Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - ambilobe panther chameleon, Male, I have had if for maybe 2.5years.
Handling - After it got sick the last time, I quit handling it so much, But when I first got it and it was small, I would handle it every day. (he is tame,but still doesn't really like to be held, or at least taken out of cage once I have him out he is fine) right now, hes not fighting much, hes sick again
Feeding - I feed him crickets, I have a cricket gut load jello looking stuff, and I dust every other day (or was dusting) with cal and vit. He used to eat 5 a day, but since the last time he was sick (just over a year ago) hes only been eating about 3 crickets a day. (I went from large crickets to medium, because the large ones were biting him, and causing their own problems)
Supplements - I don't remember, one from the reptile store. If this is important let me know, and I will tell you while I am at home.
Watering - I used to spray his cage 2-3 times a day. Now I bought a mister (maybe this is the cause, the mister requires distilled water, is that ok?) It mist for like 5 sec every 3 hours I believe. Just enough to get the leafs wet.
Fecal Description - Looks the same as it always, looks, but because he is not really eating, he hasn't been going so much. Part is that white looking, then some brown or black (I always see it well after he does it, I work a lot)
History - about a year ago, I took him to the vet, he had some sperm plugs, and so the vet though maybe it was infected because they were there for awhile. (I pulled two (one from each side) out like 3 days ago). But when he took blood from down there it was all fine. IN the end I took him in like 3 times, with nothing really. could not figure out why he was the way he was. They gave me antibodies, and vitamins that I force fed him. and Dog food, I force fed him. also mineral oil to make him poop. He got better, and I say that loosely because like I said before he didn't really eat like he used to. Both times he has been sick, has been since I have moved. if that plays a role. I yesterday started forcing water and vitamins and those antibodies (kz I had some left) today, I was going to call my vet and see what dog food that was before. But I am asking for help, because I want to know why he is like this and what is causing it.
Symptoms::: He is normally dark green, I will post a pic from last time because that is what I have, but he looks the same. He is now bright red and yellow mostly. lethargic, hasn't been eating. yesterday his eyes looked sunk in, (thus the forcing water) His head hasn't been fully bumped like it was before he was sick the first time. He wont eat, I forced a cricket in his mouth today, he ate that, two more after that he spit out. I really don't know what it could be. Also, like I said I switched to med crickets kz the large ones were biting him. So he has some scars. (the vet told me cricket bite) one on his side, a few on his mouth (which were infected but I cleaned them and they are healed but doesn't look like before he had them) and now one above his eye.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - it is a wire screen cage. about 18" wide, maybe 2 feet tall and maybe 12" deep
Lighting - I don't know all the brands, but I have a normal heat lamp (bottom of cage is about 72-75*F during the day (right now while it is cold, is that hot enough, that is at the bottom, not sure the top). and a uvb or what ever light they need to imitate the sun, it is the tropical one. Usually around 5am-8pm the lights are on, we turn both off at night.
Temperature - as stated before, 72-75* on bottom, not sure the top, have a thermometer in the bottom of the cage, at night the coldest might be 69* based on the fact thats what we have our ac/ heater to... but that is the lowest.
Humidity - My husband just put a reader in there, haven't paid attention, but we water every 3 hours, so that should help
Plants - fake, we tried live ones, got to big for the cage, and the leafs kept falling off, leaving no where for our guy to drink from.
Placement - no fans are near the cage, air vents not too sure, but nothing blowing directly on him. our ceilings are tall, 11 feet, the bottom of his cage is about 3 feet from the floor.
Location - Southern California, USA
Pictures: The one of small and big is when I first got him, to what he looked like before sick, another picture of his face shows how his bumps on his head looked before sick the first time, and the third pic is from when he was sick last time, but like I said, he looks the same this time.
Your Chameleon - ambilobe panther chameleon, Male, I have had if for maybe 2.5years.
Handling - After it got sick the last time, I quit handling it so much, But when I first got it and it was small, I would handle it every day. (he is tame,but still doesn't really like to be held, or at least taken out of cage once I have him out he is fine) right now, hes not fighting much, hes sick again
Feeding - I feed him crickets, I have a cricket gut load jello looking stuff, and I dust every other day (or was dusting) with cal and vit. He used to eat 5 a day, but since the last time he was sick (just over a year ago) hes only been eating about 3 crickets a day. (I went from large crickets to medium, because the large ones were biting him, and causing their own problems)
Supplements - I don't remember, one from the reptile store. If this is important let me know, and I will tell you while I am at home.
Watering - I used to spray his cage 2-3 times a day. Now I bought a mister (maybe this is the cause, the mister requires distilled water, is that ok?) It mist for like 5 sec every 3 hours I believe. Just enough to get the leafs wet.
Fecal Description - Looks the same as it always, looks, but because he is not really eating, he hasn't been going so much. Part is that white looking, then some brown or black (I always see it well after he does it, I work a lot)
History - about a year ago, I took him to the vet, he had some sperm plugs, and so the vet though maybe it was infected because they were there for awhile. (I pulled two (one from each side) out like 3 days ago). But when he took blood from down there it was all fine. IN the end I took him in like 3 times, with nothing really. could not figure out why he was the way he was. They gave me antibodies, and vitamins that I force fed him. and Dog food, I force fed him. also mineral oil to make him poop. He got better, and I say that loosely because like I said before he didn't really eat like he used to. Both times he has been sick, has been since I have moved. if that plays a role. I yesterday started forcing water and vitamins and those antibodies (kz I had some left) today, I was going to call my vet and see what dog food that was before. But I am asking for help, because I want to know why he is like this and what is causing it.
Symptoms::: He is normally dark green, I will post a pic from last time because that is what I have, but he looks the same. He is now bright red and yellow mostly. lethargic, hasn't been eating. yesterday his eyes looked sunk in, (thus the forcing water) His head hasn't been fully bumped like it was before he was sick the first time. He wont eat, I forced a cricket in his mouth today, he ate that, two more after that he spit out. I really don't know what it could be. Also, like I said I switched to med crickets kz the large ones were biting him. So he has some scars. (the vet told me cricket bite) one on his side, a few on his mouth (which were infected but I cleaned them and they are healed but doesn't look like before he had them) and now one above his eye.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - it is a wire screen cage. about 18" wide, maybe 2 feet tall and maybe 12" deep
Lighting - I don't know all the brands, but I have a normal heat lamp (bottom of cage is about 72-75*F during the day (right now while it is cold, is that hot enough, that is at the bottom, not sure the top). and a uvb or what ever light they need to imitate the sun, it is the tropical one. Usually around 5am-8pm the lights are on, we turn both off at night.
Temperature - as stated before, 72-75* on bottom, not sure the top, have a thermometer in the bottom of the cage, at night the coldest might be 69* based on the fact thats what we have our ac/ heater to... but that is the lowest.
Humidity - My husband just put a reader in there, haven't paid attention, but we water every 3 hours, so that should help
Plants - fake, we tried live ones, got to big for the cage, and the leafs kept falling off, leaving no where for our guy to drink from.
Placement - no fans are near the cage, air vents not too sure, but nothing blowing directly on him. our ceilings are tall, 11 feet, the bottom of his cage is about 3 feet from the floor.
Location - Southern California, USA
Pictures: The one of small and big is when I first got him, to what he looked like before sick, another picture of his face shows how his bumps on his head looked before sick the first time, and the third pic is from when he was sick last time, but like I said, he looks the same this time.
