- Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
- Veiled chameleon, sex is unknown, I’ve had her for a little over a month now. Check the heels. Males have a tarsal spur...
- http://web.archive.org/web/20060819...m.com/html/husbandry/glossary/tarsalspur.html
- Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
- I really never handle her, she is friendly and has never snapped at me, sometimes if I hold my hand out in front of her she climbs on me.
- Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
- Size small crickets, dusted with calcium plus(not sure of the name brand, I’m not home right now) I give her crickets until she doesn’t want anymore so about 4-5.(when we was eating). And about 2 mealworms. Mealworms are not a great feeder. Hope 31 gave you some ideas.
- Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
- Repashy calcium plus.
- Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
- I must the cage 2 times a day, once in the morning and once at like 6:00pm. I must usually half the bottle, until the plants are dripping and the humidity is up.I would add a dripper. Let the cage dry out at night.
- Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
- She pooped yesterday, as she’s does usually every day. It all looks the same, solid but soft.
- History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
- I ordered her on underground reptiles.com
- Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
- Zoo med open breeze screen cage.(threw the box away so not sure of size, I’ll post a picture)
- Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
- 100w daylight blue reptile bulb in the cage, unsure about uvb as I through the box away, but it’s a coiled bulb. I turn the light on at 7-8 a.m. and shut it off around 9 p.m. I would switch out the blue light for a white regular incandescent household bulb of a wattage that produces the appropriate basking temperature.
- Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
- The only temperature I know is from the temperature gage in the back of the cage which stays at 75-80. She has a basking spot in middle of cage and areas where she can cool down if needed to. I would move the basking light to one end to give more options in temperature for it to sit in.
- Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
- When I mist the cage, the humidity level goes from about 40 to 80, with a towel in the back of the cage to keep humidity in. I also use a humidity gage.
- Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
- Fake plants. Live plants are better..well washed... both sides of the leaves since veileds munch on the leaves sometimes. You don't want it to chomp on fake leaves an ingest one.
- 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?
- My cage is next to my bed, on a night table. Yes it is by a vent but I have the vent closed off.
- Location - Where are you geographically located?
- Pekin, Illinois.
