Females Juvenile vield chameleon 2/3 months old- eye problems & others
Chameleon Info
Chameleon name: Tinny - species-&-sex- Female juvenille vield chameleon- 2-3 months. I bought her from petsmart on 4.25.2012 and since i was terrybly missinform about taking care of her , i had gotten recomended to put her in a 5gallon glass tank was ookay so by the second week i had when out and bought her the proper cage.
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
when i first got my chameleon out her little box they had gven her in to me, she was the cutest thing i ever seen, she clime on me and was green to her brightest color, but now in days i have noticed she become nasty and started heishing and trying to bite me, i ofcorse back out as soon as i seen her turing to her native colors and than brown to black. i myself was verry disapointed and though that maybe it was because she hate when i spray water on her, this makes me think she holding some kind of crudge agaisnt for that ? either way few days after this it was time to clean her cage and well she started doing what she always does, but i some how got her out the cage and as soon as shes in my hands she turns greeen and calms down, now at this point im confuse, but for other reason i been taking her out to the shower and giving her a 20mint bath for her to drink water and shower she seem to love it, each time shes out and she even falls asleep in my hand, but now if i leave her too long in her cage she turns mad and turn this behaviour all over againg, im really cluest on what she wants at this point. Im thinkinq to just put a tree with her night light and everything next to me because to me she seem not to like her cage and enjoyes outside better wich is odd to me because i know they not suppost to be like that.
Feeding - Wax worm and crickets - What amount? i put 10 crickets and for treads i sometimes put in 5 waxworm or hand feed them to her - What is the schedule? crickets every day- crickets one every week or so- How are you gut-loading your feeders? i bought something call " Flunker's Orange cube completed crickets diet " ot say its food, water, vitamins & spriruluna. & i also feed them apples and w.e goods of fruits or vegiiies i got, i recently discover tho that iceburgs lettutes are bad for your crickets but atlaest i know now.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you
dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
Thats honestly i had no clue about because everyone i asked at the store tould me if i just feed them raw potattos they going to be good for them -__- wich was wrong so no, no dusting or nothing at all.
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how
Watering was another problem i been having on wich its cause because i though i could just spray the (fake) leafs with water and she'll be alrite as long as i keep doing that 3 imes a day and spray her and the leafs she should be okay, but no i was wrong about that too, that why as soon as i started noticing a problem wih her eyes how sometimes she had them clossed and she would like kinda sucked it in, and also notice some yellow poop mix with her regular poop and i started guving her 20min showers fors the pass 4 days or so, and she seems to love it but aside from that i but mayb 2 ice cubs 3 -4 times a day on top her cage and let them drip but im think about buying her a fottone or build her something better for her to drink.
long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
with a home made bottle i had at home but planing to go buy a new one tonigh and yes i do see her drink.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings.
Black or brownish i have see it yellow once
Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
No she hasnt , im actualying trying to find someone to set up an appointment for her to get checked out , but ever since i got her my things its i washed my hands thands use germx and put on latex gloves when ever i handel her or anything of hers.
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to
others when trying to help you.
Im going to try to take a picture of her but i have noitced this like black circle under neath her eyes and that also kinda worrys me.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - REPTIBREEEZEE 16x16x20 Describe your cage - (Screen)
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
How about i just type you guy's everything it says on the receipt?
5.5" LAMP 14.99$
chamaleon Veieled 69.99 ( Its original price was 100$ Bucks but since i joyed in theire menbership the gave me a 30$ discount [=? -___- )
Exo-Terra Re 19.99
BEND-A-BRNCH 7.49
REP LIGHTS/H 9.99
ET AMAPALLO 5.99
FIR BARNK 5.99
ET AMAPALLO 5.99
On wich everything im returing becuause due to the basking light i had gotten recomeded to buy from the guy that worked in the store my lamp reached over 200 f. and it exploted so im pretty much returning that and everything else im keep my chameleon cage verry simple so her food doesnt hide or feed on her fecies.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
I have a digital thing that i leave in her cage and it tells me how much the basking light its and right now i got her under the moon light bolt wich reachest a tempture of 80-90 f. also at night i sumtimes keep the a.c on but the guy tould me since the tempture light bolt i have is so high that it wouldnt be a problem? but now im starting to think hes wrong
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
Nope have nothing to measure humidity
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
No live plants just some fake ones
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?
is about 5-6 ft offf the flooor and its next to my t.v and its pretty quite around where i live.
Location - Where are you geographically located?
New York City
Current Problem - Her eye's been eacting up sometimes she closses one eye and leave the other one open and so on , and other times i notice her rubing her eyes agaisnt the branchest and when i hold her she kinda sucked one of her eyes in and keep it clossed so thats worrying me, but other then that shes been drinking and pooping and eating fine. Well any information about her would be thankfull because i notice out of all animals out there . Theres not many study about them and pet shop dont know nothing aside from selling a wild animal. Thank you for all your time i hope the information helps i tryed to answer everything at my best thanks.
