Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Veiled Chameleon, Female- ive had her for about 11 months
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? prolly once every two weeks, mainly to move her out the way to clean enclosure
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? Calcium crickets, worms, mint leaves, cilantro. What amount?about 7 crickets daily. What is the schedule?
You are over feeding her. She should be getting this amount of bugs every other day, to every two days. shes lazy so her UV comes on about 11 am, turns off at 9 pm with red glow
No red bulb. temps can drop to 50s at night and she will be fine. How are you gut-loading your feeders? veggies, oranges, oatmeal
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? not sure what brand, i dust them twice a week.
we need to know what kind this is. you should be using a calcium without d3 for every feeding,a calcium iwth d3 twice a month, and a multivitamin twice a month.
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? i have a mister, with only spring water to be mist inside. How often and how long to you mist? i mist every time i see enclosure, a lil at a time to keep humidity. Do you see your chameleon drinking? not for the past 3 days. She usually drinks off leaves or comes to the mister for a drink. ( today i waited for her to open her mouth so i can spray some in there)
dont spray in her mouth. she can aspirate it.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Normal, brown hard some yellow and white.
the yellow means she is dehydrated. she needs to be misted every 2 hours for at least 30 seconds at a time.
Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? no
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
- She has laid eggs in august, her first batch. Her coloring is a lime green with blue a few yellow spots. She has been lethargic before and it was previous to laying eggs.
do you still have have the lay bin in with her? shes very round, which is probably because of eggs again.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? Combo, Plexi glass and screen. 24w X 18 deep X 36length
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? Reptile combo lighting, UV on at 11 am, off at 9 pm on basking
can we see a pic of the bulb box please? I dont think ou are using the right bulb. most of us use a regular house bulb, for basking, and a reptiglo or reptisun for uvb.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)?84 up high, low 70's low. Lowest overnight temp? 70, How do you measure these temps? I have a the lil temp gauges inside
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? 70-80% humid
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? YEs, Two small Ferns at the bottom
what is at the top of her cage?
Placement - Where is your cage located? Living room. Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? no, none. Its just my husband and i living here she doesnt get bothered much. At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor? n/a
Location - Where are you geographically located? Texas
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
She is super lethargic, im not sure if shes going to lay another batch soon or what but we are worried.
Shes been this way for about 3 days now. i havent seen her drink so ive been waiting to spray a gulp of water down when she parts her mouth. She stays at bottom of enclosure. Shes weak she doesnt grasp the branches correct, she slips alot. We're afraid she will fall. Her body is cold to the touch. Her color looks normal, lime green with blue and yellow spots. Her belly looks round not sure if thats bc the crickets i put in there disappeared and are in the belly but they arent alive and roaming enclosure so im assuming she ate. Her feet as of right now are dangling from a branch as if shes relaxed. Not really hanging on tight. I recently held her and put her in a lil topoware with warm water which she relaxed even more..
ARe these signs of batch laying again? or is she sick sick
but now being that its november, again she's lethargic. Shes acting funny,
