How would it drink water with poop in it Eric? I beleive you were advised about watering chameleons via misting/dripper during your last saga. The dead crickets not quite as bad, unless they were there were for ages. Poop will lead to bacterial infections.
Its young, it moves about, nothing unusual.
It needs better hydration if its urates are orange. more misting and maybe a dripper aswell.
You know the drill now Eric, lets have the full monty mate, 'how to ask for help'.
no no no, i don't have a dish for drinking...only a dripper and misting. The dish is for catching the water from the dripper, so the paper towels at the bottom don't get drenched and cause bacteria to grow..once the dripper is done dripping i usually empty it right away. But what worries me is that I hydrate him already quite frequently (3-4 times per day misting), so I feel like the orange urinate might be something else. The cage was sanitized before he ever went in with white vinegar, and the fake vines with a dilute bleach solution (1:10).
Here is my info once again:
Chameleon Info:
* Your Chameleon - male veiled, 2 months old, have had him for 2 weeks
* Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? haven't.
* Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? four-five 3-week old crickets per day, usually thrown in throughout the day...
but for the last couple days he hasn't seemed too interested in them. They are gut loaded 24 hours before, with potato apples oranges oats parsley and dried egg yolk.
* Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? Repashy Superfoods T-rex Chameleon Calcium plus 5 days per week.
* Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? misting 3-4 times per day, and drip once a day.
* Fecal Description -
no poop, just orange urine and clear runny mucus
Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? never has been. he is a captive bred.
* History - Lived in a cage with substrate.
Cage Info:
* Cage Type - glass 18x18x24 inches and screen top.
* Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? 13W Exo*Terra UVB coil light bulb and one 75W Zoo Med Infrared heat bulb. Infrared on 24/7, UVB on for 12 hours per day* Temperature - 65 in ambient, 72-75 in mid region, 80 in basking region.
* Humidity - 50-70%
* Plants - fake vines for now.
* Placement - very low traffic area, in my room, on a 4 foot table.
* Location - calgary alberta canada.....very dry climate.
