zordtaz
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Hi, I am new here. I am sorry if my post is long.
Chameleon Info:
* Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? Jackson Chameleon around 8-10 weeks old
* Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? Once a day or none
* Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? Cricket and wax worms.
* Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? Repti calcium
* Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? I use dripper and mist the cage in the morning and sometime mid day if I am home. I intend to use moonson mister system within a week.
* Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? Nope. It looks normal. Have white color on the tip and black on the other part. No orange or yellow
* History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
I bought him from pets store where I went to visit them couples week ago to observe the store and him. Then I decide to buy him since he still look normal and look healthy when I return to the same pets store on Tuesday.
Cage Info:
* Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? Screen cage. 16 x 16 x 30
* Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? I bought the zoomed chameleon kits that have all the material need for starter
* Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? Basking spot is around 85 and night temp is around 72-75. Ambient temp is 70.
* Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? Humidity in the basking spot is around 58-65 unless I mist him in the morning, it will go up to 70. The rest of the cage is 75-80.
* Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? I have one big pothos and 2 small pothos. One fake plant at the corner
* 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? We have small sun room in the back less traffic and can see some light though windows
* Location - Where are you geographically located? Chicago, IL
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
My chameleon is around 10 weeks old if I am not wrong.
1. Cricket feeding cup. As I described earlier, I got him on Tuesday. After I got him, I put him in the cage and mist him right away. Then next day, I try to feeding him with the small cup and he ate 4 crickets at that day. The following day he ate 2 crickets and one wax worms. Then I start to try hand cup feeding so he can't get access to the food but he seem don't get the idea. I saw he look at the cup all the time but he didn't eat at all. Following day, I just feel bad that he don't eat any food so I gave him one wax worm. Yesterday, I saw that he go hunt down some cricket in the large pothos and got only one cricket. Also I don't see him eat any food today at all. But he drink water as much as he can. He don't show the sign of dehydration at all. His fecal look normal to me. Should I start to worry about him? Or should I move the feeding cup to somewhere else? Picture is show where I put the feeding cup before. Then I make feeding cup with milk jug and hang it on the top need his basking spot.
2. He doesn't seem recognize dripping at all. Look like he wait for me to mist him than get water from dripping. I have some pan on the bottom to catch water so the cage is not flooding too. Any recommend?
3. He only stay on the basking side than the other side. Is it normal?
I try to hand feeding him but he still doesn't take it. I also left some 3 crickets in the cage but they are good at hiding. Any suggestions?
Chameleon Info:
* Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? Jackson Chameleon around 8-10 weeks old
* Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? Once a day or none
* Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? Cricket and wax worms.
* Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? Repti calcium
* Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? I use dripper and mist the cage in the morning and sometime mid day if I am home. I intend to use moonson mister system within a week.
* Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? Nope. It looks normal. Have white color on the tip and black on the other part. No orange or yellow
* History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
I bought him from pets store where I went to visit them couples week ago to observe the store and him. Then I decide to buy him since he still look normal and look healthy when I return to the same pets store on Tuesday.
Cage Info:
* Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? Screen cage. 16 x 16 x 30
* Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? I bought the zoomed chameleon kits that have all the material need for starter
* Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? Basking spot is around 85 and night temp is around 72-75. Ambient temp is 70.
* Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? Humidity in the basking spot is around 58-65 unless I mist him in the morning, it will go up to 70. The rest of the cage is 75-80.
* Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? I have one big pothos and 2 small pothos. One fake plant at the corner
* 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? We have small sun room in the back less traffic and can see some light though windows
* Location - Where are you geographically located? Chicago, IL
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
My chameleon is around 10 weeks old if I am not wrong.
1. Cricket feeding cup. As I described earlier, I got him on Tuesday. After I got him, I put him in the cage and mist him right away. Then next day, I try to feeding him with the small cup and he ate 4 crickets at that day. The following day he ate 2 crickets and one wax worms. Then I start to try hand cup feeding so he can't get access to the food but he seem don't get the idea. I saw he look at the cup all the time but he didn't eat at all. Following day, I just feel bad that he don't eat any food so I gave him one wax worm. Yesterday, I saw that he go hunt down some cricket in the large pothos and got only one cricket. Also I don't see him eat any food today at all. But he drink water as much as he can. He don't show the sign of dehydration at all. His fecal look normal to me. Should I start to worry about him? Or should I move the feeding cup to somewhere else? Picture is show where I put the feeding cup before. Then I make feeding cup with milk jug and hang it on the top need his basking spot.
2. He doesn't seem recognize dripping at all. Look like he wait for me to mist him than get water from dripping. I have some pan on the bottom to catch water so the cage is not flooding too. Any recommend?
3. He only stay on the basking side than the other side. Is it normal?
I try to hand feeding him but he still doesn't take it. I also left some 3 crickets in the cage but they are good at hiding. Any suggestions?
