captkirk7
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Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? Jackson chameleon, male, about 5 months old. I've had him for a month now.
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? I handle him about once or twice a day. Usual he'll climb onto my finger and get comfortable, so I don't think I'm stressing him out to much.
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? The previous owner fed him mealworms but in my care he's only eaten crickets. I have no schedule yet, as I'm trying to watch his daily habits. Gut-loaded with Flukers calcium cricket food along with the Flukers cricket quencher.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? None at the moment, currently looking for desirable brands
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? Home made irrigation system along with 4-5 daily mistings to raise humidity.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? Brown and white, kind of thick (if thats a proper description). Never tested to my knowledge.
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. I'll admit, the P.O wasn't taking the greatest care of him; little to no foliage and a diet on mealworms.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? Screen, 20x20x32in
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? ZooMed Repti Basking Spot Lamp 75 watt and Reptiglo 5.0 coil bulb. Lights on from 9am to 9pm.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? Under basking light-about 80F, Bottom of the cage-70-75F. Have yet to measure night temps. Measured with a thermometer from Petsmart
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? Not sure on the humidity levels, but I do mist regularly to keep humidity up
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? Fake plants and vines
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? Cage is located next to my desk near a window. Vents are closed, and a small amount of traffic. Cage sits about 32in about the floor.
Location - Where are you geographically located? Central Florida
Okay, well I started a thread awhile back about my Jacksons and he's improved very much. But now things went downhill very fast. Today he was extremely lethargic and weak. He breathes hard and sometimes opens his mouth. My car has been at a shop so I can't go to a vet until tomorrow morning. But I think the sickness may have escalated very much and I fear the worse. Anything I can do to make sure he doesn't pass over night? It would break my heart to see this little guy die
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? Jackson chameleon, male, about 5 months old. I've had him for a month now.
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? I handle him about once or twice a day. Usual he'll climb onto my finger and get comfortable, so I don't think I'm stressing him out to much.
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? The previous owner fed him mealworms but in my care he's only eaten crickets. I have no schedule yet, as I'm trying to watch his daily habits. Gut-loaded with Flukers calcium cricket food along with the Flukers cricket quencher.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? None at the moment, currently looking for desirable brands
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? Home made irrigation system along with 4-5 daily mistings to raise humidity.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? Brown and white, kind of thick (if thats a proper description). Never tested to my knowledge.
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. I'll admit, the P.O wasn't taking the greatest care of him; little to no foliage and a diet on mealworms.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? Screen, 20x20x32in
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? ZooMed Repti Basking Spot Lamp 75 watt and Reptiglo 5.0 coil bulb. Lights on from 9am to 9pm.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? Under basking light-about 80F, Bottom of the cage-70-75F. Have yet to measure night temps. Measured with a thermometer from Petsmart
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? Not sure on the humidity levels, but I do mist regularly to keep humidity up
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? Fake plants and vines
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? Cage is located next to my desk near a window. Vents are closed, and a small amount of traffic. Cage sits about 32in about the floor.
Location - Where are you geographically located? Central Florida
Okay, well I started a thread awhile back about my Jacksons and he's improved very much. But now things went downhill very fast. Today he was extremely lethargic and weak. He breathes hard and sometimes opens his mouth. My car has been at a shop so I can't go to a vet until tomorrow morning. But I think the sickness may have escalated very much and I fear the worse. Anything I can do to make sure he doesn't pass over night? It would break my heart to see this little guy die
