he is eating pin head crickets right now... even in the screen cage my digital thermometer is reading 87.7 degrees! is this too hot? im gonna move him into the cage right now..
okay thats all i needed... doing it now.. haha my only question is how does he get his food? if they are all on the bottom does that mean the cham goes too the bottom floor too hunt? if so should i make a vine from the top too bottom?
so ive had my 3 month old panther cham in a small reptarium tub because that it was what the breeder recommended .. however the temps have been getting too hot in there and i feel like its not completley drying out.. so ive decided too move him into this screen 19 long 4 wide 24 tall... it seems...
also wondering.. do crickets as big as pin heads stay on the leaves? or do they all fall to the bottom? in that case should you make is so you cham can get too the floor too feed? or should i switch too cup feeding even though ive been free ranging?
got the screened cage last night its seems a bit big though, its a 19 long 14 wide and 24 tall... my cham is only like 3 inches tops from nose too vent.. so hes still very small... i think hes about three months... im gonna go get some vines/sticks and plants from the local garden store.. any...
wow tyaeda good thing i got that digital thermometer! i was here worried about temps not being hot and enough and i use this digital one and find my temps are at 91 degrees!! im moving him into a small screen cage tonight so i hope that helps drop the temps as you all have said. anyone have any...
i had him in my room... then moved him into another room so there wouldnt be as much traffic.. but i just moved him back into my room where he is too stay... so sleeping during the day is usually a sign of over heating?
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Male panther chameleon about 3 months old. and has been in my care for about 3 weeks
Handling - just too clean cage. dont actually touch the chameleon though
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? feeding about 15 too 30 pin head crickets.
Supplements -...
thanks everyone for your help! i really do appreciate it.. im ordering a screen cage right now.. but my chameleon has been sleeping during the day today anyone know what could be causing this? i know its a bad sign so im really worried as what i should do/change.. thaanks in advance. :/
thanks for the advice, however ive done alot of research.. and alot of people keep there babies in plastic tubs like this. the breeder told me too keep him in here until he is about 4 months old. my uvb light is in the picture sitting on top of the cage. but thanks i wont use that basking light...
been worried about my chameleon lately as i found him asleep on the bottom of the cage this morning and was a very dark color! he is about 3 months old, i gut load his pin head crickets with calcium without d3 every other feeding. i gut load with cal with d3 and herptivite vitamins once every...