MsCham
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Minor concern, but following his shed, I've noticed some color changes... which I KNOW is normal, but I figured he'd get brighter... not like this. Maybe I'm just being over critical, but I've been noticing that there is a white line developing on the back edge of his casque. (I'll attach a photo)
I'm wondering if this is normal coloration, or a result of silk worms being introduced to his diet, or something else... When he's stressed, he'll turn dark, particularly his casque which would normally go grey-ish black when his body gets black spots. I did recently clean out his enclosure a couple weeks ago with 100% vinegar (on everything) and had to move him for the event, so he was stressed when I had to move him out of it, but no more than I would have expected? Opinions are welcome!
Some specs:
*Veiled cham ~8months old?
*Fed daily several of the following (varying by day): gutloaded crickets, superworms, silkworms
*Dusted with Exo Terra Calcium powder suppliment (without D3) every time crickets are fed (every 2 or 3 days) - cham refuses to eat superworms or silkworms that have been dusted
*Dusted with Zoo Med Repti Calcium with D3 (crickets) once a month
*Treats 1-5 weekly: hornworms, butterworms, mealworms
*Plants: Dracaena, 2 Ficus and Purple Wandering Jew
*Lights: Exo Terra 75W Infared Basking Spot, Zoo Med 60W Daylight Blue Reptile Bulb (UVA), and the farther light is an Exo Terra UVB Bulb 75W... I cant remember which one
*Lights are on a ~10hr cycle on/off
*Humidity ranges between 35-50 depending on the time of day
*Temperatures in different parts of enclosure goes from 75-100
*Night Temperatures don't go below 70
*Cage is located next to my large window, which in the summer time (now) has the window open and fans going approx 3ft from the set up
*All this is on top of a set of drawers that is somewhere around 3-4ft off the ground (total guess there)
Problem:
First day I had him: (as a point of comparison)
And my current enclosure:
I'm wondering if this is normal coloration, or a result of silk worms being introduced to his diet, or something else... When he's stressed, he'll turn dark, particularly his casque which would normally go grey-ish black when his body gets black spots. I did recently clean out his enclosure a couple weeks ago with 100% vinegar (on everything) and had to move him for the event, so he was stressed when I had to move him out of it, but no more than I would have expected? Opinions are welcome!
Some specs:
*Veiled cham ~8months old?
*Fed daily several of the following (varying by day): gutloaded crickets, superworms, silkworms
*Dusted with Exo Terra Calcium powder suppliment (without D3) every time crickets are fed (every 2 or 3 days) - cham refuses to eat superworms or silkworms that have been dusted
*Dusted with Zoo Med Repti Calcium with D3 (crickets) once a month
*Treats 1-5 weekly: hornworms, butterworms, mealworms
*Plants: Dracaena, 2 Ficus and Purple Wandering Jew
*Lights: Exo Terra 75W Infared Basking Spot, Zoo Med 60W Daylight Blue Reptile Bulb (UVA), and the farther light is an Exo Terra UVB Bulb 75W... I cant remember which one
*Lights are on a ~10hr cycle on/off
*Humidity ranges between 35-50 depending on the time of day
*Temperatures in different parts of enclosure goes from 75-100
*Night Temperatures don't go below 70
*Cage is located next to my large window, which in the summer time (now) has the window open and fans going approx 3ft from the set up
*All this is on top of a set of drawers that is somewhere around 3-4ft off the ground (total guess there)
Problem:
First day I had him: (as a point of comparison)
And my current enclosure: