ChamDE86
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Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?----<b>6 month old male Ambilobe in my care for approximately 2 months.</b>
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?----<b>Roughly once a day to take him to his free ranging spot for about an hour.</b>
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?----<b>Crickets, dubias, silkworms, hornworms, superworms, butterworms, phoenix worms, and mealworms.<\b>
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?----<b>Repashy's Calcium Plus and Dinofuel 5-6 times a week.</b>
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?----<b>Hand misting for approx 1-2 minutes 3-4 times a day and running a dripper for about 1 1/2 hour after each misting session.</b>
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?----<b>White urates with firm brown feces. Never been tested for parasites.</b>
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.----<b>N\A<\b>
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?----<b>2X2X4 Repti-breeze</b>
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?----<b>18" Reptisun 5.0 Fluorescent tube and 60W incandescent bulb.</b>
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?----<b>Basking is about 86 degrees. Bottom of the cage is about 70 degrees. Night temps about 66 degrees. All measured with a digital and analog thermometer.</b>
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?----<b>Humidity levels 40-80% with analog reader.</b>
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?----<b>No live plants at the moment. Using all fake plants.</b>
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?----<b>In the corner of my room which is a very low traffic area. Cage sits on a 2 foot tall stand.</b>
Location - Where are you geographically located?----<b>Delaware</b>
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.----
<b>I saw my cham fall from the top of the cage, all the way down to the bottom (about 4 foot drop). He laid there for a bit on all 4 sprawled out. After about 30 seconds, I was able to get him to crawl onto my hand. After a quick inspection, I found that everything seems to be in working order and nothing looked out of the ordinary. His nails were fine and his grip wasn't weak. I put him back in his cage and about 5 minutes later, I hear him hit the bottom of the cage again, in the same general area. Once again, I get him to crawl on my hand for a check up and everything appears normal. Not wanting to take a chance on a 3rd fall, I place some bubble wrap on the bottom of his cage. He has yet to fall since (knock on wood). I don't feel like anything is wrong with him health wise. He use to climb all over the cage when he was smaller, but now that he is a bit bigger, I think he may have realized that it is no longer a walk in the park. Do you guys think he has learned his lesson on climbing the screen? I may keep the bubble wrap there for a couple of days to be on the safe side.</b>
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?----<b>6 month old male Ambilobe in my care for approximately 2 months.</b>
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?----<b>Roughly once a day to take him to his free ranging spot for about an hour.</b>
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?----<b>Crickets, dubias, silkworms, hornworms, superworms, butterworms, phoenix worms, and mealworms.<\b>
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?----<b>Repashy's Calcium Plus and Dinofuel 5-6 times a week.</b>
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?----<b>Hand misting for approx 1-2 minutes 3-4 times a day and running a dripper for about 1 1/2 hour after each misting session.</b>
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?----<b>White urates with firm brown feces. Never been tested for parasites.</b>
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.----<b>N\A<\b>
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?----<b>2X2X4 Repti-breeze</b>
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?----<b>18" Reptisun 5.0 Fluorescent tube and 60W incandescent bulb.</b>
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?----<b>Basking is about 86 degrees. Bottom of the cage is about 70 degrees. Night temps about 66 degrees. All measured with a digital and analog thermometer.</b>
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?----<b>Humidity levels 40-80% with analog reader.</b>
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?----<b>No live plants at the moment. Using all fake plants.</b>
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?----<b>In the corner of my room which is a very low traffic area. Cage sits on a 2 foot tall stand.</b>
Location - Where are you geographically located?----<b>Delaware</b>
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.----
<b>I saw my cham fall from the top of the cage, all the way down to the bottom (about 4 foot drop). He laid there for a bit on all 4 sprawled out. After about 30 seconds, I was able to get him to crawl onto my hand. After a quick inspection, I found that everything seems to be in working order and nothing looked out of the ordinary. His nails were fine and his grip wasn't weak. I put him back in his cage and about 5 minutes later, I hear him hit the bottom of the cage again, in the same general area. Once again, I get him to crawl on my hand for a check up and everything appears normal. Not wanting to take a chance on a 3rd fall, I place some bubble wrap on the bottom of his cage. He has yet to fall since (knock on wood). I don't feel like anything is wrong with him health wise. He use to climb all over the cage when he was smaller, but now that he is a bit bigger, I think he may have realized that it is no longer a walk in the park. Do you guys think he has learned his lesson on climbing the screen? I may keep the bubble wrap there for a couple of days to be on the safe side.</b>
