Rock75
New Member
Hello,
First post here and just want to give a quick thanks to the forum here. Been doing my research for a while now prior to getting our awesome little guy and found so much great info here. Have kept several different reptiles in the past and currently have a Leopard Geko named Freckles. This is our first Cham!
Here I will fill out the "How to ask for help"
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? - Male; approximately 2 months; 24 hours
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? - only handled to place him in his new home.
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? - Trying to feed wax worms and meal worms; has 15 available in a feeding cup (not eating any); tried hand feeding this morning (not successful); gut loading with apple and sweet potato.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? I have fluke's calcium with vitamin D3 (was going to dust daily, now I will get some calcium w/o d3 for daily dusting and use d3 bi-weekly); have some Reptivite vitamins (will dust alternate bi-weekly schedule from d3).
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? - Have a Little Dripper dripping onto live Schefflera; light misting one minute in evening and in morning; have witnessed drinking.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? -have not seen any feces.
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. - have purchased from pet store, watched him there for a couple weeks and they were feeding him meal worms, seemed active and healthy each visit.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?- Glass Exo-Terra 18x18x24; screen top, front vents under doors.
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? - Exo-Terra uvb 100 cfl, 60w eco-terra daytime headlamp, housed in a dual dome; schedule will be 6am-6pm on a timer.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? -max 90* at basking spot, usually around 81*, 62* at floor; lowest overnight temp 66.9*; temps monitored with digital thermometer that logs highest and lowest temps over last 24 hours.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? -current humidity is 40% at basking spot; humidity created with misting and live plants; humidity measured with digital hygrometer.
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? -yes, one Schefflera and one Ficus.
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 located in front living room next to a window (indirect sunlight) there is an air purifier that my wife likes to use but it can be relocated if needed; area is medium-high traffic at times; top of cage is 32" above floor.
Location - Where are you geographically located? -live in western Washington State.
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about. - little guy has not eaten anything yet, has a feeder cup full of large mealworms and smaller wax worms (mealworms may be too big?) tried hand feeding this morning but no luck. Seems very active and exploring. have noticed twice some strange looking "yawning"/puffing up then exhaling.
What do you think? Please let me know any thing to change. All advise is greatly appreciated! Want to make sure he has the best environment. Most importantly, should I be concerned he is not eating yet? Is this normal for relocating a baby?
Thank you,
Robert
First post here and just want to give a quick thanks to the forum here. Been doing my research for a while now prior to getting our awesome little guy and found so much great info here. Have kept several different reptiles in the past and currently have a Leopard Geko named Freckles. This is our first Cham!
Here I will fill out the "How to ask for help"
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? - Male; approximately 2 months; 24 hours
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? - only handled to place him in his new home.
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? - Trying to feed wax worms and meal worms; has 15 available in a feeding cup (not eating any); tried hand feeding this morning (not successful); gut loading with apple and sweet potato.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? I have fluke's calcium with vitamin D3 (was going to dust daily, now I will get some calcium w/o d3 for daily dusting and use d3 bi-weekly); have some Reptivite vitamins (will dust alternate bi-weekly schedule from d3).
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? - Have a Little Dripper dripping onto live Schefflera; light misting one minute in evening and in morning; have witnessed drinking.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? -have not seen any feces.
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. - have purchased from pet store, watched him there for a couple weeks and they were feeding him meal worms, seemed active and healthy each visit.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?- Glass Exo-Terra 18x18x24; screen top, front vents under doors.
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? - Exo-Terra uvb 100 cfl, 60w eco-terra daytime headlamp, housed in a dual dome; schedule will be 6am-6pm on a timer.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? -max 90* at basking spot, usually around 81*, 62* at floor; lowest overnight temp 66.9*; temps monitored with digital thermometer that logs highest and lowest temps over last 24 hours.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? -current humidity is 40% at basking spot; humidity created with misting and live plants; humidity measured with digital hygrometer.
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? -yes, one Schefflera and one Ficus.
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 located in front living room next to a window (indirect sunlight) there is an air purifier that my wife likes to use but it can be relocated if needed; area is medium-high traffic at times; top of cage is 32" above floor.
Location - Where are you geographically located? -live in western Washington State.
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about. - little guy has not eaten anything yet, has a feeder cup full of large mealworms and smaller wax worms (mealworms may be too big?) tried hand feeding this morning but no luck. Seems very active and exploring. have noticed twice some strange looking "yawning"/puffing up then exhaling.
What do you think? Please let me know any thing to change. All advise is greatly appreciated! Want to make sure he has the best environment. Most importantly, should I be concerned he is not eating yet? Is this normal for relocating a baby?
Thank you,
Robert
