Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Veiled Chameleon have had him for 2 days, he seems to be around 2 weeks old.
Handling - Have only touched him twice both times with a latex glove on.
Feeding - We have been feeding him small crickets 2-3 at a time twice a day How are you gut-loading your feeders? Havent gut-loaded yet planning on doing today
Supplements - Rep-cal Calcium with Vit.D just dusted the first feed since its got the vit.D
Watering - Spray cage 3 times a day and use a little dripper. How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? Saw him drink once
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? Hes pooped twice first one was a lighter brown second one was a darker almost black
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? Screen cage 24x24x48
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? Using a 18" 5.0 Repti Glo UVB bulb an exo terra 100w basking bulb. Keep them on from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? about 70-73 on the cage floor, 80-85 on his basking branch.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? 40-60% using a humidity gauge on my thermometer .
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? No planning on getting a hibiscus plant
Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor? On its own table. about 4' from a floor vent. top of his cage is about 6-7' up
Location - Where are you geographically located? Live in michigan
Current Problem - Sometimes we have noticed him napping for short periods no more than an hour at a time i've been reading this is bad not sure if its because he is young or if I need to tweak his habitat.
Your Chameleon - Veiled Chameleon have had him for 2 days, he seems to be around 2 weeks old.
Handling - Have only touched him twice both times with a latex glove on.
Feeding - We have been feeding him small crickets 2-3 at a time twice a day How are you gut-loading your feeders? Havent gut-loaded yet planning on doing today
Supplements - Rep-cal Calcium with Vit.D just dusted the first feed since its got the vit.D
Watering - Spray cage 3 times a day and use a little dripper. How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? Saw him drink once
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? Hes pooped twice first one was a lighter brown second one was a darker almost black
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? Screen cage 24x24x48
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? Using a 18" 5.0 Repti Glo UVB bulb an exo terra 100w basking bulb. Keep them on from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? about 70-73 on the cage floor, 80-85 on his basking branch.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? 40-60% using a humidity gauge on my thermometer .
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? No planning on getting a hibiscus plant
Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor? On its own table. about 4' from a floor vent. top of his cage is about 6-7' up
Location - Where are you geographically located? Live in michigan
Current Problem - Sometimes we have noticed him napping for short periods no more than an hour at a time i've been reading this is bad not sure if its because he is young or if I need to tweak his habitat.