WombatwarriorHU
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Chameleon Info:
Cage Info:
Current Problem - I am worried about a respiratory infection as whenever the cute little guy exhales air, I hear a little popping sound, it is so silent that not even a video picks it up. He also stopped eating for the past 2-3 days, only ate like 2 crickets. I can also see him take heavy breaths sometimes.
He is also close to shedding I think, I started seeing white spots on him and his armpits are all white now. He is mostly darker colors due to stress I think. His eyes seem sunked in a little too, maybe I am just imagining things...
The last picture was taken 5 days ago where everything seemed normal and he was eating out of my hands. The rest was taken today.
- Your Chameleon - Ambilobe Male, 5 months old, he has been with me for a week.
- Handling - I try once per day to get him on my hands but now I reduced interaction to minimum
- Feeding - Crickets, gutloaded with carrot and cucumber, he ate around 5 crickets per day. I have lots of feeders but he wont eat anything now, besides a cricket or two.
- Supplements - Zoomed Repticalcium without D3 dusting every time, and I used the Reptivite vitamin with D3 once so far but I plan to use it every two weeks.
- Watering -Misting by hand, twice a day for around a minute, i've only seen him drink water off a leaf once.
- Fecal Description - Todays poop was healthy but the urate was all yellow which means he is dehydrated.
- History - He has only been with me for a week but he was active, eating from my hand, and a little bit scared of me the first time.
Cage Info:
- Cage Type - Glass cage with mesh top, and ventilation mesh at bottom (Typical EU style), dimension is 70cmx60cmx90cm which would be around 28x24x35 inches.
- Lighting - 7 am to 7 pm, Arcadia UVB Pro T5HO kit, 5.0, 57 cm long. Basking light is a 60w E27 heat bulb
- Temperature - basking spot is 30C, around 90F, Cage floor is around 70F , Overnight temps are my room temperature which would be 68 F.
- Humidity - 50-70% usually, I have to measure it more correctly and frequently.
- Plants - Only live plants in a bioactive terrarium, Ficus benjamina, Pothos aka Epipremnum aureum (a lot of it)
- Placement - On a cabinet, up high. The top of the cage is around 2 meters from the ground which is around 7 feet.
- Location - Hungary, Mid EU
Current Problem - I am worried about a respiratory infection as whenever the cute little guy exhales air, I hear a little popping sound, it is so silent that not even a video picks it up. He also stopped eating for the past 2-3 days, only ate like 2 crickets. I can also see him take heavy breaths sometimes.
He is also close to shedding I think, I started seeing white spots on him and his armpits are all white now. He is mostly darker colors due to stress I think. His eyes seem sunked in a little too, maybe I am just imagining things...
The last picture was taken 5 days ago where everything seemed normal and he was eating out of my hands. The rest was taken today.