actualchameleon
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I made a thread about 2 weeks ago because my chameleon was sleeping during the day and acting lethargic. Her belly is very distended and I thought she was gravid. I took her to the vet, and the vet assumed she was gravid as well. I put a laying bin in her cage and she hasn't touched it. Today I went to check on her and I found a worm next to her stool. What should I do? I'm obviously going to take her back to the vet, but do you think she is going to be ok? I'm trying to figure out what kind of worms she has, I attached a picture. The reason the worm has sand all over it is that it was in her laying bin.
Chameleon Info:
Cage Info:
Chameleon Info:
- Your Chameleon - Veiled chameleon, about 6 months old, I've had her since october
- Handling - Once a day
- Feeding - Once a day I feed her about 7 crickets dusted with calcium. I also often feed her mealworms
- Supplements - I dust the crickets everyday with calcium powder not containing D3.
- Watering - I used to have a fogger for her but it broke, now I'm misting her twice a day. She hates the misting though, so I don't do it for longer than a couple seconds. I also have a little dripper that drips onto some fake plants. I only see her drink occasionally, it's hard to tell if she is getting enough water.
- Fecal Description - Her urates are white, her feces are solid and a dark brown color.
- History - I bought her from Petco.
Cage Info:
- Cage Type - Screen cage, reptibreeze large. Not sure of the exact dimensions.
- Lighting - I use a zoo med UVA light, I had a 60 watt for about a week, then I realized it wasn't producing enough heat. Now I have a 150 watt UVA. I use a reptisun 5.0 UVB light as well, and a red 60 w heat lamp at night. I turn her lights off and the red light on at about 9 pm every night. I turn her day lights on whenever I wake up. I need to get an automatic timer for these lights.
- Temperature - The overnight temp is about 75 degrees. The temp in the basking spot can range from 80-90 degrees.
- Humidity - I've been maintaining moderate to semi-tropical humidity levels without the fogger. I am looking for a humidifier that I can rig with a hose to go into the cage.
- Plants - I have one pothos plant that is barely hanging on. My plants haven't been surviving very well. I had a wax plant in there but my chameleon was eating it, and it couldn't grow fast enough to keep up with her.
- Placement - Her enclosure is in my basement, it's finished and is usually quiet and warm.
- Location - I live in PA