Pensfan7125
New Member
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon:Veiled, Male, around 3.5 years old. He has been in my care for 3 years.
Handling:Biweekly
Feeding:Crickets & Occasional Kale (monthly) Amount, schedule: see current problem. Crickets gutloaded with carrot, and Fluker's cricket quencher
Supplements:Rep Cal Calcium dust, and Zoo Med reptivite with D3
Watering:Mist with bottle 5 times a day and fogger and dripper. I mist for about 1-2 minutes each time. Yes, I see him drink. See current problem
Fecal Description: The brown with the white; see current problem
History: nothing applicable
Cage Info:
Cage Type: 36x36x16 glass and screed on top and bottom
Lighting: 75 Watt Zoo Med basking combo pack (basking during day, red during night) and Zilla 18 inch slimline 25 UVB during day
Temperature:What temp range have you created:67-90 (cage floor to basking spot)/ Lowest overnight temp: 67/ How do you measure these temps: digital thermometer
Humidity:<50 How are you creating and maintaining these levels: fogger and misting/ What do you use to measure humidity: Petco humidity gauge
Plants: Are you using live plants: No
Placement: Where is your cage located: basement of house, in corner, next to glass black window/ Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas: no/ At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor: 4 feet off of the ground in a 9 foot room
Location:Where are you geographically located: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Current Problem
Constant Sleeping:Reptar sleeps a lot during the day now in the corner of his cage, which means he doesn't sit under his basking light as usual or eat on a consistent/ regular basis. I think he also sleeps during most of the night, but wakes up for a short period of time because he is awake when I wake up in the morning. Should I change the day lights and night lights if he is awake at night and asleep during the day?
Eating Schedule:He used to eat around 8 crickets a day. If I catch him awake and outside of his hiding area, I feed him until he stops eating. Now when he is awake, I feed him, but I have neglected to dust the crickets in the calcium dust/ D3 calcium dust (and because they have expired). One day he ate about 19 crickets and some small pieces of kale. Because I want him to eat (because he is asleep nearly 24/7), I hand feed him by holding the food in the pinchers. I noticed he misses a lot. It may take him several times to finally hit the food, so when he starts to aim with his tongue, I move the food right in front of him so he doesn't have to shoot his tongue far and miss.
Drinking Schedule:Also when he is up, I turn on his dripper. He will sometimes notice it dripping and start licking his lips. If he doesn't go over, I will give him water from the spray bottle and spray a little into his mouth, and he'll drink it.
Poop Schedule:He also does not poop as often as he used to, and I think it's because of the slowing down in eating and drinking, and constant sleeping.
Shedding: Reptar is now 3.5 years old. His sheds are slow and dragged out. It will take him weeks to finish a shed. It seems to me and my family that they just run together. Shouldn't he be shedding faster since he is an adult?
I know this seems like a lot, and it really hasn't been a huge concern of mine until my friend (another veiled chameleon owner) told me to post here. Any help/ knowledge about any of this would be much appreciated!
-Ben
Your Chameleon:Veiled, Male, around 3.5 years old. He has been in my care for 3 years.
Handling:Biweekly
Feeding:Crickets & Occasional Kale (monthly) Amount, schedule: see current problem. Crickets gutloaded with carrot, and Fluker's cricket quencher
Supplements:Rep Cal Calcium dust, and Zoo Med reptivite with D3
Watering:Mist with bottle 5 times a day and fogger and dripper. I mist for about 1-2 minutes each time. Yes, I see him drink. See current problem
Fecal Description: The brown with the white; see current problem
History: nothing applicable
Cage Info:
Cage Type: 36x36x16 glass and screed on top and bottom
Lighting: 75 Watt Zoo Med basking combo pack (basking during day, red during night) and Zilla 18 inch slimline 25 UVB during day
Temperature:What temp range have you created:67-90 (cage floor to basking spot)/ Lowest overnight temp: 67/ How do you measure these temps: digital thermometer
Humidity:<50 How are you creating and maintaining these levels: fogger and misting/ What do you use to measure humidity: Petco humidity gauge
Plants: Are you using live plants: No
Placement: Where is your cage located: basement of house, in corner, next to glass black window/ Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas: no/ At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor: 4 feet off of the ground in a 9 foot room
Location:Where are you geographically located: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Current Problem
Constant Sleeping:Reptar sleeps a lot during the day now in the corner of his cage, which means he doesn't sit under his basking light as usual or eat on a consistent/ regular basis. I think he also sleeps during most of the night, but wakes up for a short period of time because he is awake when I wake up in the morning. Should I change the day lights and night lights if he is awake at night and asleep during the day?
Eating Schedule:He used to eat around 8 crickets a day. If I catch him awake and outside of his hiding area, I feed him until he stops eating. Now when he is awake, I feed him, but I have neglected to dust the crickets in the calcium dust/ D3 calcium dust (and because they have expired). One day he ate about 19 crickets and some small pieces of kale. Because I want him to eat (because he is asleep nearly 24/7), I hand feed him by holding the food in the pinchers. I noticed he misses a lot. It may take him several times to finally hit the food, so when he starts to aim with his tongue, I move the food right in front of him so he doesn't have to shoot his tongue far and miss.
Drinking Schedule:Also when he is up, I turn on his dripper. He will sometimes notice it dripping and start licking his lips. If he doesn't go over, I will give him water from the spray bottle and spray a little into his mouth, and he'll drink it.
Poop Schedule:He also does not poop as often as he used to, and I think it's because of the slowing down in eating and drinking, and constant sleeping.
Shedding: Reptar is now 3.5 years old. His sheds are slow and dragged out. It will take him weeks to finish a shed. It seems to me and my family that they just run together. Shouldn't he be shedding faster since he is an adult?
I know this seems like a lot, and it really hasn't been a huge concern of mine until my friend (another veiled chameleon owner) told me to post here. Any help/ knowledge about any of this would be much appreciated!
-Ben
