jneedham329
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Chameleon Info:
Cage Info:
Her basking branch in her current set up needs to be lowered. It is approximately 6” from the basking light and I plan to lower it to 8”-10” away from the light to prevent her from getting too hot or getting burned.
The bumps are on both eyes, in the front section of the turret and have not gone away for a long period of time. They move as she moves her eyes, they are not stiff. They are not a result of debris from shedding as I flush them when I first noticed the bumps. After that, I had thought it was from a lack of Vitamin A but after adding the supplement to her weekly routine I noticed no change.
I am worried the bumps on her eyes are because of the current light set up and the height of her basking branch. In her old terrarium I believe the basking branch was also too high. Since I am upgrading my lighting I wanted to see what I should purchase and if the bumps are related to the current lighting.
Please let me know if you need more pictures or info!
- Your Chameleon - Female Veiled chameleon ~2 years old (~6 months old when we got her).
- Handling - Handle on occasion, mostly to rearrange and clean the enclosure.
- Feeding - Mostly crickets, occasionally hornworms or super worms. ~10 crickets, every other day. The crickets are gut loading with kale, collard greens and/or mustard greens. She is also fed greens as well.
- Supplements - Crickets are dusted with Zoomed Repti Calcium with D3 at every feeding and the Herptivite with beta carotene multivitamin 1-2 times a week.
- Watering - Exo-terra Monsoon Solo High Pressure Misting System. Mists every hour for 8 seconds (just reduced from 12 seconds). Mister drips down a set of plastic leaves where she drinks from. I’ve seen her drink frequently.
- Fecal Description - Brown, solid with a watery coating and white with a small yellow/orange area. She has not been tested for parasites.
- History - She has laid ~50 eggs, three times. We got her from Petco and shortly after we got her I noticed the bumps forming on her eyes.
Cage Info:
- Cage Type - Zoomed Reptibreeze 24”x24”x48” (screen) on a pallet stand about 6 inches off the ground. Just moved her from a Zoomed Reptibreeze 16”x16”x30”.
- Lighting - ~12 hours on/12 hours off. Plan to get a timer for the new light set up. Zoomed mini combo deep dome with Reptisun 10.0 UVB (13 watt) and Zoomed red nightlight (60 watt). Basking branch is ~6” from the light (plan to move it 8”-10” away from the light).
- Temperature/Humidity- Ambient room temperature of ~74 degrees and -60% humidity. Basking spot ~80 degrees measured by a digital thermometer. Humidity created by the automatic mister. The temperature/humidity sensors we had on her on enclosure did not seem accurate. She is located near a temperature/humidity sensor for our HVAC system so we monitor the relative temperature/humidity.
- Plants - 3.5 foot Yuka tree, small dragon tree and a golden pythos.
- Placement - Located corner of the living room against an interior wall to the dining room (never used). The top of the cage is level with the fireplace mantle (4.5-5 feet off the ground).
- Location - Maryland, USA
Her basking branch in her current set up needs to be lowered. It is approximately 6” from the basking light and I plan to lower it to 8”-10” away from the light to prevent her from getting too hot or getting burned.
The bumps are on both eyes, in the front section of the turret and have not gone away for a long period of time. They move as she moves her eyes, they are not stiff. They are not a result of debris from shedding as I flush them when I first noticed the bumps. After that, I had thought it was from a lack of Vitamin A but after adding the supplement to her weekly routine I noticed no change.
I am worried the bumps on her eyes are because of the current light set up and the height of her basking branch. In her old terrarium I believe the basking branch was also too high. Since I am upgrading my lighting I wanted to see what I should purchase and if the bumps are related to the current lighting.
Please let me know if you need more pictures or info!