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SAB3813

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Recently purchased a veiled chameleon he/she (I don’t know the gender) seems to be healthy, any suggestions before I take it for a vet visit?
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Hi and welcome to the forum!
There are some things I see about your enclosure that will need correcting. Please copy and paste this husbandry form and then fill it out.

Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.

Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
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?
Location - Where are you geographically located?

Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.

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Please Note:
The more details you provide the better and more accurate help you will receive.
Photos can be very helpful.
 
Copy and paste the husbandry review that was posted above into your reply and fill it out with as much detail as possible. There are specifics that can be seen just from your pictures. Such as you will never run a fogger during the day. To run one of these it should be at night only and only if temps are below 67. Running them during hot temps and with lights on makes it high risk for the cham to develop a respiratory infection. Next no moss vines. Not only do these grow bacteria the cham will try to chew the moss off which posses an impaction risk. Also seeing a double dome light. Hopefully you upgraded and got a T5HO linear UVB light to replace the screw in compact UVB bulb. Per the gender you want to post pics of the back of the back feet so we can see if there are spurs there.
 
Recently purchased a veiled chameleon he/she (I don’t know the gender) seems to be healthy, any suggestions before I take it for a vet visit?View attachment 361151View attachment 361153
Copy and paste the husbandry review that was posted above into your reply and fill it out with as much detail as possible. There are specifics that can be seen just from your pictures. Such as you will never run a fogger during the day. To run one of these it should be at night only and only if temps are below 67. Running them during hot temps and with lights on makes it high risk for the cham to develop a respiratory infection. Next no moss vines. Not only do these grow bacteria the cham will try to chew the moss off which posses an impaction risk. Also seeing a double dome light. Hopefully you upgraded and got a T5HO linear UVB light to replace the screw in compact UVB bulb. Per the gender you want to post pics of the back of the back feet so we can see if there are spurs there.
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Veiled chameleon 5-7 months, have had for around 3 weeks
Handling - 1-2 per week
Feeding - 15 crickets daily shaken in supplements
Supplements - calcium daily, d3 twice monthly
Watering - Misting every 3 hours 30 seconds and yes I see it drink
Fecal Description - brown with white tip
History - purchased from PetSmart

Cage Info:
Cage Type - screen 2x2x4
Lighting - 2 50 watt heat lamp with linear T5HO lamp 14 hour day, 10 hour off
Temperature - 80-85 basking, 70 in cage during day, 60-65 at night
Humidity - 35-60 during day, 60-90 at night
Plants - golden pothos, not necessarily sure what the other two are named but I checked with the people who own the store and they use them for their chameleon
Placement - in my room on top of my dresser
Location - Missouri, USA
 
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Veiled chameleon 5-7 months, have had for around 3 weeks
Handling - 1-2 per week
Feeding - 15 crickets daily shaken in supplements
Supplements - calcium daily, d3 twice monthly
Watering - Misting every 3 hours 30 seconds and yes I see it drink
Fecal Description - brown with white tip
History - purchased from PetSmart

Cage Info:
Cage Type - screen 2x2x4
Lighting - 2 50 watt heat lamp with linear T5HO lamp 14 hour day, 10 hour off
Temperature - 80-85 basking, 70 in cage during day, 60-65 at night
Humidity - 35-60 during day, 60-90 at night
Plants - golden pothos, not necessarily sure what the other two are named but I checked with the people who own the store and they use them for their chameleon
Placement - in my room on top of my dresser
Location - Missouri, USA
What are you using to measure your temps and humidity. running two 50 watt heat bulbs is going to produce temps that exceed what the baby should be exposed to. You would be looking at 100Watts worth of heat which can easily exceed 90 degrees.

Please post pics of the supplements you are using.

For UVB what strength is the UVB bulb?

Please post a picture of the entire enclosure from the lighting down to the bottom so we can see layout and total set up.
 
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