shrimpmane
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Chameleon Info:
Cage Info:
I went against my better judgement, listened to a pet shop employee and used coconut husks as substate (I removed it all now). In the attached picture you can see where my chameleon ate a piece with crickets and it came back out. I'm guessing that's vomit because I saw him heaving the same day. Yesterday I noticed a bit of died blood in his stool. Then I noticed some blood on his rectum. I haven't seen him eat in the past 2 days. With this info I think he may have injured himself internally vs a parasite.
Any input or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I don't know if a vet would be able to do anything but let me know. Thanks.
- Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? I've only had him for about a week. Panther, male, estimated 6 months old
- Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? About 4 times because I was rearranging his cage
- Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? He will only eat crickets as of now. I've offered super worms and hornworms. He did eat one hornworm. I'm not sure how many crickets he eats but he has been pooping about every other day. I put about 5 in his bowl and let about 5 roam the cage all the time. I gutload the crickets with fluker's.
- Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? Repicalcium with D3 once a week. Without D3 about 4 times a week. Reptivite one time a week.
- Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? Mistking goes off 4 times a day 3 minutes each time. Yes I see him drink.
- Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? The poops have looked good untill now. The urate part was good and white. A tiny about of orange. He has not been tested.
- History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. I bought him from a pretty reputable local reptile shop.
Cage Info:
- Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? Screen Reptibreeze 2'x2'x4'
- Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? Zoomed 24" T5 UVB fixture and a zoomed UVA dome light.
- Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? I don't know the exact temps but my house is 75F during the day and 72F at night.
- Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? I have not measaured humidity but I know it's ok. I use the mistking and live in Florida. I also have a shower curtain covering three side of the cage to keep the mist off my wall and floor.
- Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? Live hibiscus and some fake vines.
- 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 on a 2' high table. The area is medium traffic but he's in a corner and can hide pretty well.
- Location - Where are you geographically located? Florida
I went against my better judgement, listened to a pet shop employee and used coconut husks as substate (I removed it all now). In the attached picture you can see where my chameleon ate a piece with crickets and it came back out. I'm guessing that's vomit because I saw him heaving the same day. Yesterday I noticed a bit of died blood in his stool. Then I noticed some blood on his rectum. I haven't seen him eat in the past 2 days. With this info I think he may have injured himself internally vs a parasite.
Any input or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I don't know if a vet would be able to do anything but let me know. Thanks.