DrBFragged
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Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Our female veiled chameleon is about 6 months old. She has been in our care for 4 months.
Handling - We handle her 3-4 times a week, but for no more than a few minutes at a time. Normally just moving her from her cage to a tree we have for her to climb.
Feeding - We normally feed her mealworms (healthy crickets have been hard to come by here lately). We were giving her about 10 a day a month ago, but have since reduced down to 4-5 because that is the most she is eating at a time. We feed her first thing in the morning, every morning, around 7 with calcium powder. We give the feeders store bought calcium and green leafy foods.
Supplements - We give her Repti-Cal calcium powder without D3 everyday, and Fluker's calcium powder with D3 and Herptivite Multivitamin 2 times a month.
Watering - We mist with a spray bottle around 5 times a day for about 15 seconds at a time. We also use a cup that drips water. I occasionally see her drink.
Fecal Description - She has small, black droppings along with her usual white urates. She has not been tested for parasites while in our care.
History - When we first got her, she was very active, had excellent colors, and ate a drank a lot. Within the past 2-3 weeks, she has become less active, has darker colors combined with many mustard yellow spots, and has been eating much less.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Screen cage, 2'x2'x4'
Lighting - We use a 50W heat bulb for her basking area, as well as towards the bottom, slightly above her sand box, and a 26W UVB bulb. We turn the lights on at 7 in the morning, and off at 8:30 in the evening.
Temperature - The cage floor is around 65-70 and the 75-85, depending on the day, in the basking area. The lowest overnight temperature is 60. I use a combined thermometer/hydrometer to measure the temps.
Humidity - The humidity level stays around 65% from the misting. This is also measured by the combined thermometer/hydrometer.
Plants - We do not have any live plants at the moment, but we have a 4' tall fake tree as well as many bend-a-branch vines, and plastic vines.
Placement - The cage is located in the rarely used guest bedroom, in the corner by the wall heater. The bottom of the cage is on the floor, so the top of the cage, where she usually stays is about 4' off the ground.
Location - Currently located in South-East CT.
Current Problem - We are almost positive that our girl is gravid and ready to lay eggs. She has been crawling into her sand box for about 2 weeks now, and has had her mustard-yellow spots for about a week. We have tried putting her in a large tote full of wet playground sand so she would dig, and blocking her view of anything around, but she has been there for almost a week now and has not laid any eggs yet, and has hardly even been digging. We don't want her to get egg bound, and we've been trying to follow tips that we've found in other peoples' threads, but nothing we've found so far seems to be helping. Is there anything else we can do? Should we continue letting her try? At what point do we need to take her to the vet?
Your Chameleon - Our female veiled chameleon is about 6 months old. She has been in our care for 4 months.
Handling - We handle her 3-4 times a week, but for no more than a few minutes at a time. Normally just moving her from her cage to a tree we have for her to climb.
Feeding - We normally feed her mealworms (healthy crickets have been hard to come by here lately). We were giving her about 10 a day a month ago, but have since reduced down to 4-5 because that is the most she is eating at a time. We feed her first thing in the morning, every morning, around 7 with calcium powder. We give the feeders store bought calcium and green leafy foods.
Supplements - We give her Repti-Cal calcium powder without D3 everyday, and Fluker's calcium powder with D3 and Herptivite Multivitamin 2 times a month.
Watering - We mist with a spray bottle around 5 times a day for about 15 seconds at a time. We also use a cup that drips water. I occasionally see her drink.
Fecal Description - She has small, black droppings along with her usual white urates. She has not been tested for parasites while in our care.
History - When we first got her, she was very active, had excellent colors, and ate a drank a lot. Within the past 2-3 weeks, she has become less active, has darker colors combined with many mustard yellow spots, and has been eating much less.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Screen cage, 2'x2'x4'
Lighting - We use a 50W heat bulb for her basking area, as well as towards the bottom, slightly above her sand box, and a 26W UVB bulb. We turn the lights on at 7 in the morning, and off at 8:30 in the evening.
Temperature - The cage floor is around 65-70 and the 75-85, depending on the day, in the basking area. The lowest overnight temperature is 60. I use a combined thermometer/hydrometer to measure the temps.
Humidity - The humidity level stays around 65% from the misting. This is also measured by the combined thermometer/hydrometer.
Plants - We do not have any live plants at the moment, but we have a 4' tall fake tree as well as many bend-a-branch vines, and plastic vines.
Placement - The cage is located in the rarely used guest bedroom, in the corner by the wall heater. The bottom of the cage is on the floor, so the top of the cage, where she usually stays is about 4' off the ground.
Location - Currently located in South-East CT.
Current Problem - We are almost positive that our girl is gravid and ready to lay eggs. She has been crawling into her sand box for about 2 weeks now, and has had her mustard-yellow spots for about a week. We have tried putting her in a large tote full of wet playground sand so she would dig, and blocking her view of anything around, but she has been there for almost a week now and has not laid any eggs yet, and has hardly even been digging. We don't want her to get egg bound, and we've been trying to follow tips that we've found in other peoples' threads, but nothing we've found so far seems to be helping. Is there anything else we can do? Should we continue letting her try? At what point do we need to take her to the vet?
