PenelopeLove
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Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - 1yr.o. Male Nosy Be. Has been in my care for 3 days.
Handling - Once to put him in his house. He is too unsettled to let me hold him.
Feeding - Crickets. 4-6 each morning. Gutloading with fresh veggies.
Supplements - Daily dust feeders with RepCal no D3, Once a week will dust feeders with Sticky Tongue Farms MultiVit + D3
Watering - I mist 2xDaily with warm water for 3-4mins. I also use a dripper and I have seen him drinking several times in the past few days.
Faecal Description - First poop found today. Well digested, no inconsistency. Urate showed a little dehydration. No Faecal test as yet.
History - All I know is he is CB and he arrived in the country just under 2 weeks ago. Has been with the wholesaler the whole time before coming to me through the petstore. Was only at the petstore for 3-4hrs.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - 2x2x4 Reptibreeze w/cork tile background.
Lighting - 50W Basking Bulb and 18" 5.0 Reptisun. 12hrs on/off.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor 65-70 to basking spot 80-90)? Lowest overnight temp? 60 How do you measure these temps? 1 digital Thermo/Hygro & 1 normal Thermo/Hygro
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? 50 -70 How are you creating and maintaining these levels? Misting Warm Water What do you use to measure humidity? 1 digital Thermo/Hygro & 1 normal Thermo/Hygro
Plants - Umbrella Tree the height of the cage.
Placement - Cage is in my bedroom (low traffic). 28" from floor, over 6' at the top of the cage. AC in the room, but vent does not blow on cage.
Location - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Current Problem - Ok...
Generally, besides a little dehydration, Ernie is in good health from what I can see. He is a very cranky little sausage at the moment (which I know everyone would know anyway!) and can't handle him as he puffs up and tries to bite me.
He is waking up with his lights and putting his PJs on between 15-20mins before lights out and not sleeping during the day.
Although it doesn't seem to be bothering him at all, he has a cut on his lower lip, which looks as though the lip might actually be split? I can't really see any inflammation, but the area has turned black from him being stressed as he's just new. Usually, I'd just ring right up and book a vet appointment to clear any doubts and get it sorted, but I really can't handle him and would like to avoid it if possible (for him.. not my convenience).
I have taken pictures (the best that I could), but had to get him angry to do so, so please don't think I'm a mean mummy! Its the only way I could try to show you guys!
What I'd like to know is if the area is infected or not, if this is going to heal and whether or not he needs to be seen by the vet straight away? I have also noticed that his teeth are yellow but the rest inside his mouth looks a nice pink.. as he has yellow on his lips, is this why he has yellow teeth?
Again, apologies for the poor picture quality!
Your Chameleon - 1yr.o. Male Nosy Be. Has been in my care for 3 days.
Handling - Once to put him in his house. He is too unsettled to let me hold him.
Feeding - Crickets. 4-6 each morning. Gutloading with fresh veggies.
Supplements - Daily dust feeders with RepCal no D3, Once a week will dust feeders with Sticky Tongue Farms MultiVit + D3
Watering - I mist 2xDaily with warm water for 3-4mins. I also use a dripper and I have seen him drinking several times in the past few days.
Faecal Description - First poop found today. Well digested, no inconsistency. Urate showed a little dehydration. No Faecal test as yet.
History - All I know is he is CB and he arrived in the country just under 2 weeks ago. Has been with the wholesaler the whole time before coming to me through the petstore. Was only at the petstore for 3-4hrs.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - 2x2x4 Reptibreeze w/cork tile background.
Lighting - 50W Basking Bulb and 18" 5.0 Reptisun. 12hrs on/off.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor 65-70 to basking spot 80-90)? Lowest overnight temp? 60 How do you measure these temps? 1 digital Thermo/Hygro & 1 normal Thermo/Hygro
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? 50 -70 How are you creating and maintaining these levels? Misting Warm Water What do you use to measure humidity? 1 digital Thermo/Hygro & 1 normal Thermo/Hygro
Plants - Umbrella Tree the height of the cage.
Placement - Cage is in my bedroom (low traffic). 28" from floor, over 6' at the top of the cage. AC in the room, but vent does not blow on cage.
Location - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Current Problem - Ok...
Generally, besides a little dehydration, Ernie is in good health from what I can see. He is a very cranky little sausage at the moment (which I know everyone would know anyway!) and can't handle him as he puffs up and tries to bite me.
He is waking up with his lights and putting his PJs on between 15-20mins before lights out and not sleeping during the day.
Although it doesn't seem to be bothering him at all, he has a cut on his lower lip, which looks as though the lip might actually be split? I can't really see any inflammation, but the area has turned black from him being stressed as he's just new. Usually, I'd just ring right up and book a vet appointment to clear any doubts and get it sorted, but I really can't handle him and would like to avoid it if possible (for him.. not my convenience).
I have taken pictures (the best that I could), but had to get him angry to do so, so please don't think I'm a mean mummy! Its the only way I could try to show you guys!
What I'd like to know is if the area is infected or not, if this is going to heal and whether or not he needs to be seen by the vet straight away? I have also noticed that his teeth are yellow but the rest inside his mouth looks a nice pink.. as he has yellow on his lips, is this why he has yellow teeth?
Again, apologies for the poor picture quality!
