Peperoni
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Chameleon Info:
Cage Info:
Current Problem - The first two days of having him he was active, exploring his cage etc but the third day he became very lethargic and annoyed. I blamed it on him shedding but the next day after he had finished shedding he started closing one eye, then both. He has been doing that for a good 4 days now, and im not sure whether he is falling asleep or just closes his eyes because theres something stuck in them. He seems to be able to see fine, and when theres movement in the room he keeps his eyes open and he is alert and moving around, but once the movement stops it looks like he is falling asleep again. And thats during the whole day
. I went to the vet and she told me he is fine, and as long as he eats and drinks i shouldnt worry. He is very eager to eat, but apart from that super lethargic. She also gave us anti inglammatory medication to give him for 3 days, which we did but nothing really changed. We also tried eye drops but chameleons have VERY waterproof eyes so we werent able to successfully do it i think. Everyone tells me that i am panicking for no reason but im pretty sure his behavior is not normal and whatever it is i need to fix it ASAP.
Thanks a lot for the help in advance
(the last picture is the next day after i got him eating his first cricket with me, second to last is a picture i took of him today)
- Your Chameleon - Veiled , male, was told 3-4 months, ive had him for one week
- Handling - The last 3 days every day (taking him to vet, giving him anti inflammatory and eye drops)
- Feeding - crickets and superworms. Superworms 1-2/day as a treat and crickets 6-7 depending on the size. I feed him at 10 some crickets and then let some crickets loose in his enclosure for him to hunt, i check whether he ate them and add more and i stop around 1-2 oclock. Im gut loading them with apple and mango for now, i will add some more variety.
- Supplements - reptivite with D3 and reptical without d3. I dust with calcium without d3 in every feeding and once this week with reptivite(i will be doing it once per month in the future but ive only had him for a week)
- Watering - i use the big dripper, i have it running the whole day and close it at night. I mist once in the morning before his lights open and once at night after his lights close for about a minute. I saw him drink a LOT the first day i got him, but he has been drinking less and less since. So just to be sure i spray some water on my finger and let it drip above him and then he always drinks a bit.
- Fecal Description - Brown with creamy white. He has had a fecal, the vet said he has pinworms but its natural in those quantities for chameleons, and suggested to go for a second fecal next week.
- History - got him from a pet store, not from a breeder, he looked quite thin and dehydrated.
Cage Info:
- Cage Type - Glass exo terra terrarium 90*45*90
- Lighting - Arcadia T5HO 6% with reflector and a samsung led bulb for basking in an exo terra dome. Schedule is 9am-9pm lights on.
- Temperature - 23 to 29C. Lowest overnight temp is around 21. I use a temp gun and a digital probe thermometer, one probe at the basking spot and one probe at a low part of the cage.
- Humidity - 40, max 50 during the day and 60 to 70 during the night. I mist to increase humidity, otherwise i open the cage doors for a while if theres too much humidity during the day but it has only happened once. I use a digital humidity meter (dont remember the name )
- Plants - my terrarium is bioactive, i have monstera, monstera monkey mask, begonia, pothos
- Placement - The cage is located in my office in front of a window which i keep closed with blinds on, so the temperature is unaffected. It is on a tall furniture so its at eye-level and above me. Very low traffic since im the only one to enter there and i try to avoid it as much as i can until he adjusts.
- Location - Greece, Athens
Current Problem - The first two days of having him he was active, exploring his cage etc but the third day he became very lethargic and annoyed. I blamed it on him shedding but the next day after he had finished shedding he started closing one eye, then both. He has been doing that for a good 4 days now, and im not sure whether he is falling asleep or just closes his eyes because theres something stuck in them. He seems to be able to see fine, and when theres movement in the room he keeps his eyes open and he is alert and moving around, but once the movement stops it looks like he is falling asleep again. And thats during the whole day
. I went to the vet and she told me he is fine, and as long as he eats and drinks i shouldnt worry. He is very eager to eat, but apart from that super lethargic. She also gave us anti inglammatory medication to give him for 3 days, which we did but nothing really changed. We also tried eye drops but chameleons have VERY waterproof eyes so we werent able to successfully do it i think. Everyone tells me that i am panicking for no reason but im pretty sure his behavior is not normal and whatever it is i need to fix it ASAP.Thanks a lot for the help in advance
(the last picture is the next day after i got him eating his first cricket with me, second to last is a picture i took of him today)
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. I did ask them and they said the same that as long as he is eating i shouldnt be worried and they suggested antibiotic eyedrops.
