element1998
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[Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? Yemen,male,5 months. in my care for 3 months.
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? once a week for a brief health check(2 minutes maximum)
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? I gutload crickets and superworms with carrots apples and and a mixture of greens.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? Repti-cal vit.d,reptical-vitamin d with d/3, mineral-all:schedule vitamin d without d/3 5 times a week, vitamin d with d/3 once motnthly, mineral-all once monthly.
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? Half-gallon drip system, mistings twice daily for 1 to 3 minutes lukewarm water,yes i watch my chamelon drink. urates look fine.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? never been tested,fecal looks good.
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
Iadopted himk from a person who was given one as a gift from a breeder but was unable to keep it(she had just had a baby) so i opted to try and raise it i have years of keeping beardies ,coulbrids,boids, and inverts.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? Screen Zoo-Med cage 36x18x18
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? zoo-med 5.0, 60 watt zoomed day basking bulb, 13 hours on 11 hours off all on timers.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? two zoo-med digi thermometers one in basking area one in ambient, basking temps 82, ambient temps 74.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? i don not have a hygrometer, i live in soutern Louisiana, i retain humidity from the drip pan and daily mistings,
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? I am not using live plants.
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? the top of my cage meets eye level(almost 6 feet off of ground)there is a ceiling fan in the room for air circulation,its located in room that recieves no traffic.
Location - Where are you geographically located? Southern Louisiana
Current Problem -did a weekly cate cleaning and health check and when i was placing the veiled back in his enclosure I heard a clicking noise it was brief but heard it for about 60 seconds while looking at him which i had never heard, he does not like to be handled and hisses and bites whenever he is handled but i had never heard that noise before and imediately thought URI but i dont have enough money for a vet visit and dont know of any exotic vets in the area, so i was trying to get some feedback of members to see if this has happened to anyone else? I checked on him later this evening 30 minutes before his lights turn out i tried to look at him again but he was snapping and hissing so much i didnt want to stress him, but i sat and listened and did not hear anymore clicking,i have not seen any gapping or saliva around at the mouth,eyes look good, hydrated alert and active. That noise just has me paranoid.
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? once a week for a brief health check(2 minutes maximum)
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? I gutload crickets and superworms with carrots apples and and a mixture of greens.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? Repti-cal vit.d,reptical-vitamin d with d/3, mineral-all:schedule vitamin d without d/3 5 times a week, vitamin d with d/3 once motnthly, mineral-all once monthly.
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? Half-gallon drip system, mistings twice daily for 1 to 3 minutes lukewarm water,yes i watch my chamelon drink. urates look fine.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? never been tested,fecal looks good.
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
Iadopted himk from a person who was given one as a gift from a breeder but was unable to keep it(she had just had a baby) so i opted to try and raise it i have years of keeping beardies ,coulbrids,boids, and inverts.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? Screen Zoo-Med cage 36x18x18
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? zoo-med 5.0, 60 watt zoomed day basking bulb, 13 hours on 11 hours off all on timers.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? two zoo-med digi thermometers one in basking area one in ambient, basking temps 82, ambient temps 74.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? i don not have a hygrometer, i live in soutern Louisiana, i retain humidity from the drip pan and daily mistings,
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? I am not using live plants.
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? the top of my cage meets eye level(almost 6 feet off of ground)there is a ceiling fan in the room for air circulation,its located in room that recieves no traffic.
Location - Where are you geographically located? Southern Louisiana
Current Problem -did a weekly cate cleaning and health check and when i was placing the veiled back in his enclosure I heard a clicking noise it was brief but heard it for about 60 seconds while looking at him which i had never heard, he does not like to be handled and hisses and bites whenever he is handled but i had never heard that noise before and imediately thought URI but i dont have enough money for a vet visit and dont know of any exotic vets in the area, so i was trying to get some feedback of members to see if this has happened to anyone else? I checked on him later this evening 30 minutes before his lights turn out i tried to look at him again but he was snapping and hissing so much i didnt want to stress him, but i sat and listened and did not hear anymore clicking,i have not seen any gapping or saliva around at the mouth,eyes look good, hydrated alert and active. That noise just has me paranoid.
veileds don't like having that much humiditiy (40%-50% max ide say) so if your humidity is constantly above that... you may be setting him up for URI - which would sound similar to a wheeze or perhaps a "gargle" instead of clicking.
