Lunirra
New Member
I've had Jade for several months now. She was just this tiny 2-3 month old baby when I got her. She's my first cham, but I have had and do have other reptiles. I'm unsure exactly if she is ill or just going through a rougher than normal shed. Her past sheds she gets a bit run down, little bit darker and slows down on the eating. For the past 3-4 days she's been really dark (photo) looks a bit dehydrated but she still has most of her apatite. I've been misting her 3+ times a day. She has a dripper as well, uv bulb, basking area (about 85-90f, depends on how warms it is on any given day). She's in a 4' tall x 20d x 30w exotera mesh enclosure. Lots of ventilation. She has many branches and vines of different sizes. Fake tree as well that is held up by a very Large/deep pot with safe play sand kept damp at all times incase she needs to lay, she's getting around that age I believe. She usually fairly active but spends a lot of time basking. For the past 3-4 days tho, she been dark like in the pic and keeps herself tucked away in a corner on the cool end of her enclosure. Her under belly and arms looks like they just have the grey dull look of shedding and it's been a bit since her last one but she's acting way more stressed out and ill than her usual sheds. Her not spending most of the day basking is the dead give away in her behaviour. Am I just being a paranoid mommy! How does she look to u guys? I'm Kindda worried. Or u think she's just going through a really tough shed this go around?
