Vitamin & Supplement HELP!?!?

[kronikcurt]

Ambilobe Panther - MALE - 5 months old
He has been in my possession for 10 days now

Enclosure:
2'x2'x4'
22" UVB 10.0 light
8.5" UVA dome light
4" UVA dome light

Temperatures:
Ambient:73-78
Basking:85-87
night:60+

Humidity & Moisture:
Humidity: 50-75%
Pressurized Pray mister (twice daily)
Small Humidifier (PureGaurdian 10-hour Ultrasonic)
Big Dripper (3 seconds drip intervals- all day)
Umrella plant
2 Pothos directly outside enclosure
2 sides of enclosure wrapped with plastic lining to maintain humidity

Vitamin & Supplement:
ExoTerra Calcium powder (used with every feeding)
ExoTerra Multivitamin (used once a week)
Daily Feed: Crickets and sometimes superworms (gut-loaded with carrots danelion greens and apple)


QUESTIONS:
Am i using the Calcium or Multivitamin too much?
Does multivitamin contain sufficient D3 on its own?
Is it necessary to get calcium with D3?
TIPS for my current set-up??

Sometimes when he walks he wobbles and does this weird back and forth motion. Almost as if he is really indecisive as whether or not to take the next step, and walks like this for short periods of time..
That being said, i have seen him quickly run up branches and plants on numerous occasions.
IS THIS SOMETHING I SHOULD WORRY ABOUT?!?! (or am i just being paranoid)

Thanks for any and all feedback!

 

[laurie]

My responses are in red, just to make them easy to see

Ambilobe Panther - MALE - 5 months old
He has been in my possession for 10 days now

Enclosure:
2'x2'x4'
22" UVB 10.0 light
8.5" UVA dome light
4" UVA dome light
You don't really need 2 dome lights. As long as it isn't to hot it won't hurt, but will lower your humidity - doesn't look like a problem for you.

Temperatures:
Ambient:73-78
Basking:85-87
night:60+
looks good

Humidity & Moisture:
Humidity: 50-75%
Pressurized Pray mister (twice daily)
Small Humidifier (PureGaurdian 10-hour Ultrasonic)
Big Dripper (3 seconds drip intervals- all day)
Umrella plant
2 Pothos directly outside enclosure
2 sides of enclosure wrapped with plastic lining to maintain humidity
How long do you run your mister? Why are the pothos outside the cage? They are great for inside the cage, they add climbing places and help keep the humidity in.

Vitamin & Supplement:
ExoTerra Calcium powder (used with every feeding) this is perfect

ExoTerra Multivitamin (used once a week)this should be used twice a month unless there is a reason to use it only once.
You are missing ccalcium +d3. It should also be used twice a month.
I am sure you know this buy dust with supplements very lightly
Daily Feed: Crickets and sometimes superworms (gut-loaded with carrots danelion greens and apple


QUESTIONS:
Am i using the Calcium or Multivitamin too much?
Does multivitamin contain sufficient D3 on its own?
Is it necessary to get calcium with D3?
TIPS for my current set-up??

Sometimes when he walks he wobbles and does this weird back and forth motion. Almost as if he is really indecisive as whether or not to take the next step, and walks like this for short periods of time..This is called the leaf walk most chams use that walk, I find it fun to watch. It is completely normal for chams.
That being said, i have seen him quickly run up branches and plants on numerous occasions.
IS THIS SOMETHING I SHOULD WORRY ABOUT?!?! (or am i just being paranoid)

Thanks for any and all feedback!

If I missed something or you have more question just let me know.

 

[Cait0420]

The leaf walk is totally normal, most chams do it often

 

[kronikcurt]

Thanks alot for your help guys. Was gettn worries that i had bought a cham with MBD or something bad like that.. PHEW!

As for the set up advice: I only use the two lights to maintain the ambient temperature

The mister is a hand mister and i use it about 2-3 times a day.

There is only room for one pothos and im working on hanging it somehow so it will eventually be inside his enclosure. The other one outside i figured will still help maintain humidity in the room.

As for the supplements, your saying muliV twice a month and that i definitely need Calcium with D3 twice a month as well?

Thanks again guys, super helpfull!

 

[sandrachameleon]

you could have the dripper dripping faster.
Id suggest offering a much wider range of prey/feeder choices. Your gutloading could use a greater range also.
Your vitamin powder contains vitaminD, so you could potentially consider use that once a week instead of also buying a calcium with D3 product. Does your chameleon get time outside in natural light at all?

I have pothos plant pots on the floor of the cage and the vines grow upwards (you can tie them upwards or wrap around branches until they get settle for themselves