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RealIzeRecognIze

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My cham has been scratching her feet all of them for a couple weeks. She seems fine eats well with variety thats gutload. Has plenty of exercising
She mainly does this on vines/ sticks after I mist the cage.
 
Hmmm. Try misting with warmer water see if it changes. My misting water is straigjt HOT. it comes out.Luke warm though.
 
Chameleon Info:

Your Chameleon - The species veiled, sex female, and age of your chameleon: 4-5 months. How long has it been in your care? 9 weeks
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? almost never been trying to bit more.
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?crickets, dubia roaches, phoenix worms, wax worms. she easily eats over 20 feeders a day. crix and roaches are gutloaded veg dinofuel water/ vitamin source.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? fluckers cal w/d3 2 amonth on a few feeders same as rep cal herptivite 2 times a month and rep-cal calcium on varied number of feeders a day.
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? I mist, evrey other day or two. she never seems thirsty. shell either catch the mist as i spray or lap up from pothos leaves.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? Never been tested. All droppings are black brownish with white on end after dried.
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. always seems fine.


Cage Info:

Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? screen cage thats 30x18x30
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? reptiglo 5.0 and a 70 watt heat bulb
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? 66 How do you measure these temps? Infrared temo gun.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? I dont have a humidity gauge it hasnt seemed to be an issue and i use a humidifier sometimes in my room.
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? 2 pothos plants
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? Her cage is on a four and half foot dresser maybe well above my head. and no traffic
Location - Where are you geographically located? Georgia


Current Problem - she has been rubbing her feet on vines after I mist the cage the backs manly and they look white from what I see. It looks like she soaked her tail and back, possibly trying to get everywhere wet rubbing like a dog would is what it looked like and she shed about 3 weeks ago.
 
You only mist every other day? You really need to be misting at least 4 Times a day especially with female chams.
 
scratching feet and some body parts

Chameleon Info:

Your Chameleon - The species veiled, sex female, and age of your chameleon: 4-5 months. How long has it been in your care? 9 weeks
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? almost never been trying to bit more.
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?crickets, dubia roaches, phoenix worms, wax worms. she easily eats over 20 feeders a day. crix and roaches are gutloaded veg dinofuel water/ vitamin source.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? fluckers cal w/d3 2 amonth on a few feeders same as rep cal herptivite 2 times a month and rep-cal calcium on varied number of feeders a day.
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? I mist, evrey other day or two. she never seems thirsty. shell either catch the mist as i spray or lap up from pothos leaves.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? Never been tested. All droppings are black brownish with white on end after dried.
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. always seems fine.


Cage Info:

Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? screen cage thats 30x18x30
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? reptiglo 5.0 and a 70 watt heat bulb
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp?low 80s at top low 70s at bottom. 66 at night. How do you measure these temps? Infrared temo gun.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? I dont have a humidity gauge it hasnt seemed to be an issue and i use a humidifier sometimes in my room.
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? 2 pothos plants
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? Her cage is on a four and half foot dresser maybe well above my head. and no traffic
Location - Where are you geographically located? Georgia


Current Problem - she has been rubbing her feet on vines after I mist the cage the backs manly and they look white from what I see. It looks like she soaked her tail and back, possibly trying to get everywhere wet rubbing like a dog would is what it looked like and she shed about 3 weeks ago.
 
RealIzeRecognIze said:
Chameleon Info:

Your Chameleon - The species veiled, sex female, and age of your chameleon: 4-5 months. How long has it been in your care? 9 weeks
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? almost never been trying to bit more.
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?crickets, dubia roaches, phoenix worms, wax worms. she easily eats over 20 feeders a day. crix and roaches are gutloaded veg dinofuel water/ vitamin source.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? fluckers cal w/d3 2 amonth on a few feeders same as rep cal herptivite 2 times a month and rep-cal calcium on varied number of feeders a day.
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? I mist, evrey other day or two. she never seems thirsty. shell either catch the mist as i spray or lap up from pothos leaves. You need to mist a few times a day.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? Never been tested. All droppings are black brownish with white on end after dried.
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. always seems fine.


Cage Info:

Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? screen cage thats 30x18x30
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? reptiglo 5.0 and a 70 watt heat bulb
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp?low 80s at top low 70s at bottom. 66 at night. How do you measure these temps? Infrared temo gun.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? I dont have a humidity gauge it hasnt seemed to be an issue and i use a humidifier sometimes in my room. Measuring is important.
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? 2 pothos plants
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? Her cage is on a four and half foot dresser maybe well above my head. and no traffic
Location - Where are you geographically located? Georgia


Current Problem - she has been rubbing her feet on vines after I mist the cage the backs manly and they look white from what I see. It looks like she soaked her tail and back, possibly trying to get everywhere wet rubbing like a dog would is what it looked like and she shed about 3 weeks ago.
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In blue I gave one or two suggestions.
 
She will usually situate herself and catch the mist and clean her eyes if thirsty and I don't just directly spay her the whole time when she does this. Other times she gets under leaves.. her urates are clear and white after dried. my crickets are always provided fresh veg and provide a lot of moisture I would think. I know this isn't a lot of watering but I would like some more input:) She seems fine and enjoyed some sunlight today in her trees with a few treats.
 
I know, sorry bout that just didnt think it had a good title.. thank you for the suggestions! she never seems thirsty though. should I still mist at least a couple times a day even though poo is pretty moist and white urates?
 
RealIzeRecognIze said:
I know, sorry bout that just didnt think it had a good title.. thank you for the suggestions! she never seems thirsty though. should I still mist at least a couple times a day even though poo is pretty moist and white urates?
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Yes. Besides having water to drink, the misting increases the humidity which helps with shedding.

FYI - in 13 months I have only seen my cham drink twice. They may seem uninterested when you are misting but they do drink when you're not watching.
 
She hates when I mist unless she situates herself like i said but I will up it up a bit more.. I thought veileds were from a more desert/dry place anyways??
 
RealIzeRecognIze said:
She hates when I mist unless she situates herself like i said but I will up it up a bit more.. I thought veileds were from a more desert/dry place anyways??
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Yes and no, they have high temps but it does have humidity because there are many lagoons where I am sure the chameleons hang out because they are a breeding ground for mosquitos and other bugs. About 60% most of the time is what you want. You do want to let the cage dry out between mistings so you don't get mold but you do want to spray her, even if it is for a minute a few times a day, to get the leaves wet so she can drink. I have bought a mist king which works great since I am always working. I have it set to go off for 1 minute 5 times a day.
 
Maybe ill just mist the leaves of pothos since that's where she seems to lap it up from but in the desert its dry heat. Ill def get a guage tho for humidity.
 
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