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Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? panther chameleon, about 9 months, been in my care for about 6 months
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? very minimal, to clean cage, and take him outside in a sun-cage on weekends
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? crix, sperworms, hornworms, and silkworms. (have fed mantids, dubias, and BB flies) crix usually 8-12 medium crix or 5-7 large crix, recently feed every other day, gut-load with cricket crack, oranges, carrots, romaine lettuce
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
repcal without d3-:every other feeding on crix "lightly"
repcal with d3-: 2-3x month
herptivite- : 2-3x month
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
hand spray 2x a day for 3-5 minutes (morning and afternoon)
dripper cup middle of the day / while i am at school
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
its normally black/dark brown and firm urates are mostly all white with slight yellow occasionally.
has not been tested for parasites in my care
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
n/aCage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
screen cage (30" Length x 18" depth/width x 36" tall)
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
reptisun 5.0 linear tube 18" -uvb
heat bulb 75 watts-
5:30am-6:00pm - on a timer
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
temp gun
basking area: 85-87 degrees Fahrenheit
ambient cage area:72-77F
night temps: 65-70 degrees
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
dont know the exact humidity, need a new humidity guage, but short mistings, and use a live plant for aiding humidity levels
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
for now only one live plant a medium sized full ficus plant in the cage
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?
in my room, on a 4ft tall table/drawer, there is a ceiling fan, not high traffic area-only me and rarely my parents, and the family cat, who has no interestin the cage or chameleon/nor does the chameleon react to the cat
Location - Where are you geographically located?
los angeles, california
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
over the last couple weeks, i seen my cham shoot his tongue and miss sometimes, and then his tongue shooting distance began to shorten from the normal estimated 5-7 inches ive seen him, he only shoots his tongue within 2-3 inches as of late, i free-range his food, he also has a major decrease in appetite, barely 2-3 large crix, or 4-5 medium, or 1-2 superworms, or 1-2 medium horns and silks, i presumed he is slowing down his growth and fed him every other day, but even that seems not to work to bring back his appetite. i tried a couple drops of rept-aid to boost his appetite,
on a another side note: he has developed "bags" under his eye turrets, they are soft skin and do not seem "filled with liquid", his eyes are always moving and alert, still walks around cages normally, not sluggish, though he has never had them before
i will post pictures of my cage, and some shots of my chameleon tomorrow
overall its his tongue and lack of appetite i am worried.
i hope anyone can enlighten me on how should i go abotu this and bring his appetite, and tongue shooting distance back to it was not too long ago
much appreciated
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? panther chameleon, about 9 months, been in my care for about 6 months
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? very minimal, to clean cage, and take him outside in a sun-cage on weekends
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? crix, sperworms, hornworms, and silkworms. (have fed mantids, dubias, and BB flies) crix usually 8-12 medium crix or 5-7 large crix, recently feed every other day, gut-load with cricket crack, oranges, carrots, romaine lettuce
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
repcal without d3-:every other feeding on crix "lightly"
repcal with d3-: 2-3x month
herptivite- : 2-3x month
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
hand spray 2x a day for 3-5 minutes (morning and afternoon)
dripper cup middle of the day / while i am at school
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
its normally black/dark brown and firm urates are mostly all white with slight yellow occasionally.
has not been tested for parasites in my care
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
n/aCage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
screen cage (30" Length x 18" depth/width x 36" tall)
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
reptisun 5.0 linear tube 18" -uvb
heat bulb 75 watts-
5:30am-6:00pm - on a timer
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
temp gun
basking area: 85-87 degrees Fahrenheit
ambient cage area:72-77F
night temps: 65-70 degrees
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
dont know the exact humidity, need a new humidity guage, but short mistings, and use a live plant for aiding humidity levels
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
for now only one live plant a medium sized full ficus plant in the cage
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?
in my room, on a 4ft tall table/drawer, there is a ceiling fan, not high traffic area-only me and rarely my parents, and the family cat, who has no interestin the cage or chameleon/nor does the chameleon react to the cat
Location - Where are you geographically located?
los angeles, california
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
over the last couple weeks, i seen my cham shoot his tongue and miss sometimes, and then his tongue shooting distance began to shorten from the normal estimated 5-7 inches ive seen him, he only shoots his tongue within 2-3 inches as of late, i free-range his food, he also has a major decrease in appetite, barely 2-3 large crix, or 4-5 medium, or 1-2 superworms, or 1-2 medium horns and silks, i presumed he is slowing down his growth and fed him every other day, but even that seems not to work to bring back his appetite. i tried a couple drops of rept-aid to boost his appetite,
on a another side note: he has developed "bags" under his eye turrets, they are soft skin and do not seem "filled with liquid", his eyes are always moving and alert, still walks around cages normally, not sluggish, though he has never had them before
i will post pictures of my cage, and some shots of my chameleon tomorrow
overall its his tongue and lack of appetite i am worried.
i hope anyone can enlighten me on how should i go abotu this and bring his appetite, and tongue shooting distance back to it was not too long ago
much appreciated
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