seanUTD
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Pretty sufficiently explains it... To the OP 1) The lightbulb wattage is most likely WAY to high, bring it down to a 60watt 2) Pull it up above the enclosure so the cham won't burn it's head
White senegal, is he depressed?
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Pretty sufficiently explains it... To the OP 1) The lightbulb wattage is most likely WAY to high, bring it down to a 60watt 2) Pull it up above the enclosure so the cham won't burn it's head
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ChameleonsInMyHouse
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you dont nessecarily need the basking lights on all the time. if you are at home and are able to. you can shut your heat lights off give the cage a cool down mist and let the temps drop a bit. as long as they have their UVB light and/or light from a window, they wont relax down and take a nap or anything.
100 degrees is very warm, but there isnt anything you can do to stop it on some days. it gets well over 100 degrees where the come from at times, fortunately they have nature's aid in adapting to the high temps. in captivity they simply dont
100 degrees is very warm, but there isnt anything you can do to stop it on some days. it gets well over 100 degrees where the come from at times, fortunately they have nature's aid in adapting to the high temps. in captivity they simply dont
seanUTD
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I'll chime in as a member coming from the land of 100+ degree days EVERY DAY... Dallas.... I keep BOTH basking lights in dimmer domes to allow for easy temp control without making it nap time dark in the cages... And I'll even open all the windows in my house and turn the bulbs off... And I never EVER reach even above 95 in my cages RIGHT UNDER THE BULB.... Basking lights aren't mandatory in my book, they just help... In my land they are more of a nuisance IMHO
gerhartrx
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Too hot and new bulb IMO
I am certainly new to the forum and always learning something but you need to reduce the temp. Others have suggested raising the light and I have also had others tell me to get a 60w regular light buld. You will need to replace the UVB 5.0 every six months on average. Some say that they loose the effectivness sooner than six months.
Check this message below this a message from the guys at Screameleons:
Caution! Important email message to chameleon owners
Summer is here and the temps are getting warmer. Please keep an eye on those indoor temps in your chameleons cage. While we often think that chameleons are tropical and can handle heat, it is absolutely not true. In fact, too hot is just as dangerous as being too cold.
Chameleons thermoregulate . This means they climb near their heat bulb to warm up, and climb away to cool off. When the room temp starts to rise, they really have no way to cool off. This can be fatal!
Double check that your indoor room temps are still about 75 degrees. If your room temps are above 80 degrees, consider moving them into the basement for the summer. The temps down there tend to be cooler and more stable.
Please be careful guys. Thanks!
I am certainly new to the forum and always learning something but you need to reduce the temp. Others have suggested raising the light and I have also had others tell me to get a 60w regular light buld. You will need to replace the UVB 5.0 every six months on average. Some say that they loose the effectivness sooner than six months.
Check this message below this a message from the guys at Screameleons:
Caution! Important email message to chameleon owners
Summer is here and the temps are getting warmer. Please keep an eye on those indoor temps in your chameleons cage. While we often think that chameleons are tropical and can handle heat, it is absolutely not true. In fact, too hot is just as dangerous as being too cold.
Chameleons thermoregulate . This means they climb near their heat bulb to warm up, and climb away to cool off. When the room temp starts to rise, they really have no way to cool off. This can be fatal!
Double check that your indoor room temps are still about 75 degrees. If your room temps are above 80 degrees, consider moving them into the basement for the summer. The temps down there tend to be cooler and more stable.
Please be careful guys. Thanks!
Thank you for your responses everyone, and as I mentioned, I will be dealing with the light issue! I had not realized it was an issue, and it didn't appear to be one up to this point.
A special thanks to kinyonga for mentioning the possibility of it being too hot as the first response. From now on, I'll take the first lone supposition from one person on a topic I'm unsure of and go with it. That way, we'll be sure not to resort to rhetoric about my secret agenda to kill my cham.
In all seriousness, we don't all have the same level of experience at this, and none of us are born with it. It's been a day and since the first mention of it possibly being too hot, and I'm dealing with it today. As I had mentioned.
There's no need to phrase things in a way that offend when dealing with information on an internet forum. I'd rather you just say "If you don't decrease the basking temperature, you are going to kill your cham!"
The way you phrased it implies that I'm ignorant. Maybe I am, but not willfully. Nobody wants to see the my cham thrive more than I do!
A special thanks to kinyonga for mentioning the possibility of it being too hot as the first response. From now on, I'll take the first lone supposition from one person on a topic I'm unsure of and go with it. That way, we'll be sure not to resort to rhetoric about my secret agenda to kill my cham.
In all seriousness, we don't all have the same level of experience at this, and none of us are born with it. It's been a day and since the first mention of it possibly being too hot, and I'm dealing with it today. As I had mentioned.
There's no need to phrase things in a way that offend when dealing with information on an internet forum. I'd rather you just say "If you don't decrease the basking temperature, you are going to kill your cham!"
The way you phrased it implies that I'm ignorant. Maybe I am, but not willfully. Nobody wants to see the my cham thrive more than I do!
seanUTD
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Let me try to justify this tone that the member you are referring to used... Through the time I have spent on these forums there have been people that have come, asked for advice, didn't listen, killed their chams, and moved on seamlessly... Leaving those who helped to feel hurt and anger for those people... Its from too much failure seen that some of the more senior members have developed VERY low tolerance for ignorance, new to chams or not... I know its harder to hear trust me we've ALL had one of those slams for doing something dumb but trust me when I say they only wish to help and see chams flourish... I hope this puts the animosity to rest
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ChameleonsInMyHouse
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can you just try our advice instead of taking things the wrong way? this thread is really long as it is, and it just seems like you're taking it as us insulting your intelligence. we're doing the best we can
seanUTD
New Member
Did I not say I was taking the advice? I am taking the advice! I said I was taking it before the comment was made that insulted me! I can and will take the advice, and I don't find it insulting to my intelligence. I'm not that intelligent, that's why I'm hashing out my thoughts on what's going on with a forum of individuals.
It could have been said in the first post that senegals basking spots should be mid 80's.
I completely see your point, Sean. I apologize, and I won't focus on that. However, a statement like that is what it is.
It could have been said in the first post that senegals basking spots should be mid 80's.
I completely see your point, Sean. I apologize, and I won't focus on that. However, a statement like that is what it is.
You said..."From now on, I'll take the first lone supposition from one person on a topic I'm unsure of and go with it. That way, we'll be sure not to resort to rhetoric about my secret agenda to kill my cham."...while my response may have seemed a little harsh, chameleons can go down quickly and die quickly from things like being overheated....it can happen in less than a day. I suggested it might be the temperature gently to begin with, but one minute you were saying you didn't think it was the temperature and then you said you thought it might be but you still didn't say you changed it...all this waiting, if it is the heat, is doing your chameleon no good.
While I understand that its often hard to know who to believe on a forum and I also understand not necessarily going with the first suggestion...but I would think that when you are told the same thing by several people it should hold more weight.
While I understand that its often hard to know who to believe on a forum and I also understand not necessarily going with the first suggestion...but I would think that when you are told the same thing by several people it should hold more weight.
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ChameleonsInMyHouse
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i didn't mean to offend you man, but it's taken longer than wanting too or needing too to help you better. you're right, we could have initially got to telling you the temp should be low 80's, but on your end, it took a quite of bit of responses to tell us what your temps were. hopefully you resolve your problem and your cham is ok, sincerely. but if im offending you, i'll stay out of this one.
