healthy or not?

[reptimanny]

Cage Type - I have a screen cage with glass bottom.
Lighting - REPTISUN 5.0 UVB, TRex 60watt moon glow heat lamp. What is your daily lighting schedule?I keep the heat lamp on all the time and the reptiSUN turns off at sundown and turns on at sunup.
Temperature - My highest temp goes to 87 degrees and the lowest is at 75 degrees . How do you measure these temps? I have a exoterra digital display thermometer.
Humidity - Dont know. How are you creating and maintaining these levels? misting and dripper.
Plants - Fake plants for now.
Placement -Cage is located on a dresser no vents or fans in the area.medium to low traffic At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor? At least 4 feet from the floor.
Location - near mountains in california
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - veiled chameleon,Female, dont know exact age juvenille .I have had it for 3 weeks now
Handling -I handle her once a day
Feeding - I feed my chameleon med to large crickets. At least 5 med to large a day. I gutload my feeders baby carrots and celery.
Supplements - Dont know the vitamin dust im using what was provided by the pet store and i dust them every feeding.
Watering -I mist 3-4 times daily and i mist the entire cage i also have the little dripper going .I have seen my chameleon drink but i dont see her drink all the time.
Fecal Description -the color is white and dark brown and semi wet. My chameleon has never been tested for parasites.

 

[reptimanny]

Heat lamp needs to go off at night. No heat or light at night. You need to know what supplement you are using. For a young cham temps need be no higher than 85-so yours are too high. Ambient temps should be low to mid 70's.

Heat goes off at night??? I thought they need to maintain heat levels

 

[Julirs]

Heat goes off at night??? I thought they need to maintain heat levels

No-they actually need a night time temp drop.

 

[reptimanny]

awesome thanks for the info but i cant seem to understand why she looks stressed right after i changed the coil uvb to the reptisun 5.0?

 

[Julirs]

I would assume the fixture is different-so any change will make them suspicious for a few days.

 

[reptimanny]

Gotcha and one other thing, i took my cham out today for some well needed rays and i was wondering how long can i keep her outside and can i keep her out there too long?

 

[draetish]

While chams are outside they need a shady spot to retreat to if they get too hot and plently of water. They can stay out all day as long as they have shade and water and the temps aren't 100 in the shade. Wind is another thing to consider and you may need to block it if it's too strong. You will see them go from basking to shade periodically. Watch for other animals and keep them safe.