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I had another thread but everyone stopped replying.
Your Chameleon*- The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? 2 month ambilobes
Handling*- How often do you handle your chameleon? cleaning and feeding.. I never really hold them
Feeding*- What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? hydeis, bean beetles, small crickets, mini mealworms, Phoenix worms, a few eat really small dubia nymphs.. crickets and dubia and mealies given a mix of mustard green, escarole, dandelion, Apple, carrot. They are fed every morning and if the supply if the cage is low at night also.. I try to make sure there is always fruit flies available
Supplements*- What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? calcium with no d3 every feeding, d3 and multivitamin twice 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? mist king has 8 times a day and when I'm home a few extra usually.. timers range from 2-5 minutes also a small dripper 1-2 times daily
Fecal Description*- Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? the babies have never been tested. The poop is brown with a white urate, occasionally a little orange in some. I was fighting dehydration since they hatched and seem to have remedied it for the most part
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? combo screen front and top, plexiglass sides, pvc backwall.. 20w x 15d x 24h, vines and umbrella tree
Lighting*- What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? 24" reptisun 5.0 t5ho and 6500k bulb, 30 watt flood bulb.. lights on at 8 am off at 8 pm
Temperature*- What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? Basking 88, cage floor 74, measured with indoor outdoor digital thermometer with probes
Humidity*- What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? up and down in between mists 30-80, maintaining with mister and plants. Measured with digital hygrometer and zoomed dial hygrometers
Plants*- Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? 2 small umbrella trees
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? in spare room, top of the cage is about 4ft off ground, low traffic no vents unfortunately heater running
Location*- Where are you geographically located? OH.....IO..
Current problem- I have been having the issue with the dry eyes in two of these babies. Well today the runt passed away and now I'm freaking out. I still have another one with the problem. I can't get into the vet until Monday. The one who died had the dry eyes and when misted she was fine. Then out of no where she became completely disoriented and couldn't barely hold herself up and gasping for air then died. It happened like immediately I was watching it was terrible. The gasping had me thinking respiratory infection but everything else has seemed eye related. No gasping until right before she died. I ended up putting a humidifier on the cage earlier in the week but it was getting humidity too high so now I just have it on in the room. The top of the cage is now staying 50% and the bottom 80%. 74 degrees ambient 88 in basking. The eyes just appeared dry before and now I think there may be a little crust I tried wiping it with a qtip and warm water. At night when they are asleep it appeared a little black around the eyelid. Please help -_-.. The earliest I can get then to the vet is Monday. Even then I'm not sure what they can do medicine wise for these little guys
Your Chameleon*- The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? 2 month ambilobes
Handling*- How often do you handle your chameleon? cleaning and feeding.. I never really hold them
Feeding*- What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? hydeis, bean beetles, small crickets, mini mealworms, Phoenix worms, a few eat really small dubia nymphs.. crickets and dubia and mealies given a mix of mustard green, escarole, dandelion, Apple, carrot. They are fed every morning and if the supply if the cage is low at night also.. I try to make sure there is always fruit flies available
Supplements*- What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? calcium with no d3 every feeding, d3 and multivitamin twice 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? mist king has 8 times a day and when I'm home a few extra usually.. timers range from 2-5 minutes also a small dripper 1-2 times daily
Fecal Description*- Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? the babies have never been tested. The poop is brown with a white urate, occasionally a little orange in some. I was fighting dehydration since they hatched and seem to have remedied it for the most part
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? combo screen front and top, plexiglass sides, pvc backwall.. 20w x 15d x 24h, vines and umbrella tree
Lighting*- What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? 24" reptisun 5.0 t5ho and 6500k bulb, 30 watt flood bulb.. lights on at 8 am off at 8 pm
Temperature*- What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? Basking 88, cage floor 74, measured with indoor outdoor digital thermometer with probes
Humidity*- What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? up and down in between mists 30-80, maintaining with mister and plants. Measured with digital hygrometer and zoomed dial hygrometers
Plants*- Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? 2 small umbrella trees
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? in spare room, top of the cage is about 4ft off ground, low traffic no vents unfortunately heater running
Location*- Where are you geographically located? OH.....IO..
Current problem- I have been having the issue with the dry eyes in two of these babies. Well today the runt passed away and now I'm freaking out. I still have another one with the problem. I can't get into the vet until Monday. The one who died had the dry eyes and when misted she was fine. Then out of no where she became completely disoriented and couldn't barely hold herself up and gasping for air then died. It happened like immediately I was watching it was terrible. The gasping had me thinking respiratory infection but everything else has seemed eye related. No gasping until right before she died. I ended up putting a humidifier on the cage earlier in the week but it was getting humidity too high so now I just have it on in the room. The top of the cage is now staying 50% and the bottom 80%. 74 degrees ambient 88 in basking. The eyes just appeared dry before and now I think there may be a little crust I tried wiping it with a qtip and warm water. At night when they are asleep it appeared a little black around the eyelid. Please help -_-.. The earliest I can get then to the vet is Monday. Even then I'm not sure what they can do medicine wise for these little guys
I'm headed to the vet today though
