opihiman
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I have question regarding shedding cycles for juvenile jackson chameleons.
About how often should a shedding cycle occur? And one it does start how long should it take for the entire process to be complete?
I have a female jackson, who must have started shedding about 2 weeks ago and is still finishing I think...the only part that remains is the top of her head.
If it take too long should I be concerned about skin fungus or something of that nature.
thanks
OPI
Cage Info:
• Cage Type – 24x18x12 screen cage
• Lighting – Ambient light, Chameleons get to sit out on porch, anywhere from 6 to 12 hours per day
• Temperature – Hawaii temps Day time 80x night time in hours 65 to 70’s
• Humidity – anywhere from 50 to 60% spray cage 3 to 4 times per day
• Plants – artificial plants…on home made dowel tree
• Location – Cage location in corner of living room, medium to low traffic, ceiling fan
Chameleon Info:
• Your Chameleon – male/female chameleon and 1 orange spotted day gecko.
• Feeding – crickets and meal worms. Every one is eating well. About 6 cricket every other day, 6 to 8 meal worms gut loaded with additional dusting
• Supplements – I forget but some kind of cricket dust
• Watering – drip system in constant modification. Located currently a mid level of cage, may go back to top.
• Fecal Description – mostly brown with white specks. Occ watery with orange
• History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
• Current Problem – Just curious about the shedding cycle.
About how often should a shedding cycle occur? And one it does start how long should it take for the entire process to be complete?
I have a female jackson, who must have started shedding about 2 weeks ago and is still finishing I think...the only part that remains is the top of her head.
If it take too long should I be concerned about skin fungus or something of that nature.
thanks
OPI
Cage Info:
• Cage Type – 24x18x12 screen cage
• Lighting – Ambient light, Chameleons get to sit out on porch, anywhere from 6 to 12 hours per day
• Temperature – Hawaii temps Day time 80x night time in hours 65 to 70’s
• Humidity – anywhere from 50 to 60% spray cage 3 to 4 times per day
• Plants – artificial plants…on home made dowel tree
• Location – Cage location in corner of living room, medium to low traffic, ceiling fan
Chameleon Info:
• Your Chameleon – male/female chameleon and 1 orange spotted day gecko.
• Feeding – crickets and meal worms. Every one is eating well. About 6 cricket every other day, 6 to 8 meal worms gut loaded with additional dusting
• Supplements – I forget but some kind of cricket dust
• Watering – drip system in constant modification. Located currently a mid level of cage, may go back to top.
• Fecal Description – mostly brown with white specks. Occ watery with orange
• History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
• Current Problem – Just curious about the shedding cycle.
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