First Fall

Cham_Mami_Gatti92

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King-Kaiser Has Taken A Fall Off His Perching Branch I’ve Been Watching Him Constantly He Does Not Seem Hurt At All He’s Still Moving The Same Colors Are Vibrant Doesn’t Seem In Distress I Called His Vet She Told Me To Keep An Eye On Him He Just Pooped Still Solid And Shiny Should I Be This Worried Or Am I Overthinking The Fall?
 

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King-Kaiser Has Taken A Fall Off His Perching Branch I’ve Been Watching Him Constantly He Does Not Seem Hurt At All He’s Still Moving The Same Colors Are Vibrant Doesn’t Seem In Distress I Called His Vet She Told Me To Keep An Eye On Him He Just Pooped Still Solid And Shiny Should I Be This Worried Or Am I Overthinking The Fall?
Hey there welcome to the forum. So unfortunately the cage set up needs to be redone... First off good news is babies tend to be ok after a fall within a cage. As long as it is moving normally and not showing any issues then you dodged a bullet on this one. However falls are almost always linked to improper set up and or they are not in proper distance of UVB lighting/or needing the correct UVB lighting type. I can not see what lighting you are using to determine if this is a factor. You should be using a T5HO fixture and a 5.0 or 6% bulb strength at a distance of 8-9 inches to the closest branch below it to put the cham in the correct UVB lighting. Double check your supplementation as well. This can cause issues alongside the other husbandry issues mentioned above.

Per the cage... Plastic plants are not recommended in a veiled cham cage. They will eventually try eating them. I am not sure why there is a smaller tank in there with dirt in it but that should be removed. You need many more branches and the jungle vines you are using are not recommended as the coating will flake off when they rub their faces on it. The log fogger in the bottom is not meant for a cham cage. Fog should come in from the top and fall through to the bottom of the cage and this should only be done if temps are very cool (below 67) at night only. The woven mat on the side is going to hold and grow bacteria also for chams these can rip out their nails as they can not grip them the way they they need to because of the material. These are meant more for dry environments and animals like bearded dragons.

Here is accurate helpful info. https://chameleonacademy.com/chameleon-husbandry-program-getting-started-with-chameleons/
And then Neptune the Chameleon on Youtube has excellent videos to walk you through many husbandry topics.
 
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