Blue bar not so blue

[Bloobar]

ive had my blue bar ambilobe since 4/18/11 I purchased it from lllreptile.com im not exactly sure on its gender my concern is that its tail and its hands n part of its tail have been lookin white-ish he has shed once since ive had it and its been week n half ago im worried to why it looks like that and its mainly wen it is sleeping why?

 

[Justin Ward]

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[allencg101]

chameleons are like tattoo's good tattoo's aren't cheap, cheap tattoo's aren't good!!! but thats just me!!!

 

[Bloobar]

Your Chameleon - blue bar ambilobe panther chameleon, sex unknown, age unknown. ive had it since 5/18/11
Handeled once a week
Feeding - crickets.15-25 day. 1st feeding 9:00am-2nd feeding 5:30pm Gutloaded w/ Flukers Orange cube and sticky tongues vit-all along with mustard greens n romane lettuce
Supplements - Reptivite with D3 once a week, sticky tongues miner all mon-fri.
Watering - typical exo-terra mister. misting 3x-4x per day for 30 sec. yes I watch my chameleon drink.
Fecal Description - dark brown looks black at times. nwver been tested for paracites.
History -

Cage Info:
Cage Type - terrarium 65 gallon
Lighting - deep dome w/100w daylight sunglo. Exo terra 5.0 uvb tropical terrarium lamp 18''.
Temperature -it stays at 80° through out the whole day.
Humidity -85° through out the day.
Plants - 1 umbrella plant.
Placement - Top of a 2 door dresser in the corner of my room there is air vent on top about 9feet away.
Location - I live in houston texas

Problem:ive noticed my chameleon's feet n part of its tail turns white-ish it has been sleeping during daytime at times but it might be because my room is dark most of da time which to why I basically leave its day light lamp on im not sure to how I should start a schedule with his lighting he is just a baby.

 

[Drew V]

some do turn white ish .. when in there "pajama colors" sleeping. So if your seeing this when hes sleeping its not unusual. a bigger concern is why is he sleeping during the day. you should have the lights on for 12 and off for 12 during which is should be completely dark or close to it so he can sleep.

 

[Damus]

You've created 3 threads about this problem you have, but it is still unclear as to what you are asking. Chameleon has some white feet? show us some pictures..so maybe we can see whats going on because your grammar is terrible. and as far as figuring out a lighting schedule,simple, get a timer.

 

[carol5208]

Ok a few problems here with your husbandry. First off, your chameleon should NOT be sleeping during the day. I think your humidity is too high if it is a constant 85. It would ok to have that with spikes and would be more ideal to have a drop down to the 60% range or so. I think that environment is just too humid. Secondly I think that 100sunglo is too intense for you baby chamleons eyes and might be part of the problem why he is closing his eyes. Change out that bulb for a 40 watt ordinary white housebulb. Third, your basking temp should be in the 80 degree to low 80's range for a baby and you have your whole cage at that temp. He has no place to cool down it seems. Cage temps should be in the low -mid 70's ambient. Your supplements are off. Your calcium with d3, use that twice a month. Do not dust your food with vitamins. Dust your feeders. Use the multivitamin twice a month. The supplement you are using mon-fri. You say it is sticky tongue Minerall. There are TWO kinds. One is outdoor and one is indoor. You need to be using the outdoor one with NO d3. If you are using this 5 days a week and it is the indoor forumula, you are overloading your baby with d3. I would suggest getting a screen cage if your humidity is going to stay a constant 85. Lights on 12, off 12. Do not feed so late in the day with light going off now. Feed morning and early afternoon. Hope with these changes you will see some improvement. Also switch up your gutload with more fresh fruits and veggies. Ditch the flukers orange cubes and use real oranges for hydration.

 

[Bloobar]

Got it, yeah I am dusting my feeders and the one reason why I dont worry as much about its 80° heat source I have a 65gallon mesh terrarium ive given it enough room for it to move around on the left I keep his 18", and its sunglo deep dome on the right I have the outdoor sticky tongues, aand the one with d3 to which I give it twice a month, ima try the whole fruit gutloading along with more veggies, at the moment I am writing this via my vibrant 4g so sorry if my grammar does not please you.i am tryin post up some pictures just dont seem to be able too via this phone dough...im curious to what the sex on my chameleon is? I bought it from lllreptile.com I was told it was too young to find its sex atm,also is there anyway I can get him to start eating wax worms ive tried puttin sum in his feeding cup but he just eats the crickets n leaves the waxworms why?

 

[sdheli420]

Got it, yeah I am dusting my feeders and the one reason why I dont worry as much about its 80° heat source I have a 65gallon mesh terrarium ive given it enough room for it to move around on the left I keep his 18", and its sunglo deep dome on the right I have the outdoor sticky tongues, aand the one with d3 to which I give it twice a month, ima try the whole fruit gutloading along with more veggies, at the moment I am writing this via my vibrant 4g so sorry if my grammar does not please you.i am tryin post up some pictures just dont seem to be able too via this phone dough...im curious to what the sex on my chameleon is? I bought it from lllreptile.com I was told it was too young to find its sex atm,also is there anyway I can get him to start eating wax worms ive tried puttin sum in his feeding cup but he just eats the crickets n leaves the waxworms why?

I could care less about your grammar, its not important, i get the gist of what you are saying...please post some pics..we here can take a look at the set up and see the chameleon..and give advice accordingly.

 

[Justin Ward]

Got it, yeah I am dusting my feeders and the one reason why I dont worry as much about its 80° heat source I have a 65gallon mesh terrarium ive given it enough room for it to move around on the left I keep his 18", and its sunglo deep dome on the right I have the outdoor sticky tongues, aand the one with d3 to which I give it twice a month, ima try the whole fruit gutloading along with more veggies, at the moment I am writing this via my vibrant 4g so sorry if my grammar does not please you.i am tryin post up some pictures just dont seem to be able too via this phone dough...im curious to what the sex on my chameleon is? I bought it from lllreptile.com I was told it was too young to find its sex atm,also is there anyway I can get him to start eating wax worms ive tried puttin sum in his feeding cup but he just eats the crickets n leaves the waxworms why?

waxworms are really fatty and should not be used very often...also if you post a picture of the base of the tail we should be able to sex it for you..

 

[Bloobar]

Finally got pictures of Crush

these are the pictures concerning the whiteness of its tail and its feet.

 

[Bloobar]

My Blue Bar Ambilobe Panther Chameleon-Crush

Caught him eating from his feeding cup...hoping these can help identify its sex

 

[franticurchin]

get a pic of him side view with the tail strait it is the easiest way to tell sex

 

[carol5208]

what are you feeding him? Is that regular lettuce in there???

 

[KTown333]

lettuce! O lordy. You gotta feed some crickets and meal worms! Make sure you are giving them supplements/ vitimans too!

 

[carol5208]

I don't know, looks like lettuce to me! Maybe that is in there to feed the crikcets and not the chameleon. Whatever the case may be, that kind of lettuce is junk!!

 

[Damus]

Your Chameleon - blue bar ambilobe panther chameleon, sex unknown, age unknown. ive had it since 5/18/11
Handeled once a week
Feeding - crickets.15-25 day. 1st feeding 9:00am-2nd feeding 5:30pm Gutloaded w/ Flukers Orange cube and sticky tongues vit-all along with mustard greens n romane lettuce
Supplements - Reptivite with D3 once a week, sticky tongues miner all mon-fri.
Watering - typical exo-terra mister. misting 3x-4x per day for 30 sec. yes I watch my chameleon drink.
Fecal Description - dark brown looks black at times. nwver been tested for paracites.
History -

Cage Info:
Cage Type - terrarium 65 gallon
Lighting - deep dome w/100w daylight sunglo. Exo terra 5.0 uvb tropical terrarium lamp 18''.
Temperature -it stays at 80° through out the whole day.
Humidity -85° through out the day.
Plants - 1 umbrella plant.
Placement - Top of a 2 door dresser in the corner of my room there is air vent on top about 9feet away.
Location - I live in houston texas

Problem:ive noticed my chameleon's feet n part of its tail turns white-ish it has been sleeping during daytime at times but it might be because my room is dark most of da time which to why I basically leave its day light lamp on im not sure to how I should start a schedule with his lighting he is just a baby.

I guess that is lettuce. Looks female to me by the colors btw.

 

[carol5208]

I guess he is feeding the crickets the lettuce and not the chameleon cause most panthers don't eat lettuce to my knowledge!

 

[Justin Ward]

I guess he is feeding the crickets the lettuce and not the chameleon cause most panthers don't eat lettuce to my knowledge!

it sure would make it easier if they did haha

 

[Bloobar]

Haha

Yea its romain lettuce I just put at the bottom of the cup.to keep the crix busy while crush scopes them out, I rotate there snack so its not so boring while they wait haha, well ill c if I can get another couple pics of the tail,