Ksauber
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Chameleon Info:
1. Veiled Chameleon, male, 2-3 months old. Has been in my care for 4 days
2. I handle him once a day, to get him used to it. and to clean out his cage. He is on my hand for maybe 2 minutes a day.
3. He is eating small crickets, gutloaded with a mixture of collard greens and butternut squash. I have been putting about 8 crickets in his cage a day, about 20 minutes after lights on, but I have only seen him eating 1-2 a day. Today, they have been in for 10 hours, and about 5 are still there. He is however shedding right now.
4. I am dusting the crickets with Rep-Cal Calcium without D3 every day, and plan on dusting with Rep-Cal Herptivite, and Rep-Cal Calcium with D3 on alternating Saturdays.
5. I use a fogger for about half the day in 2 hour increments to boost the humidity, as well as give him drinking water, as the mist condenses on the top of the screen and drips onto leaves. I also spray 3-4 times per day, for about 2 minutes each, after the plants have dried fully. I have seen him drinking almost every day.
6. On the first day his poop was firm, black, and his urates were yellow. Ever day since, his poop has been firm and black, and his urates are white/cream colored. I have not had him tested for parasites, however I do not know if the breeder (LLL Reptiles) did.
7. The past few days he has spent most of his time basking. I have since gotten a different wattage light and upped the basking temp, and he is slightly more active.
Cage Info:
1. The cage is an all screen cage, similar to a reptibreeze. Unsure of the brand. It is 16" wide, 16" deep, and 18" tall
2. For Heat I use a 60 watt household bulb about 10" away from the basking spot. For UVB I use a Reptisun 5.0 coil light in a reflective dome. Lights are on at 6am and off at 7-8pm
3. Basking spot is 83 degrees, I am unsure of the bottom of the cage. At night I am not sure of the lowest temp, but my home gets to about 70 degrees, and with the humidity in the cage, I would assume it is around 60-65 degrees. I use a digital probe thermometer/hygrometer to measure temp.
4. Humidity varies from about 30% to 70%. I maintain this with hand spraying, and a fogger. I use a digital probe thermometer/hygrometer to measure humidity.
5. The enclosure has a pothos in it that takes up a large portion of the cage, as well as some fake vines.
6. The cage is in my office where I work 8 hours a day. It is not near fans or vents, but it is near a window that does not get opened. The top of the cage is about 4 ft off the ground.
7. I live in Tucson AZ.
The problem right now is a few things that are causing a little concern. However I may just be over-worried.
1. He started to shed on Monday, and has still not gotten it all off. I do see him trying to pick it off with his feet, and rubbing on branches, but so far some is still on there.
2. He almost always has very dark markings on him. The only time he doesn't is when he comes out of his cage, where he lightens considerably. I thought this was possibly for thermo-regulation, since he was basking quite frequently, but I am not sure, since I did increase the temperature and not much has changed.
3. Occasionally, I will see him with his eyes closed during the day. It is never at any specific time, it is only occasionally when I turn around from my desk to check out what he's doing.
Pictures:
Enclosure
Chameleon Very Dark
Chameleon, a little Lighter, with dark markings:
1. Veiled Chameleon, male, 2-3 months old. Has been in my care for 4 days
2. I handle him once a day, to get him used to it. and to clean out his cage. He is on my hand for maybe 2 minutes a day.
3. He is eating small crickets, gutloaded with a mixture of collard greens and butternut squash. I have been putting about 8 crickets in his cage a day, about 20 minutes after lights on, but I have only seen him eating 1-2 a day. Today, they have been in for 10 hours, and about 5 are still there. He is however shedding right now.
4. I am dusting the crickets with Rep-Cal Calcium without D3 every day, and plan on dusting with Rep-Cal Herptivite, and Rep-Cal Calcium with D3 on alternating Saturdays.
5. I use a fogger for about half the day in 2 hour increments to boost the humidity, as well as give him drinking water, as the mist condenses on the top of the screen and drips onto leaves. I also spray 3-4 times per day, for about 2 minutes each, after the plants have dried fully. I have seen him drinking almost every day.
6. On the first day his poop was firm, black, and his urates were yellow. Ever day since, his poop has been firm and black, and his urates are white/cream colored. I have not had him tested for parasites, however I do not know if the breeder (LLL Reptiles) did.
7. The past few days he has spent most of his time basking. I have since gotten a different wattage light and upped the basking temp, and he is slightly more active.
Cage Info:
1. The cage is an all screen cage, similar to a reptibreeze. Unsure of the brand. It is 16" wide, 16" deep, and 18" tall
2. For Heat I use a 60 watt household bulb about 10" away from the basking spot. For UVB I use a Reptisun 5.0 coil light in a reflective dome. Lights are on at 6am and off at 7-8pm
3. Basking spot is 83 degrees, I am unsure of the bottom of the cage. At night I am not sure of the lowest temp, but my home gets to about 70 degrees, and with the humidity in the cage, I would assume it is around 60-65 degrees. I use a digital probe thermometer/hygrometer to measure temp.
4. Humidity varies from about 30% to 70%. I maintain this with hand spraying, and a fogger. I use a digital probe thermometer/hygrometer to measure humidity.
5. The enclosure has a pothos in it that takes up a large portion of the cage, as well as some fake vines.
6. The cage is in my office where I work 8 hours a day. It is not near fans or vents, but it is near a window that does not get opened. The top of the cage is about 4 ft off the ground.
7. I live in Tucson AZ.
The problem right now is a few things that are causing a little concern. However I may just be over-worried.
1. He started to shed on Monday, and has still not gotten it all off. I do see him trying to pick it off with his feet, and rubbing on branches, but so far some is still on there.
2. He almost always has very dark markings on him. The only time he doesn't is when he comes out of his cage, where he lightens considerably. I thought this was possibly for thermo-regulation, since he was basking quite frequently, but I am not sure, since I did increase the temperature and not much has changed.
3. Occasionally, I will see him with his eyes closed during the day. It is never at any specific time, it is only occasionally when I turn around from my desk to check out what he's doing.
Pictures:
Enclosure
Chameleon Very Dark
Chameleon, a little Lighter, with dark markings:
