent 45% .-.
PLants- Just a bunch of plastic leaf plants wrapped around his vines and some put on the back wall
Location- Well its in my room about 4 or 5 feet from a vent, but that vent is covered but still does get some air out, and its relatively close to a window that most of the time has its blinds closed though
Okay, so finally my chams current problem is that a few days to a week after taking him to the herp the orangish "Skin infection" Spread to all around his color spots, along with on his little through spikes and back spikes, even after staying consistent with the application of the medicine.. I dont know if this is a skin infection or simply part of him developing his colors turning into an adult. Another things ive been very very concerned about his is head ornament and neck flap things on the back of his head, theyre a pretty dark black/purplish color and have been for a little under a month. I dont think theyre bruises because he doesnt seem to be in any pain when i put pressure on them.. Any input on what these two things may be would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
-Cody
