Certainly could be something different, but our gal had a closed eye that she started rubbing a lot, turned out to be an infection was very difficult for us to clear (it was fungal, not bacterial and our vet missed it for a long while and it spread). Not saying thats the case with your new one...
OOOooOo congrats, look at that little cutie :D Setup is looking like it's coming along well. If he's eating and pooping you're in a pretty good state, especially after a move. Also shedding makes my lady pretty grumpy too, so he could just be having quite a week.
Regarding this question, I...
Looks so great! My only tiny note is that I noticed our lady Panther "seemed" a lot happier when we raised her enclosure higher up off the ground, so that her branching spot was about 6" above our eye-line when we're standing. I could be totally reading into that, but if you could raise it up...
I recall this Bill Strand podcast discussing some of the different Solarmeter models with Todd from LightYourReptiles.com, they may cover that one?: https://www.chameleonbreeder.com/podcast/ep-27-lighting-chameleons-with-todd-goode/
I have the 6.5R and am very happy with it.
I ended up using ours more often than I thought. I used it a lot when planning and then implementing the layout of the enclosure, since the ideal UV Index is based on the distance various perching branches are from the lightbulb itself, it helped me figure out where to put everything during...
It was a big investment for us, but it is like hands down the best thing ever made, we've had 2 other enclosures before this and I can't imagine going back. We're lucky we could swing it :)
I really like our webcam actually it's made by a company called Wyze, we have the original one they made the Wyze Camera V1, but they have subsequently made a V2 for the same price ($20 bucks). It's super easy to setup, comes with a magnet base that is very easy to install in an enclosure. It...
This is an expensive item to recommend, but I really benefitted from buying a UV Solarmeter device. It lets you actually measure how much UVB the enclosure is exposed to at various spots: the basking spot, lower in the cage etc. This also let's you test each bulb you buy so that 1) you're sure...
Thank you, yes I do think it's one of the largest they make, it's the "Large" Atrium on their site. We really love the width, Peach our Cham really spends most of her time moving horizontally so she really likes it.
Ooo another thought. Getting your new Cham checked for parasites (and then down the line), a quick in-person reptile vet visit is also super useful in the first stage of ownership. If you can find a vet who specializes in Reptiles it can make the world of difference. The parasite check is just a...