Recent content by nydiaz

thank you Arkist, I am sorry I have missed some info.I am a bit frantic. Mikey is a 5 month vcham. His lighting is a slim line unit with a uvb/uva broad spectrum lighting. the mercury vapor lighting is for heat. in the gutloading of the crickets the ingredients are 3 hard boiled eggs, 1...

thank you Bocajan , I will go in the shower with him. His color is so good it makes me wonder. i am trying to get a photo out. thanks again nydiaz

mikey's home is a wire/mesh that is 29 x 29 x 29 by zoo med lighting- 1 mercury vapor bulb, 1 broad spectrum lighting for water he has a large waterfall the temp on the basking area is 110 degrees bottom of cage is 85 degrees in the day time at night it drops to about 75 degrees he is misted...

well it is 10 ;30 in the am and mikey is still hanging on. his color is great. i am giving him a lot of water waiting for the store to open so i can get some pedialyte for him. i think he is dehydrated. any help please post. we will see the vet today but until then i will try my best. nydia

today he ate great, he played as chams play and he looked healthy. today nyc was 94 degrees so i placed a small fan on him. he is 5 months old. i can home at 2:30 am and he was lying on the bottom of the cage. his color is very good he looks like he is sleeping. i had never been able to hold him...

I think Mickey is going to win but I need to have hope? Nydiaz

I want to thank everyone for making me feel better and for making me laugh so hard that it is hard to reply. So in other words I have a hard cookie to crack. i am a retired vet tech that has handled every reptile except a cham. But that is going to change. I am going to purchace a pair of...

Mickey is a veiled cham, and he hates the one who feeds him.

Hi all, I have had my cham since he was 2 weeks old, he is now 3 months old and every time I get close to him he hisses and tries to bite me. What is that about and how can I condition him to come to me or at least not try to bite me. Thanks Nydia:confused:

I wish , by the time i got off the comp this am it was gone. nydiaz

This morning I woke up and found a white(very white) bug on my cham. it had two front antenas and about 3 legs on each side.I tried to grab my cham but he only hissed and tried to bite me. i am quite concern. Can this be a parasite, can this hurt my cham, What to do.next step a Vet...

Dear Brad, I just read the info on the website and YES that is it. I thought I was suppose to dust the cricket at every feeding untill 4 months of age. but i guess i was wrong. You do know that the tap water theory also makes sense since that is the type of water that is in my building, I...

SuperRad, The hard water theory also makes alot of sense since the water in my building is hard. and i do use tap water to mist. Can bottled water help? I dont know I am looking at all angles. Hope my vet has answers. thanks nydia

Brad, Thanks so much for the info and the website. nydia

HI all, My 7 week old veiled has an appt with a reptile vet next week, but I need to know now what is that white fluff coming out of both nostrils? He still eats very well and drinks, his color is a beautifull green and he is breathing normally. no popping or crackling sounds. His stools are...