Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
Celia is a female Jackson and we have had her since June of ’09. We were told she was about 6 months old when we got her. Someone was just going to get rid of her and the cage-mate (assume it was a sister, but unsure).
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? We don’t handle her very much at all anymore. When we first got her, we used to bring her out every few days, but not anymore. She is pretty fast and most of the time just sticks tight to the trees and I don’t want to just pull her out. So unless she climbs onto my hand, not at all.
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
We feed her crickets and meal-worm beetles. (When the mealworms morph into the beetles, we will give them to her occasionally). Infrequently we find a cockroach in the yard ( I do not use pesticides in the yard) and will give that to her. I feed her 3-4 crickets daily or if we miss a day, she will get 4-5 the following day. I purchase medium crickets because they tend to grow as I keep them. I put the ReptoLife directly onto the carrots, strawberries and potatoes that I feed the crickets.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
Dust all insects given to her with Repticalcium and sprinkle ReptoLife plus on the veggies I feed the crickets.
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? I have a drip system that slowly drips water constantly onto the trees in the cage. I don’t mist very often since she is outside and gets rained on and gets the dew from overnight.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? Dark brown pellet looking fecal matter. Has some spots of white in it occasionally. Not been tested for parasites, but has been seen by a vet and at that time I was told she was healthly.
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. She was brought home with a cage-mate that I thought might be a male. They were immediately separated and lived in separate cages, but they cages were close to each other. The other chameleon was Mike and you might have seen my postings about her before. She unfortunately was still living but was having to be force-fed and watered. After 2 rounds of antibiotics and vet checks, I had her put to sleep. Celia was determined to be in good health at the time. (this was in July)
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
16”x13”x22.5” are the dimensions of her screen cage.
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? She is outside and does not have artificial lighting.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? The temperature is in the upper 70’s to mid 80’s during the day and gets down to mid to low 70’s at night. The cage sits on our lanai and is open to the sun and the shade from our house and the trees outside.
Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? Outside temps are from the news sources, I don’t have a temperature gauge out there.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? Humidity is what is outside, I don’t know that.
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? I have a potted hibiscus and ficus tree in the cage.
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? Cage is on the lanai, there is some traffic, but I would not call it heavy. It is behind the house, so the only people she sees are my family. The bottom of the cage is about 2 feet off the ground on a stand.
Location - Where are you geographically located? Oahu, Hawaii.
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about. Was wondering what the “yellow pebbles” in her cage were. But I am OPEN to ANY and ALL advise and/or suggestions.
Here is one pic, but I'll post more.