Fecal matter color
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PrettyInInk87
New Member
Hm, don't know what to tell you. You might be feeding him a feeder that contains lots of water and is why it's runnier and lighter. Try tossing in a few hard shelled feeders like Dubia or Crickets. If the urate is white he is well hydrated (as you probably already know). Pictures?
. Again today Tanzys urate was orange, like really orange!!
jannb
Chameleon Enthusiast
Orange mean he's dehydrated and that in not good. You need to mist more often for longer periods of time and set up a dripper if you don't have one. I'm attaching my blog below for new keepers. It should help you both with your chams.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blo...-keepers-young-veiled-panther-chameleons.html
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blo...-keepers-young-veiled-panther-chameleons.html
PeriTanz
New Member
I mist multiple times a day for long enough periods, so i know duration isn't the problem. The only way i have gotten Tanzy to drink is with a hand dripper right in front of her/him. (i thought Tanz was a male but some members have said by the pix i posted they think possibly female)
jannb, do you know any other possible reasons for orange urate?
I read thru your blog and i am pretty sure i have the rest of the habitat up to par with those requirements..
Maybe your gutload needs changing. But 9 times out of 10 it is a hydration problem.
PeriTanz
New Member
Yea i think it is a hydration issue as i am following member-sandrachameleons gut-loading guidelines. Would anyone mind posting pix or describing their drip systems? Iv tried several ways (multiple cups with holes, in different locations) and none have worked really well. Note: i also have an auto mister and hand mist around five times a day.
Have you looked into a mistking? I love mine. And I havent had a hydration problem since getting mine.
k9monkey
New Member
A very cheap and simple drip system can be set up using a pond pump, some garden tubing and a drip head. You can get all of is at any hardware/garden store for less than $30. There is a thread on here about misting systems for under $30. Look. It up and you will find all you need for a good drip system without the expense of the mistking.
In a couple months or less that Habba mist will kick the bucket. Put in a search for threads on those. And you will see why. It is nothing compared to a mistking. The timmer for it is amazing. I would highly recommend you check them out.
PeriTanz
New Member
as i understand it, orange from being inside the body to long is also a sign of dehydration because the longer the urate stays in the body the more moisture is reabsorbed by the body. . . but that is just what i have read. The actual fecal part of the excretions seems normal to me (this being my first cham). Im so frustrated because his/her urate was white yesterday and then orange again today** Tanzy drank water today tho so i guess we'll see how tomorrows turns out..
