Thank you! Here is some more info
First I will say I did think it was too early to take him home, however, they were giving them away and I had most of the items needed and so they said he was good to go but that he was very delicate and there is no return or warranty attached. They advised me that for the first few weeks I would need to very closely monitor the humidity and temp.
Your Chameleon - He is a Jackson Chameleon, male, DOB 12-12-12, I brought him home yesterday.
Handling - I have only handled him once to get him in the habitat and once today when I was checking if he was ok.
Feeding - He has eaten three to four baby itty bitty crickets today and yesterday both about 1pm. I only just read about the gut-loading and will be getting some today. Otherwise I have calcium supplement Miner-All I have sprinkled on the crickets.
Supplements - dusted prior to feeding
Watering - There is a very shallow dish with water Ive kept fresh. I have a monsoon mister but have been misting by hand three to four times daily to maintain a 60-80% humidity. I have not seen him lick water off of anything.
Fecal Description - I have not seen any waste as of yet.
History - Petsmart had an adult Jackson Chameleon that had ten babies all are still alive and mine is the first to be adopted and brought home. I visited the pet store again today and the babies look very similar in every way...size, activeness, color etc.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - exo-terra 12x12x18 Tall glass front access with screen lid
Bedding- there is a mixture of All Living Things Fir Bark and Eco Earth compressed coconut fiber expandable substrate. (I use this for my gargoyle gecko).
Lighting - 7am to 7pm both exo-terra reptile glo 5.0 uvb tropical lamp 26w and exo-terra infrared basking spot 50w are on and on with the advice from the pet store the uvb is turned off after 12 hours and only the infrared bulb stays on. I monitored the temp throughout the night and it stayed with in range of what I have read here.
Temperature - yesterday I had the temp at 78 consistently however as he was not active this morning I went to the pet store and after discussion I have decreased the temp to 72-75. (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? 78 last night tonight I will try to keep at 70. I see that I need to get a second thermometer for the floor of the cage to be able to accurately say what the basking is as opposed to the floor. The thermometer is an exo-terra two in one humidity and temp gage attached to the back side upper glass.
Humidity -I have a monsoon mister but have been misting by hand three to four times daily to maintain a 60-80% humidity. I have not seen him lick water off of anything.
Plants - No live plants but plenty of foliage
Placement - His cage is not near any fans or vents and it is in a quiet low traffic area. The top of tank is about 4 1/2 feet off the floor.
Location - Hemet, ça
Current Problem - He seemed very lethargic earlier in the day and at one point he was on the bedding just kind of laying there when I scooped him up in my hand he just laid there I was sure he was dead then he just stretched a big stretch and very casually and not at all lethargically crawled all the way up my arm. After putting him back immediately I went to the pet store after returning home I adjusted conditions to what is listed above and he looks much better has eaten and is just chilling on a branch. He just doesn't move around a lot. I am being told it is because he so young. I just am not sure how much sleep is to much for a three day old Jackson.
