k8shm8
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Chameleon Info:
So my chameleon is a male panther chameleon, he is about 6 months old. I have only had him for a day. I don't plan on handling him a ton unless he seems to want to climb out, right now he is still learning that people are safe. Once I get to know him better, I will determine if handling him causes him too much stress or not. He is currently eating crickets dusted with calcium, once I am out of crickets im switching to roaches or super worms. The crickets are being gut-loaded with carrots and kale. I am getting horned worms soon to give to him once per week as a special snack. He eats in the morning before I head off to work (varies anytime between 6:30am till 7:30am. I mist the enclosure about 3-4 times per day. On the days I work 12hr shifts at work (Monday and Wednesday) I mist only twice, but I spray double the amount I normally would. His poop looks normal, brown with white on the end. I keep him in a screen cage, im not sure the size but I would say its a medium sized one (taller than wider). I think his light is a ZooMed but I didn't purchase it, once the bulbs die I am going to switch to one UVB and one heat light. At night I use a ceramic heat lamp with NO LIGHT to keep him warm since I live in Pennsylvania and it is super cold right now. The day lights are on for 12 hrs, usually from 7:30am until 7:30 pm. I got a ZooMed temperature and humidity gauge but I don't think its accurate. The basking temp at the top is around 80 degrees, the floor I would say is around 70 degrees, and the lowest temp at night is 60 degrees. The plants are fake, I want to switch to real ones when I upgrade the cage. The cage is in my basement, there are no fans nearby. Its a super low traffic area and I have cats and dogs.
Vet info!
So I am bringing my chameleon to a local veterinarian to check his overall health and fecal. The office visit itself is $150 so I wanna make sure I get all bases covered during that visit. What should I ask? What should I have done? What type of method do you guys use to bring your chameleons to the vet (by this I mean do you carry them or put them in a cage)? I wanna know everything and anything I should ask the vet to look at when I am there. $150 is not cheap! But she has been working with exotics for 30years and went to UPenn for her vet degree.
ps: I know this is a health forum but if there is any suggestions for improvement for my chameleons well-being please let me know!
So my chameleon is a male panther chameleon, he is about 6 months old. I have only had him for a day. I don't plan on handling him a ton unless he seems to want to climb out, right now he is still learning that people are safe. Once I get to know him better, I will determine if handling him causes him too much stress or not. He is currently eating crickets dusted with calcium, once I am out of crickets im switching to roaches or super worms. The crickets are being gut-loaded with carrots and kale. I am getting horned worms soon to give to him once per week as a special snack. He eats in the morning before I head off to work (varies anytime between 6:30am till 7:30am. I mist the enclosure about 3-4 times per day. On the days I work 12hr shifts at work (Monday and Wednesday) I mist only twice, but I spray double the amount I normally would. His poop looks normal, brown with white on the end. I keep him in a screen cage, im not sure the size but I would say its a medium sized one (taller than wider). I think his light is a ZooMed but I didn't purchase it, once the bulbs die I am going to switch to one UVB and one heat light. At night I use a ceramic heat lamp with NO LIGHT to keep him warm since I live in Pennsylvania and it is super cold right now. The day lights are on for 12 hrs, usually from 7:30am until 7:30 pm. I got a ZooMed temperature and humidity gauge but I don't think its accurate. The basking temp at the top is around 80 degrees, the floor I would say is around 70 degrees, and the lowest temp at night is 60 degrees. The plants are fake, I want to switch to real ones when I upgrade the cage. The cage is in my basement, there are no fans nearby. Its a super low traffic area and I have cats and dogs.
Vet info!
So I am bringing my chameleon to a local veterinarian to check his overall health and fecal. The office visit itself is $150 so I wanna make sure I get all bases covered during that visit. What should I ask? What should I have done? What type of method do you guys use to bring your chameleons to the vet (by this I mean do you carry them or put them in a cage)? I wanna know everything and anything I should ask the vet to look at when I am there. $150 is not cheap! But she has been working with exotics for 30years and went to UPenn for her vet degree.
ps: I know this is a health forum but if there is any suggestions for improvement for my chameleons well-being please let me know!
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