laurie
Retired Moderator
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
2x2x3 screen
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? Repsun 10. UVB 12 on 12 off 40 watt basking
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
Basking 87 -90, floor 70- 75 over night 65ish digital them
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
50 to 60 % spiking to 80 at mistings digital them
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
one ficus one scheffllera one pothos
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?
Cage in chameleon room, 3 ft from a window on a covered porch, minimal draft, top of cage 61/2 ft
Location - Where are you geographically located? Montana
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
Amilibobe, male, just over 2 years old, in my care 20 months
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
varies, some times daily, so he can go to free range area, other times once a week for cleaning.
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
He eats only a few crickets, hates them, usually eats 3 to 4 super worms every other day. Gut loaded with greens and other veggies, calcium added to food for crickets and worms.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
Repcal calcium with and without d3 herpavite. cal with d3 & hepravite each 1 time a month cal with no d3 twice 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?
Automatic mister 3 times a day 4 minutes each, auto dripper 10 hours a day, hand misting in the morning, only about a minute. sometimes I see him drink but not always
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
Normal, brown/white, tested no parasite
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
I worry that I may have over supplemented when he was young
Current Problem - The current problem that you are concerned about.
when I got up today he was sleeping upside down with his face in the bottom of his ficus. I picked him up and he isn't moving very fast acts very sluggish his grip doesn't seem as strong as normal, most of yesterday sat on side of ficus pot, only went to bask twice.
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
2x2x3 screen
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? Repsun 10. UVB 12 on 12 off 40 watt basking
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
Basking 87 -90, floor 70- 75 over night 65ish digital them
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
50 to 60 % spiking to 80 at mistings digital them
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
one ficus one scheffllera one pothos
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?
Cage in chameleon room, 3 ft from a window on a covered porch, minimal draft, top of cage 61/2 ft
Location - Where are you geographically located? Montana
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
Amilibobe, male, just over 2 years old, in my care 20 months
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
varies, some times daily, so he can go to free range area, other times once a week for cleaning.
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
He eats only a few crickets, hates them, usually eats 3 to 4 super worms every other day. Gut loaded with greens and other veggies, calcium added to food for crickets and worms.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
Repcal calcium with and without d3 herpavite. cal with d3 & hepravite each 1 time a month cal with no d3 twice 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?
Automatic mister 3 times a day 4 minutes each, auto dripper 10 hours a day, hand misting in the morning, only about a minute. sometimes I see him drink but not always
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
Normal, brown/white, tested no parasite
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
I worry that I may have over supplemented when he was young
Current Problem - The current problem that you are concerned about.
when I got up today he was sleeping upside down with his face in the bottom of his ficus. I picked him up and he isn't moving very fast acts very sluggish his grip doesn't seem as strong as normal, most of yesterday sat on side of ficus pot, only went to bask twice.
