Lingling
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Chameleon Info:
* Your Chameleon - Panther (Male? Still not sure), about 4 months old, had him since October.
* Handling - Once a week, perhaps
* Feeding - feeding crickets, I let him have as many as he wants in the morning, usually 5-10, depending on size
* Supplements - I've been going back and forth between a multivitamin and cal w/ D3 every feeding. I just found out that this is WAY off. I ordered a cal supplement w/o D3 last night. From now on I'll be using cal w/o D3 most feedings, multivitamin and cal w/ 3 only twice a month.
* Watering - I have a dripper going, and I hand mist 2-3 times pretty heavily. I see him drink at least once a day.
* Fecal Description - Brown with white urate. Hasn't been tested for parasites.
* History - He came from LLL reptile, haven't had any problems with him, though he seems small for his age. He has grown quite a bit though. I ordered some small hornworms and butterworms, I know crickets shouldn't be his only food source. He won't eat dubia - I've tried several times.
Cage Info:
* Cage Type - 12x24x24 all screen (I have a 24x24x48 for him, once he's big enough to keep from getting lost in there.)
* Lighting - exo terra repti glo 5.0 linear and a 50 watt basking bulb.
* Temperature - Temp is constantly 73-77 and 79-82 basking temp. Use a digital thermometer at basking spot, and thermo/hygro combo.
* Humidity - Between 55-60, rises after misting.
* Plants - Ficus, umbrella plant, and pothos.
* Placement - Bedroom, 4 ft off the floor. No draft, warmest room in the house. Not much traffic, just me.
* Location - NW Indiana
Problem: Two days ago I fed him his crickets in his cup, and watched him eat the first couple. I left the room, came back 20 minutes later, and there was his dinner, back in his food dish. I know reptiles aren't supposed to be able to throw up their meals, but It was not poop (I could make out cricket legs and heads, not digested). It looked like he'd thrown it all up. It was all gooey and nasty, coated in a clear slime. It scared me, I thought he'd torn his tongue out. But later (next day) I heard his tongue hit the bowl, even though there were no crickets in there. Today he hasn't touched his crickets, or not that I have seen. He's not even near his bowl. I'd assumed that he'd just eaten too much and or a cricket too large and it'd just come back up, but now that he's still not eating (to my knowledge) two days later, I'm really worried about him.
Is he small for his age? I bought him from LLLreptile on Oct. 10. They told me he was about a month old. He's probably doubled in size. He just seems so little.
* Your Chameleon - Panther (Male? Still not sure), about 4 months old, had him since October.
* Handling - Once a week, perhaps
* Feeding - feeding crickets, I let him have as many as he wants in the morning, usually 5-10, depending on size
* Supplements - I've been going back and forth between a multivitamin and cal w/ D3 every feeding. I just found out that this is WAY off. I ordered a cal supplement w/o D3 last night. From now on I'll be using cal w/o D3 most feedings, multivitamin and cal w/ 3 only twice a month.
* Watering - I have a dripper going, and I hand mist 2-3 times pretty heavily. I see him drink at least once a day.
* Fecal Description - Brown with white urate. Hasn't been tested for parasites.
* History - He came from LLL reptile, haven't had any problems with him, though he seems small for his age. He has grown quite a bit though. I ordered some small hornworms and butterworms, I know crickets shouldn't be his only food source. He won't eat dubia - I've tried several times.
Cage Info:
* Cage Type - 12x24x24 all screen (I have a 24x24x48 for him, once he's big enough to keep from getting lost in there.)
* Lighting - exo terra repti glo 5.0 linear and a 50 watt basking bulb.
* Temperature - Temp is constantly 73-77 and 79-82 basking temp. Use a digital thermometer at basking spot, and thermo/hygro combo.
* Humidity - Between 55-60, rises after misting.
* Plants - Ficus, umbrella plant, and pothos.
* Placement - Bedroom, 4 ft off the floor. No draft, warmest room in the house. Not much traffic, just me.
* Location - NW Indiana
Problem: Two days ago I fed him his crickets in his cup, and watched him eat the first couple. I left the room, came back 20 minutes later, and there was his dinner, back in his food dish. I know reptiles aren't supposed to be able to throw up their meals, but It was not poop (I could make out cricket legs and heads, not digested). It looked like he'd thrown it all up. It was all gooey and nasty, coated in a clear slime. It scared me, I thought he'd torn his tongue out. But later (next day) I heard his tongue hit the bowl, even though there were no crickets in there. Today he hasn't touched his crickets, or not that I have seen. He's not even near his bowl. I'd assumed that he'd just eaten too much and or a cricket too large and it'd just come back up, but now that he's still not eating (to my knowledge) two days later, I'm really worried about him.
Is he small for his age? I bought him from LLLreptile on Oct. 10. They told me he was about a month old. He's probably doubled in size. He just seems so little.
