Zebenox
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Some basic info: 9 week Male veiled. Feeding was 10-20 1/4" crickets 1-2x a day. Gutloaded with Josh's frogs cricket food. Basking spot sits at 80-85. Lamps are on for 12 hours a day. Humidity consistently too low (I've made changes today to hopefully rectify that).
I posted a few days ago that I was fully not equipped to have brought home my new pet. I've got his cage set up (I'll post pics of last time plus the updates). Today I noticed my chameleon napping during the day. I heard that was a pretty serious warning sign. I'm fairly certain he was dehydrated. All other factors seem to be correct but his humidity was consistently too low. I popped him in the shower (on his live plant, water slightly cool to the touch, not in direct spray of the shower head but with it bouncing off the wall) while I did some emergency updates to his enclosure. Got a shower curtain closing in 3 sides, and installed his dripper (1 drop every 2 seconds, dripping onto the live umbrella plant). He's been eating fine but I have a feeling I was feeding him too little (was told 10-20 crickets per day but at his age it looks like it should be much more, he's about 9 weeks old). My number one concern now, he decided to take a flying leap of glory from about 4 feet off the ground to the floor. He seems to be moving just fine and is eating (now that he's safely back in his updated enclosure). How worried should I be about injuries? Pictures: new set up, old set up, when I first got him, today. Also is this humidifier safe to use (with RO water obviously no vicks filter).
I posted a few days ago that I was fully not equipped to have brought home my new pet. I've got his cage set up (I'll post pics of last time plus the updates). Today I noticed my chameleon napping during the day. I heard that was a pretty serious warning sign. I'm fairly certain he was dehydrated. All other factors seem to be correct but his humidity was consistently too low. I popped him in the shower (on his live plant, water slightly cool to the touch, not in direct spray of the shower head but with it bouncing off the wall) while I did some emergency updates to his enclosure. Got a shower curtain closing in 3 sides, and installed his dripper (1 drop every 2 seconds, dripping onto the live umbrella plant). He's been eating fine but I have a feeling I was feeding him too little (was told 10-20 crickets per day but at his age it looks like it should be much more, he's about 9 weeks old). My number one concern now, he decided to take a flying leap of glory from about 4 feet off the ground to the floor. He seems to be moving just fine and is eating (now that he's safely back in his updated enclosure). How worried should I be about injuries? Pictures: new set up, old set up, when I first got him, today. Also is this humidifier safe to use (with RO water obviously no vicks filter).