Basking?
- Thread starter KylieT
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they bask to help digest their food.
they should generally be basking after they eat. if you just got him, his behvaior may be a little weird while he adjusts. its nothing to worry about.
but just incase you should fill out the "help form" and we can double check your setup to make sure everything is right
EDIT: Just saw your other thread regarding your enclosure. it seems pretty good so its likely just him adjusting......just monitor him but give him a few days to normalize
they should generally be basking after they eat. if you just got him, his behvaior may be a little weird while he adjusts. its nothing to worry about.
but just incase you should fill out the "help form" and we can double check your setup to make sure everything is right
EDIT: Just saw your other thread regarding your enclosure. it seems pretty good so its likely just him adjusting......just monitor him but give him a few days to normalize
KylieT
New Member
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Veiled male, 4-5 mos, 2 days in my care
Handling - not since taking him out of the box
Feeding - medium Crickets tried offering a mealworm yesterday to no avail. 4 crickets in the morning bout an hour after the lights go on, I have seen him eat twice and the crickets disappear throughout the day. I let them crawl up the mesh. Homemade gutload with a bunch of fruits and veggies and grains, occasional tiny sprinkle of the fluckers dry gutload.
Supplements - Fluckers with D3 (havent used it yet, planning alternate sundays) repivite (also haven't used it) and repticalcium without d3 every feeding so far)
Watering - Hand misting with a spray bottle every 3-4 hrs. I have been seeing him drinking. EDIT: I also have a little dripper on throughout most the day.
Fecal Description - hasn't pooped yet (a concern) No he hasn't been tested for parasites.
History - He's very angry still and wont stand for being looked at. :C
Cage Info:
Cage Type - screen reptibreeze large 18X18X30
Lighting -60W housebulb and a linear reptisun 5.0 on at 7am off at 7pm
Temperature - 70 on the floor and 85 up top Lowest overnight temp is 50-60 depending on how the weather is outside. a gauge thermometer.
Humidity - 50% when driest 80% right after misting, (we have a problem with humididty in my house and have a dehumidifier in the other room to prevent mold.) using a gauge.
Plants - A live ficus bejamina and an orchid, waiting for my rubber tree to get bigger to add that.
Placement - The cage is in our living room area, it is about 3 feet from a heater so that it is in the warmest location during the winter. the top of the cage is 5 feet of the ground, in a high traffic area (there's no where else for him to go.
Location - Missoula Montana.
Problem, Seen him eating and not basking, and he still hasn't pooped, hiding in his tree all day.
Your Chameleon - Veiled male, 4-5 mos, 2 days in my care
Handling - not since taking him out of the box
Feeding - medium Crickets tried offering a mealworm yesterday to no avail. 4 crickets in the morning bout an hour after the lights go on, I have seen him eat twice and the crickets disappear throughout the day. I let them crawl up the mesh. Homemade gutload with a bunch of fruits and veggies and grains, occasional tiny sprinkle of the fluckers dry gutload.
Supplements - Fluckers with D3 (havent used it yet, planning alternate sundays) repivite (also haven't used it) and repticalcium without d3 every feeding so far)
Watering - Hand misting with a spray bottle every 3-4 hrs. I have been seeing him drinking. EDIT: I also have a little dripper on throughout most the day.
Fecal Description - hasn't pooped yet (a concern) No he hasn't been tested for parasites.
History - He's very angry still and wont stand for being looked at. :C
Cage Info:
Cage Type - screen reptibreeze large 18X18X30
Lighting -60W housebulb and a linear reptisun 5.0 on at 7am off at 7pm
Temperature - 70 on the floor and 85 up top Lowest overnight temp is 50-60 depending on how the weather is outside. a gauge thermometer.
Humidity - 50% when driest 80% right after misting, (we have a problem with humididty in my house and have a dehumidifier in the other room to prevent mold.) using a gauge.
Plants - A live ficus bejamina and an orchid, waiting for my rubber tree to get bigger to add that.
Placement - The cage is in our living room area, it is about 3 feet from a heater so that it is in the warmest location during the winter. the top of the cage is 5 feet of the ground, in a high traffic area (there's no where else for him to go.
Location - Missoula Montana.
Problem, Seen him eating and not basking, and he still hasn't pooped, hiding in his tree all day.
KylieT
New Member
Thanks for the advice guys, Geordi got a big belly full of crickets this morning and just basked for like 4 hours. I feel way better. Now he's exploring the cage. He's even showing some more coloration. I think that he's just super uncomfortable with us being in the room and up and moving. Every time I stop to check him out and see how he's doing he hides and watches me. Hopefully he'll come around to the point that he doesn't care if we try to look at him. Thanks again!
