Acclimating?

[Pascal 2012]

Okay for those who have seen my other posts know I have been having some trouble recently. With the popping noises and all I thought it was a URI. This morning the popping was more then usual so to keep an eye on my little guy I removed some of the plastic sheet I had on the sides to help with the humidity. After a little while it stopped. He seems pretty happy as far as I can tell he ate around 12-15 crickets today and drank. I will be updating this every once and awhile in case anyone wants to know what is happening.

Because I know you might ask


Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Panther ambilobe. male around 6 months of age had him for two days (this time)
Handling - not often at all
Feeding - 12-15 crickets a day gutloaded with cricket crack oranges apples and tomatoes.
Supplements - calcium no d3 everyday calcium w/d3 twice a month and herptivite twice a month
Watering - It is a automatic mister(spitter) it goes off every three hours for 30 seconds saving money to get a mistking
Fecal Description -a little runny first time I have seen it like this, if continues will take it in for fecal.
History - N/A

Cage Info:
Cage Type - Screen cage dimensions around 18X24X24
Lighting - 5.0 reptisun uvb bulb and for basking a 60W bulb
Temperature - from the floor it is around 72 the middle around 78-82 and basking is 90
Humidity - humidity is between 50%-60% have a live plant and mister going off
Plants - yes as stated above it is a pothos
Placement - placement is in the far corner of my room. Not near any vents traffic anthing I am usually the only one in here
Location - Desert

Current Problem - popping and not sure why.

I just got him back from the breeders on Tuesday and they didn't see any behavior like this. I have been observing him and I dont see much saliva at all he eats like a bottomless pit. Very active all over the place. I think he might be acclimating (he came from Virginia to Albuquerque) the air is different and he might be trying to adjust. Like I said I am not entirely sure but I will update

 

[Chameleonmaster]

Dont gutload with tomatoes they are poisonous and where is the popping noises coming from?

 

[Pascal 2012]

Dont gutload with tomatoes they are poisonous and where is the popping noises coming from?

Thank you for the heads up on the tomatoes, will not be doing that again. The popping noises seem to be coming from the throat. He does no open his mouth to make the pop it just happens every once an a while. This pop started right out of the container and he would fill up his throat with air and release it. There is a video of it let me see if I can find it. This is my fourth day with him and the popping seems to get lighter and lighter. I don't really see him open his mouth and I have looked inside and see no bubbles or excess saliva.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x9iAXIPhlQ&feature=plcp
This is the link to the video. As you can see the throat fills with air then releases. This was before I sent him back to the breeders for care. After he returned (3 weeks later) he still did it but not with them at all. This doesn't happen anymore he does not fill his throat up like that and he doesn't pop once I take him out of his cage.

 

[Pascal 2012]

Another example of what is happening it is not my chameleon but you can see it better here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3Ce6XSgadA&feature=plcp