HELP my chameleon stays very dark

[dazmats]

Hi little bit worried about my chameleon

i have noticed that she has started to stay dark green almost black most of the time when you feed her she climbs down and goes light green also when she is out. she is under the basking spot when she is black but also in other parts of the viv. her temps are at 85f humidity is at 60% and she is on 12h light cycles. she has live plant and and vines and branches to hide and move in. she is about 18 months old.

she is our first chameleon and just a little worries i know that they do turn dark to absorb the light but she is like it most of the time now.


any ideas or questions please message me

Many Thanks

 

[Kate]

https://www.chameleonforums.com/how-ask-help-66/
Hi . Welcome to the forum. It sounds like your little girl is unhappy about something. In order to help you could you copy and paste and answer questions on the form, link above.

 

[dazmats]

Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - she is a female yemem we have had her aprox 3 weeks

Handling - had her out a few times a week
Feeding - she is eating crickets wax worms meal worms only a few and hoppers
Supplements - using nutrabol about 2 times a week
Watering - we mist 2-3 times a day also she has a drip feeder she does drink from the leaves
Fecal Description - pure white and some little bit yellow in colour
Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? unsure
History - no issues that im aware of
Cage Info:
Cage Type -glass exoterra 45/45/60
Lighting - dual exoterra 2.0 coils changed 2 months ago
Temperature -its is set on a stat with ceramic heater at 85f floor is at 71f humidity at 60% all measured by digital thermometer at bottom and dual at top with hydro.
Plants - yucca , scheffl nora , spider plant
Placement - she is sat in the corner of the front room she is aprox 1 mtr from the ground
Location -Lincolnshire
Current Problem - she is very alert when she comes out she goes light green aswell as feeding but inside she is black

 

[dazmats]

any help or advise or anything i should change please let me know

 

[Kate]

any help or advise or anything i should change please let me know

Could she be gravid? do you know if she has laid eggs? The reason I ask is that females will produce eggs even if she has not been with a male. Jannb has an excelent blog about egg laying. do you have a laying bin for her?As well as nutrabol you need to dust feeders with calcium without d3 every feed. Nutrabol contains d3 and multivits and its ok once or twice a week. Does she have a basking light? I have basking and ceramic but ceramic only kicks in if temp drops below 60. Keep an eye on highest temp as there is not a lot of ventalation in a glass viv. Yellow urates means she could do with a bit more to drink.

 

[Kate]

https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/jannb/345-egg-laying-laying-bin.html
This is the link.

 

[dazmats]

i have kept the viv the same as the previous owners she does not have a basking light only the ceramic thats on the stat. she has never layed eggs she has a large dish is the bottom with moist soil in the bottom. iv only just put the dripper in there as she didnt have one befor and was struggling with humidity. and that when i see her drinking from the leaves.