Cailynlee123
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Chameleon:
7 month male veiled/yemen named Mr. Pickles. I have had him for 5 months.
Handling:
No more than once a week, unless I am cleaning his cage.
Feeding:
1/2 inch crickets, about 7 every morning, every other day I feed him 3 silk worms. I dust the crickets every feeding with Repti Calcium without D3 & I dust 2-3 times a month with Reptivite with D3. I combine 1:1 ratio Repti calcium w/o d3 and Rep-Cal Herpitive Multivitamin twice a month. (Just started the Multivitamin this month.) I gut load the crickets with zoomed natural cricket care and bug quencher. Nightly I separate about 7 crickets into a smaller container with mustard greens, an orange slice, and sliced carrots. (About 2 months ago he would eat more crickets, more than 10 a day. I have slimmed it down to 7 because recently I have noticed almost all the feeders left in the cage. He has only been eating about 2-3 crickets a day even though I offer more.)
Watering:
I mist his cage before I put in his food, then another 2 times throughout the day with warm water. I also have a closed container with water with a small hole on top the enclosure that drips periodically through the day onto leaves. I do see him drink, when he is thirsty he will go to the spot under the dripper and I will squeeze the container so a good stream of water comes out, and he will put his mouth on the leaf where the water is dripping & will drink for about 10 seconds.
Fecal Description:
He goes every morning about an hour after he starts walking around. Urates are usually white, sometimes they have a hint of yellow. His fecal is brown and usually about a little more than a half inch long & I don't see any cricket parts leftover in them. It looks like he digests his food well. He has not been tested for parasites while in my possession, I bought him from Petco & the woman told me that he was tested there.
Cage Info
Cage type: 3 ft tall by 1 1/2 foot wide screen enclosure, set on top of a dresser & is about 4 feet off the ground. I purchased his cage in a kit from Petco & it is called Zoo Med Reptibreeze Cham Kit.
Lighting: One basking light (Daylight Blue Heat Lamp) & uvb light, (Reptisun 5.0 uvb lamp.) I change the lights every 6 months. I just put in a new one yesterday. the lights come on at 9 am & go off around 7. If I see him sleeping I will turn them off then.(sometimes when I do this after I turn off the lights I see his eyes open! So it's not like he is really sleeping, just sitting there with his eyes closed.) I do not use any lights at night.
Temp:
90-85 at basking spot, 80-75 in the middle, & 70 at the very bottom. My house doesn't go under 70 degrees during the day, I live in the hot south of the U.S. At night the temps are around 65. I measure this with two digital thermometers, one at the top near the basking spot and one closer to the ground of the enclosure.
Humidity:
it ranges from 45-60%, I mist his cage 2-3 times a day with warm water. I have a humidity detector that tells me the humidity.
Plants:
I am using all fake plants as of right now.
Placement:
The cage is in my bedroom, on top of a dresser. It is about 4 feet off the ground. I do have a fan in my room but it is not pointed towards the cage.
Location: Southern U.S.A, Louisiana
Problem:
I have noticed recently that he has been falling asleep numerous times during the day. He gets more than 10 hours of sleep at night with no interruptions. (I do sleep with a tv on, but it is positioned to where no light hits his cage.) He seems healthy, he is almost always a bright shade of green & he drinks well. Lately I have noticed he has not been eating as much as he used to. A cricket will be crawling right in front of him and he will just stare at it. He also hasn't shed in over 2 months. The only conclusion I can come to is that possibly he is getting tired of crickets. I started him on silkworms a week ago and he stares at them for a few minutes then eats them. He climbs around his cage & he is active for the most part of the day.. He will crawl to a spot, chill there then close his eyes for a little while like he is sleeping. Then he will move to another spot and do the same thing! His eyes are not sunken in & he seems to be in good health.. I have read that falling asleep during the day is a sign of health problems & I am concerned for his well being. I know that I am supplementing correctly, the only problem I can think of is maybe the lights are too bright for him? Thank you, any information helps.
Please help me save my Mr. Pickles before it's too late.
I will post more pics of the enclosure but I can't figure out how to add more than one image. If someone could help me with that I can post more pics.
7 month male veiled/yemen named Mr. Pickles. I have had him for 5 months.
Handling:
No more than once a week, unless I am cleaning his cage.
Feeding:
1/2 inch crickets, about 7 every morning, every other day I feed him 3 silk worms. I dust the crickets every feeding with Repti Calcium without D3 & I dust 2-3 times a month with Reptivite with D3. I combine 1:1 ratio Repti calcium w/o d3 and Rep-Cal Herpitive Multivitamin twice a month. (Just started the Multivitamin this month.) I gut load the crickets with zoomed natural cricket care and bug quencher. Nightly I separate about 7 crickets into a smaller container with mustard greens, an orange slice, and sliced carrots. (About 2 months ago he would eat more crickets, more than 10 a day. I have slimmed it down to 7 because recently I have noticed almost all the feeders left in the cage. He has only been eating about 2-3 crickets a day even though I offer more.)
Watering:
I mist his cage before I put in his food, then another 2 times throughout the day with warm water. I also have a closed container with water with a small hole on top the enclosure that drips periodically through the day onto leaves. I do see him drink, when he is thirsty he will go to the spot under the dripper and I will squeeze the container so a good stream of water comes out, and he will put his mouth on the leaf where the water is dripping & will drink for about 10 seconds.
Fecal Description:
He goes every morning about an hour after he starts walking around. Urates are usually white, sometimes they have a hint of yellow. His fecal is brown and usually about a little more than a half inch long & I don't see any cricket parts leftover in them. It looks like he digests his food well. He has not been tested for parasites while in my possession, I bought him from Petco & the woman told me that he was tested there.
Cage Info
Cage type: 3 ft tall by 1 1/2 foot wide screen enclosure, set on top of a dresser & is about 4 feet off the ground. I purchased his cage in a kit from Petco & it is called Zoo Med Reptibreeze Cham Kit.
Lighting: One basking light (Daylight Blue Heat Lamp) & uvb light, (Reptisun 5.0 uvb lamp.) I change the lights every 6 months. I just put in a new one yesterday. the lights come on at 9 am & go off around 7. If I see him sleeping I will turn them off then.(sometimes when I do this after I turn off the lights I see his eyes open! So it's not like he is really sleeping, just sitting there with his eyes closed.) I do not use any lights at night.
Temp:
90-85 at basking spot, 80-75 in the middle, & 70 at the very bottom. My house doesn't go under 70 degrees during the day, I live in the hot south of the U.S. At night the temps are around 65. I measure this with two digital thermometers, one at the top near the basking spot and one closer to the ground of the enclosure.
Humidity:
it ranges from 45-60%, I mist his cage 2-3 times a day with warm water. I have a humidity detector that tells me the humidity.
Plants:
I am using all fake plants as of right now.
Placement:
The cage is in my bedroom, on top of a dresser. It is about 4 feet off the ground. I do have a fan in my room but it is not pointed towards the cage.
Location: Southern U.S.A, Louisiana
Problem:
I have noticed recently that he has been falling asleep numerous times during the day. He gets more than 10 hours of sleep at night with no interruptions. (I do sleep with a tv on, but it is positioned to where no light hits his cage.) He seems healthy, he is almost always a bright shade of green & he drinks well. Lately I have noticed he has not been eating as much as he used to. A cricket will be crawling right in front of him and he will just stare at it. He also hasn't shed in over 2 months. The only conclusion I can come to is that possibly he is getting tired of crickets. I started him on silkworms a week ago and he stares at them for a few minutes then eats them. He climbs around his cage & he is active for the most part of the day.. He will crawl to a spot, chill there then close his eyes for a little while like he is sleeping. Then he will move to another spot and do the same thing! His eyes are not sunken in & he seems to be in good health.. I have read that falling asleep during the day is a sign of health problems & I am concerned for his well being. I know that I am supplementing correctly, the only problem I can think of is maybe the lights are too bright for him? Thank you, any information helps.
Please help me save my Mr. Pickles before it's too late.
I will post more pics of the enclosure but I can't figure out how to add more than one image. If someone could help me with that I can post more pics.
