Recent content by Shaddowxxi

I'm just curious why there seems to be so few people breeding these guys? Is it lack of interest in the hobby or are they difficult to breed?

Thanks, I probably will get another one but go through a good breeder this time.

I think a portion of this thread got deleted.... I took him into the vet as an emergency on Saturday and he passed away in their care. They thought he had something when I got him because he was pretty bad off in general

Me too :( they are family to me. I don't think I can stand to see him like this for another week.... I'm gonna call again tomorrow and see what I can do

Ok.... Is this normal? He lays like this sometimes but I didn't have pictures of it. He isn't asleep, that is his bad eye.

I'll look into the 6500k bulbs, I think I may even have some somewhere.... Thank you for the gut loading tip, I'm clueless x.x

Thanks for everyone's replies. I don't feel as freaked out by everything anymore. I'm used to active reptiles so I'm having a hard time figuring out what "normal" is for a chameleon :/

I had a 100 watt day bulb in there, I'll get another white one but red was the only lower wattage I had laying around.

Ok, I'll swap his heat bulb to a 60 watt and take out a UVB bulb. This is what it looks like now

Also, someone asked about shedding.... He has not shed with me yet. He has some stuck on his head that I'm gonna ask the vet to look at.

I'm worried if I take out a cfl he won't get enough UVB because of the fixture.... A picture will show what I mean better. It will only cover half the cage with 1....

You were probably typing this up as I filled out the how to ask for help form, it's posted now as a reply. He's from a chain store so he is most likely imported.

I guess the picture doesn't show it well but he keeps that eye closed. Always. He doesn't care if I touch him anywhere as far as I can tell. Don't get much of a reaction at all, which is another worry... I am taking him for a full checkup/consultation and to get these specific concerns addressed.

Chameleon Info: he's temporarily named chamy for the vet's use - Male Jackson's, age unknown, I've had him about a week Handling - I haven't since I put him in the enclosure but he doesn't seem to mind me much. Feeding - This is a big part of my problem. He isn't eating well. I offer crickets...

My question is does he look like I need to get him to a vet ASAP or will he be ok till the 19th? I have, what I'm assuming to be, a subadult male Jackson's that I got about a week ago. He drinks really well for me and doesn't seem to mind me poking around in his enclosure for maintenance. He...