kanjiman
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Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? male, blue bar ambilobe. he's about 16 months old. I've had him for 13 months
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? once a day to give him his showers.
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? crickets and dubia roaches. they both get a mixture of carrots, some fruits, and the crickets get cricket crack.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? i dust his food with repashy calcium (no d3) daily. repashy with d3 every other week. vitamin A once a month
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? i use a myster. since everything started, he hasn't drank as much as he used to so he's a little dehydrated. been giving him daily 20 minutes showers and he drinks every time for a lot of the time.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? no parasites.. feces was tested two weeks ago at the vet
History - had him since he was a couple months old. no issues even over last winter. vet tested (2 weeks ago) blood and his white blood count was a little high. we're giving him antibacterial shots (i hate giving them to him
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Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? it's a screen cage. 3x3x4 feet
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? turns on and off at 8:30. i have a UVA and UVB reptisun 5.0 160v light
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? I have three thermometers throughout the cage. highest is 85 degrees and the lowest is 75 during the day. overnight gets to 65 degrees
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? I have a little thermometer/hydrometer that monitors this. It is about 55% humidity
Plants - Are you using live plants? Habiscus plant
Placement - Where is your cage located? the cage is in a room only i go into.. the top of the cage is about 5 feet off the floor.
Location - Seattle, WA, USA
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
he hasn't been pooping. i didn't notice it earlier, but he started sleeping during the day (a couple times), was very lethargic, and kept down near the bottom of the cage the entire day. i took him to the vet and he took a massive dump! i don't want to have to bring him there just to have him poop!! after that, the vet did a bunch of tests.. everything came back clean except the CMB (i think) and that showed that his white blood count was a little high. she gave me some antibiotics shots to give him. once every three days for a month.
after the 2nd shot, he was doing MUCH better. he was very active, eating a good amount. 5 crickets (half inch or more) or 4 dubia roaches (medium.. i think half inch to three quarter inch). his eating has slowed down the past couple days and i've noticed he has no droppings in his cage. His belly's started to get swollen.. i've tried sticking him in a little container of warm water (vet suggested) and that hasn't work.. i'm not sure where to go from here.. any help would be much appreciated! thanks
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? male, blue bar ambilobe. he's about 16 months old. I've had him for 13 months
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? once a day to give him his showers.
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? crickets and dubia roaches. they both get a mixture of carrots, some fruits, and the crickets get cricket crack.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? i dust his food with repashy calcium (no d3) daily. repashy with d3 every other week. vitamin A once a month
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? i use a myster. since everything started, he hasn't drank as much as he used to so he's a little dehydrated. been giving him daily 20 minutes showers and he drinks every time for a lot of the time.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? no parasites.. feces was tested two weeks ago at the vet
History - had him since he was a couple months old. no issues even over last winter. vet tested (2 weeks ago) blood and his white blood count was a little high. we're giving him antibacterial shots (i hate giving them to him
)Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? it's a screen cage. 3x3x4 feet
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? turns on and off at 8:30. i have a UVA and UVB reptisun 5.0 160v light
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? I have three thermometers throughout the cage. highest is 85 degrees and the lowest is 75 during the day. overnight gets to 65 degrees
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? I have a little thermometer/hydrometer that monitors this. It is about 55% humidity
Plants - Are you using live plants? Habiscus plant
Placement - Where is your cage located? the cage is in a room only i go into.. the top of the cage is about 5 feet off the floor.
Location - Seattle, WA, USA
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
he hasn't been pooping. i didn't notice it earlier, but he started sleeping during the day (a couple times), was very lethargic, and kept down near the bottom of the cage the entire day. i took him to the vet and he took a massive dump! i don't want to have to bring him there just to have him poop!! after that, the vet did a bunch of tests.. everything came back clean except the CMB (i think) and that showed that his white blood count was a little high. she gave me some antibiotics shots to give him. once every three days for a month.
after the 2nd shot, he was doing MUCH better. he was very active, eating a good amount. 5 crickets (half inch or more) or 4 dubia roaches (medium.. i think half inch to three quarter inch). his eating has slowed down the past couple days and i've noticed he has no droppings in his cage. His belly's started to get swollen.. i've tried sticking him in a little container of warm water (vet suggested) and that hasn't work.. i'm not sure where to go from here.. any help would be much appreciated! thanks
