Jen0413
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Lately Espio has been climbing up on the side of the terrarium to lay almost right under his basking light. I figured he was cold so I checked the temp in his basking spot with my temp gun. The horizontal stick about 6 inches under his basking light is 88.6 degrees and there is a vertical climbing stick that is about 2 inches closer to the light that is generally 1-2 degrees warmer. Is that not a warm enough basking spot for a 7 month male veiled? He eats and poops normally. Isn't acting weird or aggressive. Still likes to go outside or explore the house. Just acts like he's cold, even when I thought his temps were ok.
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Veiled, Male, aprox 7 months
Handling - Couple times a week briefly to put him in his outside enclosure. As long as I have food, he happily comes to me.
Feeding - Right now feeding a mix of Dubia and crickets mainly, with some superworms when I can find them at the pet shop. Feeders are gutloaded with Flukers dry mix as well as a staple of Collard Greens, Mustard Greens, Kale, and whatever fruits and veggies I happen to have in the fridge.
Supplements - Calcium w/o D3 everyday. Reptivite twice a month and Calcium w/ D3 twice a month
Watering - Fogger that goes off for 1/2 hour 3 times a day and I spray his leaves 3 times a day. On hot days he will come over to where I'm spraying and drink from it.
Fecal Description - Solid brown poops with white urate everyday.
History -N/A
Cage Info:
Cage Type - 2ft X 2ft X 4ft Reptibreeze. He's only been in this cage for about 3 weeks, before he was in a smaller terrarium.
Lighting - 100 watt light bulb for basking (I've tried lower wattage but then my temps are never right) and a UVB bulb
Temperature - Basking spot is 88.6 degrees, the highest stick is about 90 degrees, bottom of terrarium is 75 degrees, and under his pothos is closer to 72ish.
Humidity - Humidity during misting is about 70% and when not misting hangs out 35-40%
Plants - Live pothos, many sticks and fake vines
Placement - In a nook in the living room, about 3 ft back from any foot traffic. We don't have AC but there is a fan on the other side of the room from his cage.
Location - FoCo Colorado
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Veiled, Male, aprox 7 months
Handling - Couple times a week briefly to put him in his outside enclosure. As long as I have food, he happily comes to me.
Feeding - Right now feeding a mix of Dubia and crickets mainly, with some superworms when I can find them at the pet shop. Feeders are gutloaded with Flukers dry mix as well as a staple of Collard Greens, Mustard Greens, Kale, and whatever fruits and veggies I happen to have in the fridge.
Supplements - Calcium w/o D3 everyday. Reptivite twice a month and Calcium w/ D3 twice a month
Watering - Fogger that goes off for 1/2 hour 3 times a day and I spray his leaves 3 times a day. On hot days he will come over to where I'm spraying and drink from it.
Fecal Description - Solid brown poops with white urate everyday.
History -N/A
Cage Info:
Cage Type - 2ft X 2ft X 4ft Reptibreeze. He's only been in this cage for about 3 weeks, before he was in a smaller terrarium.
Lighting - 100 watt light bulb for basking (I've tried lower wattage but then my temps are never right) and a UVB bulb
Temperature - Basking spot is 88.6 degrees, the highest stick is about 90 degrees, bottom of terrarium is 75 degrees, and under his pothos is closer to 72ish.
Humidity - Humidity during misting is about 70% and when not misting hangs out 35-40%
Plants - Live pothos, many sticks and fake vines
Placement - In a nook in the living room, about 3 ft back from any foot traffic. We don't have AC but there is a fan on the other side of the room from his cage.
Location - FoCo Colorado
