Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? Male panther approximately 8 weeks old. Brought him home Friday evening, so he's only been her about 36 hours.
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? The only time he's been handled is from the store cage to the carry home cage, then the carry home cage to our cage
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? He is being fed the same crickets he had at the store. They sent us home with our first batch. Offered him some (5-8) yesterday morning, yesterday evening, and this morning. However, we haven't seen him eat anything yet.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? ZooMed Repti Calcium with D3. I know he needs a plain calcium supplement, D3 supplement, and multi-vitamin, so the one I listed was just for his first day home.
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? Misting 3-4 tiimes per day for approximately one minute until all the leaves are dripping. We have seen him drink a few times.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Haven't seen any yet.
Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? No
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. He was taken to the pet store at about 6 weeks old by a local, well known breeder. He was in the store for 2 weeks before we brought him home. When we saw him in the store he looked healthy and active and even got to see him hunt his crickets one evening.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? 16x16x20 screen terrarium
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? ZooMed ballast with a 5.0 repti sun bulb, ZooMed duel mini dome with a 75 watt basking buld and a 50 watt night bulb.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? The highest basking spot is just under 85 degrees and the temp goes down from there to about 77 degrees.
Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? Lowest over night temp would be 75 degrees, because that is what the houses thermostat is set at. There is a duel thermometer/hydrometer in the back of the cage and a digital thermometer in the front of the cage near the basking spot.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? Humidity stays at about 51% during the day, but drops to about 40% at night. Along with misting the cage we also have a repti fogger on during the day
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? Schefflera arboricola from a local nursery along with some dowel rods to allow for horizontal movement as well as verticle.
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? The cage is in the corner of the living room, which doesn't get used much. It is on a table abour 2.5 feet off the ground. No fans are on, but there is one air vent in the same room with the slats mostly closed up.
Location - Where are you geographically located? We are in Florida
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
We have had this baby for less then 48 hours, but he has been a dark brown color ever since we left the store and we haven't seen him eat anything yet. He's just grasping a branch with his head down. Sometimes he's looking around and sometimes he seems to be sleeping. Just really worried about if he is going to be ok, or if this is "normal" during a transition period from one place to another.
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? Male panther approximately 8 weeks old. Brought him home Friday evening, so he's only been her about 36 hours.
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? The only time he's been handled is from the store cage to the carry home cage, then the carry home cage to our cage
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? He is being fed the same crickets he had at the store. They sent us home with our first batch. Offered him some (5-8) yesterday morning, yesterday evening, and this morning. However, we haven't seen him eat anything yet.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? ZooMed Repti Calcium with D3. I know he needs a plain calcium supplement, D3 supplement, and multi-vitamin, so the one I listed was just for his first day home.
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? Misting 3-4 tiimes per day for approximately one minute until all the leaves are dripping. We have seen him drink a few times.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Haven't seen any yet.
Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? No
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. He was taken to the pet store at about 6 weeks old by a local, well known breeder. He was in the store for 2 weeks before we brought him home. When we saw him in the store he looked healthy and active and even got to see him hunt his crickets one evening.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? 16x16x20 screen terrarium
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? ZooMed ballast with a 5.0 repti sun bulb, ZooMed duel mini dome with a 75 watt basking buld and a 50 watt night bulb.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? The highest basking spot is just under 85 degrees and the temp goes down from there to about 77 degrees.
Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? Lowest over night temp would be 75 degrees, because that is what the houses thermostat is set at. There is a duel thermometer/hydrometer in the back of the cage and a digital thermometer in the front of the cage near the basking spot.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? Humidity stays at about 51% during the day, but drops to about 40% at night. Along with misting the cage we also have a repti fogger on during the day
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? Schefflera arboricola from a local nursery along with some dowel rods to allow for horizontal movement as well as verticle.
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? The cage is in the corner of the living room, which doesn't get used much. It is on a table abour 2.5 feet off the ground. No fans are on, but there is one air vent in the same room with the slats mostly closed up.
Location - Where are you geographically located? We are in Florida
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
We have had this baby for less then 48 hours, but he has been a dark brown color ever since we left the store and we haven't seen him eat anything yet. He's just grasping a branch with his head down. Sometimes he's looking around and sometimes he seems to be sleeping. Just really worried about if he is going to be ok, or if this is "normal" during a transition period from one place to another.
