Recent content by IotaPhi936

I have it on good authority from several vets that a chameleon with proper husbandry (i.e. enough UVB light) doesn't need D3 supplementation. In fact, too much can cause hypercalcemia. I learned this the hard way and made the switch. On that thought, it's also worth noting that Beta Carotene...

Yes. I have an Arcadia 12" uvb lamp that that easily covers over half of a 24" wide 48" tall cage.

This is very helpful, I will try this from now on and see how he does. Thanks!

What setting do you put your fogger on? I have a large humidifier that does the same thing but I just don't want to give too much fog and have him get a respiratory infection.

Orange usually, especially around the outside.

Thanks for the response. I will try turning it off during the day (though I have to ask, why would risk of respiratory infection be any different at night?) and then letting it rip at night to see if that works. I'm skeptical though, his humidity is already about that high at night, perhaps even...

I know right?!?! I am sure he is getting a little water when he opens his mouth and licks his lips, then swallows. But clearly it's not enough. Even when I get a pipette or syringe and drop it onto the tip of his mouth, rarely does he ever start the drinking response.

Interesting, so I have tried this myself and it sometimes works. Even so, he just does the lip-licking+swallow a few times but never drinks from the actual droplets. I know many go without ever seeing your chameleon drink from drops, but since I know mine isn't drinking enough, I think this is a...

I have a two year old male panther (captive bred, had him since he was baby) that is, according to a $200 veterinary test - in perfect health. The only problem noted was dehydration. This guy will not drink to save his life (literally). HOW I KNOW HE'S DEHYDRATED-->Dorsal line is visible...

Here is what has worked for me in the past, try these baby steps: (1) Do things around the cage (not jumping jacks, just being present is enough). For example, I moved the cage near a desk where I do work frequently. The goal here is for the chameleon to learn your presence does not equate to...

Yeah I definitely get what you're saying and I thought about that but I really don't take him outside that often, especially now during the winter. In the past two months I'd say he has gotten just a few hours of natural sunlight, perhaps an hour or two every other week? That being said, I don't...

Correct, I'll obviously continue with calcium every other day, but she recommended getting rid of D3 altogether for two primary reasons: (1) In the wild, D3 is obtained from the sun, very little, if any, comes from the diet, so it's not very natural to have this in their food in such high...

That's more or less what I had heard. I have been using the non-D3 supplement, which she said she strongly recommends continuing, with proper husbandry there shouldn't be any need for it and can cause an imbalance. With the calcium, she said sometimes males (though more commonly females) just...

Vet did some bloodwork and the only malady (besides mild dehydration) she found was hypercalcemia. So I'm going to cut back on his calcium supplement a bit and see if that helps. Would not have expected that diagnosis, but I guess too much of anything is a bad thing.

No problem, here are some pics: I live in FL. I dust his food daily with Fluker's Calcium without vitamin D3, but occasionally will give him the one with D3, (I just feel like if he wouldn't get D3 from food in the wild, I should try to limit it as much as I can in his food). I also dust his...