Moreau
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Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? Veiled, male, 1.5 years old, couple of weeks
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? So far only when cage cleaning, short period, every other day or so, he doesn't like it.
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? He is currently eating mostly superworms, doesn't seem to like much else yet. I think he grew up on them. Feed him daily, he has been typically eating 3-4 worms, everyday to every other day. I have offered crickets and butterworms, without much interest
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? Exo terra calcium and multivitamins, Repashy calcium with D3. Calcium daily, or whenever he eats, calcium with D3 and multivitamins each a couple times a month. (will be, I haven't had him long)
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? So far just misting, he was drinking off the cage glass. Tried to rig a dripper with a cup, he drank from it. Will be going to buy a real dripper hopefully today. Have a friend who will be giving me a mister soon as well
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? Poos daily or every other day, looks like a jelly bean, but a turd. The whites are white. I don't know, but likely he has never been checked over by a vet.
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. I "rescued" him from Clist, he was living with one very thick branch in a thirty gallon tank. UVB bulb looked like it had never been changed, likely wasn't working well anymore. He had a water fountain for drinking, had never been sprayed before or misted at shed time.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? Today charlie got into his 2 x 2 x 4 screen cage.
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? I just set him up with a lovely combo light from Light Your Reptiles, so UV is all set.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? 60Watt incandescent bulb, it is a work in progress but should be between 85-92ish depending how high up the branch he goes. I use a temp gun. I tied a toy dinosaur to the basking branch to measure the temp, as it wasn't reading the wood very well. Night time temp likely falls into the low to mid 60's at this time of year.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? I have no idea what the humidity levels are. There are three live plants in there, and I plan to add more. I live in BC, Canada, so on the whole a pretty humid place.
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? 2 ficus, one Kalenchoe, plan to add some hanging pothos or some other hanging plant
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? I have just moved it, it is in a semi-low traffic area, but there is some action sometimes. It is between a book shelf and a china cabinet, and I plan to pick up a dark shower curtain to wrap around it, to help with humidity and over spray. Top of cage is about 6 feet from floor.
Location - Where are you geographically located? British Columbia, Canada
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about. Charlie is a clumsy oaf. He falls all the time. At first I thought it was because his stick was too thick, but even on thinner sticks he falls off. He fell right to the bottom of his cage twenty minutes ago! When I look closely at his feet, it looks as though he could be missing some claws on the back feet, will they grow back? What could cause them to come out? His feet in general look a tad strange to me.
I don't think he has ever had appropriate sized branches, could this have caused some issues with foot structure and strength? His limbs look okay, not bowed or anything. I have alot of pictures to post, I would appreciate some opinions of his overall health appearance. And please keep in mind this is his first day in the new cage, there will be some additional foliage and probably more branches added, plus I will be adding a dripper hopefully today. If I can figure out how lol!
He was VERY mad during these pics, it was the most colour I've seen on him yet!
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? Veiled, male, 1.5 years old, couple of weeks
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? So far only when cage cleaning, short period, every other day or so, he doesn't like it.
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? He is currently eating mostly superworms, doesn't seem to like much else yet. I think he grew up on them. Feed him daily, he has been typically eating 3-4 worms, everyday to every other day. I have offered crickets and butterworms, without much interest
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? Exo terra calcium and multivitamins, Repashy calcium with D3. Calcium daily, or whenever he eats, calcium with D3 and multivitamins each a couple times a month. (will be, I haven't had him long)
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? So far just misting, he was drinking off the cage glass. Tried to rig a dripper with a cup, he drank from it. Will be going to buy a real dripper hopefully today. Have a friend who will be giving me a mister soon as well
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? Poos daily or every other day, looks like a jelly bean, but a turd. The whites are white. I don't know, but likely he has never been checked over by a vet.
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. I "rescued" him from Clist, he was living with one very thick branch in a thirty gallon tank. UVB bulb looked like it had never been changed, likely wasn't working well anymore. He had a water fountain for drinking, had never been sprayed before or misted at shed time.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? Today charlie got into his 2 x 2 x 4 screen cage.
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? I just set him up with a lovely combo light from Light Your Reptiles, so UV is all set.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? 60Watt incandescent bulb, it is a work in progress but should be between 85-92ish depending how high up the branch he goes. I use a temp gun. I tied a toy dinosaur to the basking branch to measure the temp, as it wasn't reading the wood very well. Night time temp likely falls into the low to mid 60's at this time of year.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? I have no idea what the humidity levels are. There are three live plants in there, and I plan to add more. I live in BC, Canada, so on the whole a pretty humid place.
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? 2 ficus, one Kalenchoe, plan to add some hanging pothos or some other hanging plant
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? I have just moved it, it is in a semi-low traffic area, but there is some action sometimes. It is between a book shelf and a china cabinet, and I plan to pick up a dark shower curtain to wrap around it, to help with humidity and over spray. Top of cage is about 6 feet from floor.
Location - Where are you geographically located? British Columbia, Canada
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about. Charlie is a clumsy oaf. He falls all the time. At first I thought it was because his stick was too thick, but even on thinner sticks he falls off. He fell right to the bottom of his cage twenty minutes ago! When I look closely at his feet, it looks as though he could be missing some claws on the back feet, will they grow back? What could cause them to come out? His feet in general look a tad strange to me.
I don't think he has ever had appropriate sized branches, could this have caused some issues with foot structure and strength? His limbs look okay, not bowed or anything. I have alot of pictures to post, I would appreciate some opinions of his overall health appearance. And please keep in mind this is his first day in the new cage, there will be some additional foliage and probably more branches added, plus I will be adding a dripper hopefully today. If I can figure out how lol!
He was VERY mad during these pics, it was the most colour I've seen on him yet!
