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Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Panther chameleon, male, 4 months, I have had him for 3 days.
Handling - I have not handled him yet, and do not plan to for a while until he settles into his new home.
Feeding - I am feeding him 8-10 crickets a day at around 12 after he wakes up at 9:30. I gut loaded the crickets with carrots and collard greens by just putting it in the cage they are in. I also have given my chameleon 2 horn worms one on the first day I got him, and one the third day.
Supplements - The reptile store I bought him at told me to buy Repashy superfoods calcium plus vitamin and calcium supplement, and Sticky tongue farms calcium/mineral supplement for indoor reptiles and amphibians phosphorus free with vitamin D3. When I asked how to use it He told me to switch off each day between those two. I know this is wrong, and Also I plan to order new supplements because they both have D3 in them. Is this correct?
Watering - I use a handheld mister. I don’t necessarily must for a set time, but I must until every plant has water droplets on it which takes around a minute or so. I mist everywhere in his cage, and also use a dripper which stays on all day. I have only seen him drinking water from the dripper, not from the plants. I mist once when I wake him up, and once i’m the evening around 4-5. Both of the water types are distilled water.
Fecal Description - He has only pooped 2 times, and the first day it was a cream color but today it was white. He has not been tested for parasites.
History - When I got him from the reptile store he has a dark colored “scar” from a healing cut about the size of a pencil eraser. The workers told me they had not even noticed it in the two weeks he had been at the store, as it had not affected his health. They said it should heal as he grows and sheds. I will attach a picture of it.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Screen cage 16x16x30 medium size since he is only 4 months.
Lighting - Repti Basking spot lamp 75w and mini deep dome lamp fixture, and for UBV the Reptisun T5 Ho Terrarium hood 14.
Temperature - I have the basking lamp at the top of the cage , so it gets cooler at the bottom.
Humidity -I am unsure of how to check the humidity level exactly, but I mist two times a day and have a live plant.
Plants I have one live plant it is a pathos. I rerooted it in Eco Earth coconut fiber so there was no fertilizer balls. I also placed baked rocks over the soil in case he goes near it.
Placement- His cage is in my bedroom on a table that is about feet tall. I am generally quite or not in my bed room a lot during the day. I only play music in my room, which is still not blaring loud. No one else goes in there, but I guess since I did get him recently my family has been coming in my room to look at him.
Location - I live in North Texas.
Current Problem - My chameleon has been dark, not blue how he was at the store. I just want to make sure i’m during everything right so he has the best health and home possible. It might be that he is adjusting to his new home, but it still worries me.
Thank you!
I posted pictures in the order of: Kodak at the store, him at my house, my cage, a picture of his sore if you zoom into his stomach, and another of his cage.
Your Chameleon - Panther chameleon, male, 4 months, I have had him for 3 days.
Handling - I have not handled him yet, and do not plan to for a while until he settles into his new home.
Feeding - I am feeding him 8-10 crickets a day at around 12 after he wakes up at 9:30. I gut loaded the crickets with carrots and collard greens by just putting it in the cage they are in. I also have given my chameleon 2 horn worms one on the first day I got him, and one the third day.
Supplements - The reptile store I bought him at told me to buy Repashy superfoods calcium plus vitamin and calcium supplement, and Sticky tongue farms calcium/mineral supplement for indoor reptiles and amphibians phosphorus free with vitamin D3. When I asked how to use it He told me to switch off each day between those two. I know this is wrong, and Also I plan to order new supplements because they both have D3 in them. Is this correct?
Watering - I use a handheld mister. I don’t necessarily must for a set time, but I must until every plant has water droplets on it which takes around a minute or so. I mist everywhere in his cage, and also use a dripper which stays on all day. I have only seen him drinking water from the dripper, not from the plants. I mist once when I wake him up, and once i’m the evening around 4-5. Both of the water types are distilled water.
Fecal Description - He has only pooped 2 times, and the first day it was a cream color but today it was white. He has not been tested for parasites.
History - When I got him from the reptile store he has a dark colored “scar” from a healing cut about the size of a pencil eraser. The workers told me they had not even noticed it in the two weeks he had been at the store, as it had not affected his health. They said it should heal as he grows and sheds. I will attach a picture of it.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Screen cage 16x16x30 medium size since he is only 4 months.
Lighting - Repti Basking spot lamp 75w and mini deep dome lamp fixture, and for UBV the Reptisun T5 Ho Terrarium hood 14.
Temperature - I have the basking lamp at the top of the cage , so it gets cooler at the bottom.
Humidity -I am unsure of how to check the humidity level exactly, but I mist two times a day and have a live plant.
Plants I have one live plant it is a pathos. I rerooted it in Eco Earth coconut fiber so there was no fertilizer balls. I also placed baked rocks over the soil in case he goes near it.
Placement- His cage is in my bedroom on a table that is about feet tall. I am generally quite or not in my bed room a lot during the day. I only play music in my room, which is still not blaring loud. No one else goes in there, but I guess since I did get him recently my family has been coming in my room to look at him.
Location - I live in North Texas.
Current Problem - My chameleon has been dark, not blue how he was at the store. I just want to make sure i’m during everything right so he has the best health and home possible. It might be that he is adjusting to his new home, but it still worries me.
Thank you!
I posted pictures in the order of: Kodak at the store, him at my house, my cage, a picture of his sore if you zoom into his stomach, and another of his cage.
