Mr Gahn
New Member
Hello,
I recently purchased my first veiled cham after years of research from a local herp breeder that has opened a small shop in my town.
This particular Veiled was one that the owner had hatched from an egg himself and raised to his present age of about 2.5-3years old.
I was told to let him be for a week as he adjusted to his new surroundings. He is in an open plant hanger setup, similar to what others used to call a "Cham Canopy" (you can kinda see it in my profile pic). He adjusted rather quickly, he had a 10UVB CFL with a 100w heating element (now a 5UVB with a 100w basking lamp) and was eating crickets out of his dish. I handle him once a day, to bring him outside and put him on a perch to get some direct sunlight.
He was eating crickets and local young locust until the crickets kept getting out of the open basket and I asked his previous owner what else might work, this is where my problems began. I was given some small cockroaches and he ate a couple with some crickets. When I went to the breeders shop to restock, all he had was very large adult roaches. He attempted to eat one, then spit it up and hasn't eaten since (a few days). I found some superworms at the local super-pet-store and he ate a few of those days ago, but now won't touch those either. The breeder suggests I wait him out and is somewhat mystified. His feces has been normal, though he hasn't had a bowel movement since yesterday. I give him sticky-tongue farms "Miner-all" every third feeding.
He has a slow drip system and I mist him once a day for 10-20 min. He loves it...
The breeder has taken him to shows and various schools so he is used to being handled and has a more mellow disposition. There was another Veiled available at his store that was larger and prettier, but had a bad attitude. Both had some pretty apparent Casque damage, the owner said they had rubbed them pretty hard during shedding. My cham has more damage and some what appears to be scar tissue from an open wound.
I asked intently about it before purchasing and he assured me that it wasn't harmful and he should have been misting him more. I've had him for a month and the scarring isn't getting worse or better, but this combined with the eating problem has me concerned. I have a vet appointment next month, for all my chams (I have purchased panthers since, i'm hooked), but I am also considering returning him to the breeder (who was very fond of him and kind of upset to see him go).
I am mostly looking for opinions on this casque damage, though any input or experiences would be appreciated.
Thanks-
I recently purchased my first veiled cham after years of research from a local herp breeder that has opened a small shop in my town.
This particular Veiled was one that the owner had hatched from an egg himself and raised to his present age of about 2.5-3years old.
I was told to let him be for a week as he adjusted to his new surroundings. He is in an open plant hanger setup, similar to what others used to call a "Cham Canopy" (you can kinda see it in my profile pic). He adjusted rather quickly, he had a 10UVB CFL with a 100w heating element (now a 5UVB with a 100w basking lamp) and was eating crickets out of his dish. I handle him once a day, to bring him outside and put him on a perch to get some direct sunlight.
He was eating crickets and local young locust until the crickets kept getting out of the open basket and I asked his previous owner what else might work, this is where my problems began. I was given some small cockroaches and he ate a couple with some crickets. When I went to the breeders shop to restock, all he had was very large adult roaches. He attempted to eat one, then spit it up and hasn't eaten since (a few days). I found some superworms at the local super-pet-store and he ate a few of those days ago, but now won't touch those either. The breeder suggests I wait him out and is somewhat mystified. His feces has been normal, though he hasn't had a bowel movement since yesterday. I give him sticky-tongue farms "Miner-all" every third feeding.
He has a slow drip system and I mist him once a day for 10-20 min. He loves it...
The breeder has taken him to shows and various schools so he is used to being handled and has a more mellow disposition. There was another Veiled available at his store that was larger and prettier, but had a bad attitude. Both had some pretty apparent Casque damage, the owner said they had rubbed them pretty hard during shedding. My cham has more damage and some what appears to be scar tissue from an open wound.
I asked intently about it before purchasing and he assured me that it wasn't harmful and he should have been misting him more. I've had him for a month and the scarring isn't getting worse or better, but this combined with the eating problem has me concerned. I have a vet appointment next month, for all my chams (I have purchased panthers since, i'm hooked), but I am also considering returning him to the breeder (who was very fond of him and kind of upset to see him go).
I am mostly looking for opinions on this casque damage, though any input or experiences would be appreciated.
Thanks-
