ChameLIonLover
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Hi guys, I figure something must be wrong with my husbandry if I keep catching my cham trying to bite and eat the stems of his hibiscus.
I should probably note the bark on them comes off really easily because it doesn't ever get dried out completely. It's always kinda moist since I have the humidifier going 24/7 for humidity. Even with life plants and shower curtain on two sides of the cage, I can only keep it at about 40 at night.
Anyways, he bites voraciously at the bark trying to rip it to shreds it seems.
Chameleon Info:
• Your Chameleon - Male Nosy Be Panther Chameleon, 6 and half months old. Have had him for 4 months.
• Handling - minimal to allow him to roam around on plants inside.
• Feeding - Fed a few bugs (crickets, superworms, roaches, flies,mealworms) every day. Gutloaded always with either kale, collard greens, carrots and apple.
• Supplements - Repticalcium w/ D3 every other week (2x/ month), Herptivite multivitamin every other week (2x/ month), REP- CAL calcium w/o D3 every day (too often) Take note that he eats about 3 bugs daily.
• Watering - Use a little dripper when I can. Will occasionally hand mist, Mistking goes off 3 times a day, for 6-8 minute intervals. Use a cheap dial thermometer/ hygrometer from petco, not sure if the hygrometer on humidifier is accurate
• Fecal Description - Poops every other day or two.. used to be every day. Urate is mostly white.
• History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. NA
Cage Info:
• Cage Type - 18x18x36 screen cage, drainage below
• Lighting - 2 Flukers lamp fixtures for household basking bulb (75w) and compact UVB, as well as 18" fixture (for 18" reptisun 5.0)
• Temperature - Basking spot temp: 84, ambient / bottom: 70
• Humidity - Ambient: 15 but during day with mister and humidifier: 40-80
⁃ Mistking mists 4 times a day for 6-7 minute intervals
⁃ IDYLIS humidifier from Lowes (not sure what type? Black $75 model?)
• Plants - Hibiscus and Pothos
• Placement - Cage in bedroom, which is located within the basement... Corner of bedroom... a bit of traffic in order for me to get to my closet and get to the bathroom. I am 5' 10'' and the cage is raised so that the basking branch is at eye level with me.
• Location - Midwest- Omaha, Nebraska... can get VERY cold and DRY
ANY suggestions for me?
I should probably note the bark on them comes off really easily because it doesn't ever get dried out completely. It's always kinda moist since I have the humidifier going 24/7 for humidity. Even with life plants and shower curtain on two sides of the cage, I can only keep it at about 40 at night.
Anyways, he bites voraciously at the bark trying to rip it to shreds it seems.
Chameleon Info:
• Your Chameleon - Male Nosy Be Panther Chameleon, 6 and half months old. Have had him for 4 months.
• Handling - minimal to allow him to roam around on plants inside.
• Feeding - Fed a few bugs (crickets, superworms, roaches, flies,mealworms) every day. Gutloaded always with either kale, collard greens, carrots and apple.
• Supplements - Repticalcium w/ D3 every other week (2x/ month), Herptivite multivitamin every other week (2x/ month), REP- CAL calcium w/o D3 every day (too often) Take note that he eats about 3 bugs daily.
• Watering - Use a little dripper when I can. Will occasionally hand mist, Mistking goes off 3 times a day, for 6-8 minute intervals. Use a cheap dial thermometer/ hygrometer from petco, not sure if the hygrometer on humidifier is accurate
• Fecal Description - Poops every other day or two.. used to be every day. Urate is mostly white.
• History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. NA
Cage Info:
• Cage Type - 18x18x36 screen cage, drainage below
• Lighting - 2 Flukers lamp fixtures for household basking bulb (75w) and compact UVB, as well as 18" fixture (for 18" reptisun 5.0)
• Temperature - Basking spot temp: 84, ambient / bottom: 70
• Humidity - Ambient: 15 but during day with mister and humidifier: 40-80
⁃ Mistking mists 4 times a day for 6-7 minute intervals
⁃ IDYLIS humidifier from Lowes (not sure what type? Black $75 model?)
• Plants - Hibiscus and Pothos
• Placement - Cage in bedroom, which is located within the basement... Corner of bedroom... a bit of traffic in order for me to get to my closet and get to the bathroom. I am 5' 10'' and the cage is raised so that the basking branch is at eye level with me.
• Location - Midwest- Omaha, Nebraska... can get VERY cold and DRY
ANY suggestions for me?