Hi all,
I have a 6-7 month old veiled cham that for some reason decided that he would like to sleep through the day. I know this is a huge red flag for a cham being sick so im hoping you guys can help me out. He ate about 5 crickets an hour ago and went back to sleep. I also gave him water from a syringe and he drank a bit then went back to sleep.
I got him about 3 months ago and until today he has been healthy to my knowledge.
He lives in a 30 gallon glass terrarium with branches that i found outside and baked in the oven and ziptied together. The bottom of the terrarium is covered in that ground coconut husk stuff. I spray 3-4 times a day and use a plastic cup that drips down onto his live plants. The humidity level is usually about 60-70% and his basking spot is about 95 degrees. I use a reptisun 5.0 UVB light and it shines from above because i know that UVB radiation doesn't make it through glass. I also have a 75w heat lamp (an infared) that i leave on all the time. The temp on that end of the cage drops down to about 75-80 at night. Both lights are on the same side to provide a temperature gradient. The UVB light is on a timer that shines for about 12 hours every day. I use multivitamin powder 1 time a week and repti-cal everyother day on his crickets. i feed him every day about 4-5 crickets. and i feed super worms occasionally.
I know glass isn't the best for chams because they need ventilation. I will be building him a proper enclosure at the end of the month as soon as i move. Or sooner if that will fix the problem. When i noticed that he was still asleep at nine this morning (2 hours after his lights turn on) i reached in to see if he would wake up and i managed to peel him off a branch with is eyes still closed. This is very unusual. Usually i get myself hissed and lunged at if i try to do that. I only handle him when necessary to clean out his cage and things like that.
During the day he does try to climb the glass for some reason. He goes down to the bottom of the terrarium and scratches the glass. He does this for quite a while.
I may be overreacting but i would hate to be missing something important and causing my chameleon to become ill.
Am i feeding him too much?
Can chams just be tired?
Am i missing anything?
I have a 6-7 month old veiled cham that for some reason decided that he would like to sleep through the day. I know this is a huge red flag for a cham being sick so im hoping you guys can help me out. He ate about 5 crickets an hour ago and went back to sleep. I also gave him water from a syringe and he drank a bit then went back to sleep.
I got him about 3 months ago and until today he has been healthy to my knowledge.
He lives in a 30 gallon glass terrarium with branches that i found outside and baked in the oven and ziptied together. The bottom of the terrarium is covered in that ground coconut husk stuff. I spray 3-4 times a day and use a plastic cup that drips down onto his live plants. The humidity level is usually about 60-70% and his basking spot is about 95 degrees. I use a reptisun 5.0 UVB light and it shines from above because i know that UVB radiation doesn't make it through glass. I also have a 75w heat lamp (an infared) that i leave on all the time. The temp on that end of the cage drops down to about 75-80 at night. Both lights are on the same side to provide a temperature gradient. The UVB light is on a timer that shines for about 12 hours every day. I use multivitamin powder 1 time a week and repti-cal everyother day on his crickets. i feed him every day about 4-5 crickets. and i feed super worms occasionally.
I know glass isn't the best for chams because they need ventilation. I will be building him a proper enclosure at the end of the month as soon as i move. Or sooner if that will fix the problem. When i noticed that he was still asleep at nine this morning (2 hours after his lights turn on) i reached in to see if he would wake up and i managed to peel him off a branch with is eyes still closed. This is very unusual. Usually i get myself hissed and lunged at if i try to do that. I only handle him when necessary to clean out his cage and things like that.
During the day he does try to climb the glass for some reason. He goes down to the bottom of the terrarium and scratches the glass. He does this for quite a while.
I may be overreacting but i would hate to be missing something important and causing my chameleon to become ill.
Am i feeding him too much?
Can chams just be tired?
Am i missing anything?
