Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Veiled Chameleon, Female, assuming about 1 year old. Has been in my care for 2 weeks, since 2/15/15
Handling - Has been handled 2 or 3 times in the last 2 weeks. once the first day to put her in the terrarium, once out of curiosity a week later, and once yesterday to replace the paper towels on the bottom and rearrange
Feeding - 8 to 10 adult crickets every other day Gutloaded with apple, romaine lettuce, fluker's dry diet and thirst quencher
Supplements - Zoomed calcium without d3 at each feeding. Used Repti-cal multivitamin and Zoomed calcium with d3 once the first week
Watering - chameleon cantina fountain which i've seen her drink from. hand mist with warm water twice a day for 3-5 mins. have only seen her drink in front of me twice
Fecal Description - pooped twice since i've had her, once two days after i got her and then another a couple days later. nothing since then. the fecal matter was formed but the urate was small and yellow which told me she was dehydrated. started misting longer and the urate was slightly whiter and larger but still not perfect the second time around.
History - purchased from petsmart, had been there for 7 months, they said they're usually are about 6 months when they come in so she's probably around a year old now. they thought she was pregnant so i think she might need a laying bin, but they also said they noticed a couple months ago (maybe she's just fat from eating 10 adult crickets a day?)
Cage Info:
Cage Type - 18" x 18" x 24" exo-terra terrarium with ventilated bottom and screen top
Lighting - 50w basking spot light, 5.0 linear repti-sun uvb. lights go on at 8am and off at 8pm
Temperature - ranges from 70-85 degrees. overnight temp doesn't drop below 60 degrees. Combination thermometer/hygrometer
Humidity - humidity is 30-50% before misting and 50-80% after
Plants - live golden pothos and umbrella plant
Placement - in the rarely entered library with a vent across the room in the floor. the top of the terrarium reaches about 4ft with the stand at the moment
Location - Pennsylvania, USA
Current Problem - she is obviously dehydrated, small yellow urates and slightly sunken eyes. she hates when i spray the tank, but seems to calm down if i spray warm water into the air and let it land on her which is how i've been getting her to drink until i can purchase a mister system. also planning on making a DIY dripper but was worried about drainage. (i read a plastic catcher inside covered with a screen would catch the runoff and prevent flooding or drowning) i chose a terrarium because the humidity levels in my house drop to 20% and we do have cold winters which we're in now. she's been eating a lot of the pothos which worries me because i've read that it blocks calcium absorption. i can only assume she's getting moisture from the plants which is why there're so many chomp marks. do i need to remove these and find another alternative? (maybe just another umbrella plant?) i will be purchasing hornworms over the internet as i read they are juicy and help rehydrate, but not to feed more than 3 a week.
What feeders can I use as a staple besides crickets?
I've read fluker's dry diet is bad, does adding fresh fruits and vegetables to gutloading add to the nutritional value or should I stop using Fluker's?
What misting system is best? Amazon only carries Monsoon and Habbamist
Is putting a hanging plant in the shower like I've read in some threads advisable since her eyes are starting to sink in or is it too stressful?
Is there a laying bin structure that will fit comfortably in a 2ft terrarium?
Sorry about the chaotic arrangement, I'm just trying to figure out all the questions I have. I researched for 2 weeks before I actually purchased her and now I don't feel like it was enough! Any and all help is appreciated, sorry if there're already threads regarding some of the questions I asked, feel free to link to relevant posts!
Your Chameleon - Veiled Chameleon, Female, assuming about 1 year old. Has been in my care for 2 weeks, since 2/15/15
Handling - Has been handled 2 or 3 times in the last 2 weeks. once the first day to put her in the terrarium, once out of curiosity a week later, and once yesterday to replace the paper towels on the bottom and rearrange
Feeding - 8 to 10 adult crickets every other day Gutloaded with apple, romaine lettuce, fluker's dry diet and thirst quencher
Supplements - Zoomed calcium without d3 at each feeding. Used Repti-cal multivitamin and Zoomed calcium with d3 once the first week
Watering - chameleon cantina fountain which i've seen her drink from. hand mist with warm water twice a day for 3-5 mins. have only seen her drink in front of me twice
Fecal Description - pooped twice since i've had her, once two days after i got her and then another a couple days later. nothing since then. the fecal matter was formed but the urate was small and yellow which told me she was dehydrated. started misting longer and the urate was slightly whiter and larger but still not perfect the second time around.
History - purchased from petsmart, had been there for 7 months, they said they're usually are about 6 months when they come in so she's probably around a year old now. they thought she was pregnant so i think she might need a laying bin, but they also said they noticed a couple months ago (maybe she's just fat from eating 10 adult crickets a day?)
Cage Info:
Cage Type - 18" x 18" x 24" exo-terra terrarium with ventilated bottom and screen top
Lighting - 50w basking spot light, 5.0 linear repti-sun uvb. lights go on at 8am and off at 8pm
Temperature - ranges from 70-85 degrees. overnight temp doesn't drop below 60 degrees. Combination thermometer/hygrometer
Humidity - humidity is 30-50% before misting and 50-80% after
Plants - live golden pothos and umbrella plant
Placement - in the rarely entered library with a vent across the room in the floor. the top of the terrarium reaches about 4ft with the stand at the moment
Location - Pennsylvania, USA
Current Problem - she is obviously dehydrated, small yellow urates and slightly sunken eyes. she hates when i spray the tank, but seems to calm down if i spray warm water into the air and let it land on her which is how i've been getting her to drink until i can purchase a mister system. also planning on making a DIY dripper but was worried about drainage. (i read a plastic catcher inside covered with a screen would catch the runoff and prevent flooding or drowning) i chose a terrarium because the humidity levels in my house drop to 20% and we do have cold winters which we're in now. she's been eating a lot of the pothos which worries me because i've read that it blocks calcium absorption. i can only assume she's getting moisture from the plants which is why there're so many chomp marks. do i need to remove these and find another alternative? (maybe just another umbrella plant?) i will be purchasing hornworms over the internet as i read they are juicy and help rehydrate, but not to feed more than 3 a week.
What feeders can I use as a staple besides crickets?
I've read fluker's dry diet is bad, does adding fresh fruits and vegetables to gutloading add to the nutritional value or should I stop using Fluker's?
What misting system is best? Amazon only carries Monsoon and Habbamist
Is putting a hanging plant in the shower like I've read in some threads advisable since her eyes are starting to sink in or is it too stressful?
Is there a laying bin structure that will fit comfortably in a 2ft terrarium?
Sorry about the chaotic arrangement, I'm just trying to figure out all the questions I have. I researched for 2 weeks before I actually purchased her and now I don't feel like it was enough! Any and all help is appreciated, sorry if there're already threads regarding some of the questions I asked, feel free to link to relevant posts!