dakotakleiner
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Current Problem - A upper respiratory infection (URI)
Chameleon Info:
My chameleon is a veiled aprox. 5 1/2 months of age hes been with me for about 3 months
i try not to handle him much as i want him to be as happy as possible and not stressed out but about 3-5 times a week but now that he has a uri il be handling him daily until hes better
i feed him crickets sometimes every day but he never goes longer than two days without crickets since hes a baby, I usually gut load with potatoes wheat bread apples and sometimes lettuce, i plan on getting some flunkers gut load as it sounds more convienent but im not so sure on how effective it can be id rather by a bunch of different healthy things for chameleons and crickets to eat blend them up in a blender and make my own cubes and freeze them in a vaccum sealed bag
Supplements - i use rep-cal and herpvite i was using them both every feeding but then i figured out i was only suppose to do the herpvite once a week
Watering - i was using the dripper for the first month or so along with misting for 30 seconds 2-4 times a day i ended up getting rid of the dripper and just misting alot because i never see him drink and i watch him alot since he got sick i put the dripper back up and i see him take like a drop or two of water in a day....im not sure what it is with him
Fecal Description - black and kind of yellow recent droppings have had a clear liquid gel with them until drying up brown black and most of the yellow has started going away
History - a few weeks ago i just got rid of an eye problem he had his one eye was closed alot and he wasnt using it i bought a bottle of refresh tears for 10$ and had to poke a hole in the bottom to squirt it in his eye since a drop wouldnt go in i did it for about two days then he wouldnt open his eye at all so i got him to open it and get a few drops in for the next few days and then i stopped putting it in and he had like a little scab and his eye was opening fine but it was alot smaller than normal and over time his little white scab crusted off and everything was normal.
Cage Info:
-my cage is fairly large for him its Length 24" depth 24" Height 30" its aluminum screen except the bottom and the front are plexiglass but the bottoms covered in newspaper
-for lighting im using a r-zilla 17watt 24" bulb a exo-terra 75w sunglo and a flunkers 75 watt black light running night and day considering with out it the temps will drop below 70 a night
Temperature during the day in the mid tank ranges from 75-82 with the basking spot of 85-95 degrees at the top of the tank i measure it with one wired thermometer that i can place the probe where i measure
Humidity - I do not currently measure the humidity alls i have is a dripper and a spray bottle that i depend on my vet says i need more humidity and i need to soak him in a shallow bowl of warm water until hes better i just bought a pothos plant hoping it will boost it some i plan on buying another and a humidifier for my room within the next few days and a humidity gauge or whatever they are called probably a digital one -----can any one tell me a good range of humidity for my baby veiled ?? thanks
Plants - one pothos
-my cage is in the corner of my room next to my bed about two feet off the ground, near the heating vent for an extra source theres not much traffic in my room usually just me at night all day hes in private , the top of his cage is about four feet from the ground
im located in michigan its winter and its cold thats why i run two 75 watt bulbs on his cage during this weather and considering he has already caught an upper respatoriy infection
the vet gave me this medicine Tobramycin, to drop once into each nostril twice daily for 14 days well the drops are about 100 times as big as his nostril and basically cover his nose to where no air is going in or out which i dont feel comfortable with either..... can any one please email me and tell me if they have had this medicine before and used it or just some feedback posts or anything im going to just start putting it on a qtip and cleaning his nose with it..
he also gave me baytril which ive heard of and feel safer using if any one could just help me with some advice i really like chameleons and i dont want to fail please help me
Thankyou, Dakota
i can upload more pictures let me know
Chameleon Info:
My chameleon is a veiled aprox. 5 1/2 months of age hes been with me for about 3 months
i try not to handle him much as i want him to be as happy as possible and not stressed out but about 3-5 times a week but now that he has a uri il be handling him daily until hes better
i feed him crickets sometimes every day but he never goes longer than two days without crickets since hes a baby, I usually gut load with potatoes wheat bread apples and sometimes lettuce, i plan on getting some flunkers gut load as it sounds more convienent but im not so sure on how effective it can be id rather by a bunch of different healthy things for chameleons and crickets to eat blend them up in a blender and make my own cubes and freeze them in a vaccum sealed bag
Supplements - i use rep-cal and herpvite i was using them both every feeding but then i figured out i was only suppose to do the herpvite once a week
Watering - i was using the dripper for the first month or so along with misting for 30 seconds 2-4 times a day i ended up getting rid of the dripper and just misting alot because i never see him drink and i watch him alot since he got sick i put the dripper back up and i see him take like a drop or two of water in a day....im not sure what it is with him
Fecal Description - black and kind of yellow recent droppings have had a clear liquid gel with them until drying up brown black and most of the yellow has started going away
History - a few weeks ago i just got rid of an eye problem he had his one eye was closed alot and he wasnt using it i bought a bottle of refresh tears for 10$ and had to poke a hole in the bottom to squirt it in his eye since a drop wouldnt go in i did it for about two days then he wouldnt open his eye at all so i got him to open it and get a few drops in for the next few days and then i stopped putting it in and he had like a little scab and his eye was opening fine but it was alot smaller than normal and over time his little white scab crusted off and everything was normal.
Cage Info:
-my cage is fairly large for him its Length 24" depth 24" Height 30" its aluminum screen except the bottom and the front are plexiglass but the bottoms covered in newspaper
-for lighting im using a r-zilla 17watt 24" bulb a exo-terra 75w sunglo and a flunkers 75 watt black light running night and day considering with out it the temps will drop below 70 a night
Temperature during the day in the mid tank ranges from 75-82 with the basking spot of 85-95 degrees at the top of the tank i measure it with one wired thermometer that i can place the probe where i measure
Humidity - I do not currently measure the humidity alls i have is a dripper and a spray bottle that i depend on my vet says i need more humidity and i need to soak him in a shallow bowl of warm water until hes better i just bought a pothos plant hoping it will boost it some i plan on buying another and a humidifier for my room within the next few days and a humidity gauge or whatever they are called probably a digital one -----can any one tell me a good range of humidity for my baby veiled ?? thanks
Plants - one pothos
-my cage is in the corner of my room next to my bed about two feet off the ground, near the heating vent for an extra source theres not much traffic in my room usually just me at night all day hes in private , the top of his cage is about four feet from the ground
im located in michigan its winter and its cold thats why i run two 75 watt bulbs on his cage during this weather and considering he has already caught an upper respatoriy infection
the vet gave me this medicine Tobramycin, to drop once into each nostril twice daily for 14 days well the drops are about 100 times as big as his nostril and basically cover his nose to where no air is going in or out which i dont feel comfortable with either..... can any one please email me and tell me if they have had this medicine before and used it or just some feedback posts or anything im going to just start putting it on a qtip and cleaning his nose with it..
he also gave me baytril which ive heard of and feel safer using if any one could just help me with some advice i really like chameleons and i dont want to fail please help me
Thankyou, Dakota
i can upload more pictures let me know
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