HELP. 1 yr veiled male, bumps above hind legs. I need the best for him. Anything will help

[kelly_girl199]

 

[kelly_girl199]

 

[kelly_girl199]

Bromeliad. Paid 8$ each for the two I have.

 

[kelly_girl199]

From Lowes. I don't think Home Depot carries Bromeliad. I have better luck with lowes on plants.

 

[DawnMarie]

And what live plants do you recommend if you don't mind me asking? I'm getting this fixed pronto

I have dracaena, pothos, spider plant, and parlor palm in my enclosure. I bought all at Lowe's and Walmart in the indoor plant areas and paid between $5-10 per plant. The live plants keep the humidity levels up.

Here is a link with some other safe plants you may find helpful!

http://flchams.com/chameleon-safe-plant-list/

 

[kelly_girl199]

 

[kelly_girl199]

Second Bromeliad and schefflera. Regular schefflera will be the same only all green leaves. They are a very unique looking plant. Hard to miss. More than like will be near the small trees.

 

[kelly_girl199]

 

[kelly_girl199]

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Every day, absolutely soak that cage down once in the morning. Like use the entire bottle. And then mist 2 other times AFTER the cage completely dries out. So maybe do it once at 8(drench that cage), and two shorter mistings at 11 or 12, and then at 3ish. That way it gives the cage time to dry out but then spike the humidity later. You don't want bacteria build up by the cage constantly being soaked. Shower curtain liners on 2-3 sides are great/cheap way to contain the mist.

 

[kelly_girl199]

And literally right now is the best time to buy all this stuff with all the sales going on.

 

[Andee]

There are technically combo uvb and basking bulbs, they are mercury vapor bulbs. They are not recommended for chameleons however as it doesn't allow a natural basking for them, and they also burn relatively hot compared to other bulbs of their wattage so they are much more likely to get burned by them

 

[KeopiCat]

There are technically combo uvb and basking bulbs, they are mercury vapor bulbs. They are not recommended for chameleons however as it doesn't allow a natural basking for them, and they also burn relatively hot compared to other bulbs of their wattage so they are much more likely to get burned by them

Uh oh, I have that. What bulbs would you recommend? I have a mini dual deep dome fixture at the moment

 

[kelly_girl199]

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[kelly_girl199]

There are technically combo uvb and basking bulbs, they are mercury vapor bulbs. They are not recommended for chameleons however as it doesn't allow a natural basking for them, and they also burn relatively hot compared to other bulbs of their wattage so they are much more likely to get burned by them

Andee, would you think it's quite possible he is way too hot and by the looks a little dehydrated. With it being glass and a hot bulb it may be getting too hot in there??

 

[kelly_girl199]

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This is my easy drainage set up. Picked up a cheap table off someone on an app called varage sale. Popped the glass out, drilled a hole in the tray. Stick a plant on top of the hole to create bowing, and it drops into a bucket.

 

[Andee]

Glass combo cages aren't usually a problem, depending on how much shade is offered, how large it it is, how much of a gradient there is, how much ventilation there is is, etc. I would never use a mercury bulb with a glass and screen cage. Mercury vapor bulbs are not two bulbs in the same hood, it is one bulb that does the two things. I always recommend a low wattage basking bulb preferably 60-75 watt depending on the temps you get and need. And the uvb is preferably a linear. If he's pooping regularly and his urates are orange then it will show whether he's dehydrated or not.

 

[carol5208]

Hmmmm... not completely sure, hopefully someone else could correct me if I'm wrong, but these are probobly just calcium deposits like you said. Your chameleon didn't look very happy because of his brown color, and this may be because he doesn't have a proper basking spot. Chameleons should be a bright green color, which means they're happy. There could be other things that make him unhappy, but this may be one of them. To do this just take one of the bendable vines that I can see laying on the floor of your cage and arrange them in a way that gives a more proper basking spot for your chameleon that's closer to his lamp. Just make sure that it's not too hot. To test to see if it's too hot or not, place your hand where his basking spot is, and if it feels too hot to leave your hand there for awhile, the lower the basking spot. Hopefully I helped a little, even though I may not know what is causing these bumps

A chameleon can display bright colors when it is unhappy too, especially if they are stressed out. Dark does not always indicate they are unhappy. They have resting colors also where they will be dark.

 

[Andee]

I totally agree with Carol, in fact when a chameleon is stressed out when outside the cage it is more likely to display bright colors. But his colors are definitely abnormal

 

[Hamelton2.0]

A chameleon can display bright colors when it is unhappy too, especially if they are stressed out. Dark does not always indicate they are unhappy. They have resting colors also where they will be dark.

Ok, thank you for correcting me. It's always awesome to learn new things

 

[kelly_girl199]

Ok, thank you for correcting me. It's always awesome to learn new things

were you able to snag one of those cages?