Hello there,
I am a new cham owner - Graceful/gracilis, got him last week - and here's the problem, and then here's what his living conditions are:
His eyes are closed during the day a lot more and he is eating less. I also haven't seen him drinking in a while. (Hard to catch since I'm not staring at him all the time).
He is temporarily living in:
*10gal aquarium with a 10gal wire mesh 'tank' on top of the glass. (His reptarium has not arrived yet)
*I don't know how old he is - the petstore didn't know - I'm trying to find out. He is about 9-12" long with his tail included.
*He eats crickets dusted with calcium supplement
*I Spray his cage 3x a day with warm water
*I place icecubes on top of his cage to drip
*He has a heat lamp sitting on top of the cage and a nice area to perch for basking
*I am using a long UVB light all day and turn it off at night. I don't turn off the heat lamp at night because it gets so cold in here, I'm scared to turn it off.
Any help is greatly appreciated. He was walking around and exploring yesterday just fine - at the top of my bookcase. He just hung out then explored all around the couch and trunk area.
I am really worried about him, as my instincts are telling me that something is wrong. My cham care books haven't arrived yet from amazon either.
HELP!!!!
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I am a new cham owner - Graceful/gracilis, got him last week - and here's the problem, and then here's what his living conditions are:
His eyes are closed during the day a lot more and he is eating less. I also haven't seen him drinking in a while. (Hard to catch since I'm not staring at him all the time).
He is temporarily living in:
*10gal aquarium with a 10gal wire mesh 'tank' on top of the glass. (His reptarium has not arrived yet)
*I don't know how old he is - the petstore didn't know - I'm trying to find out. He is about 9-12" long with his tail included.
*He eats crickets dusted with calcium supplement
*I Spray his cage 3x a day with warm water
*I place icecubes on top of his cage to drip
*He has a heat lamp sitting on top of the cage and a nice area to perch for basking
*I am using a long UVB light all day and turn it off at night. I don't turn off the heat lamp at night because it gets so cold in here, I'm scared to turn it off.
Any help is greatly appreciated. He was walking around and exploring yesterday just fine - at the top of my bookcase. He just hung out then explored all around the couch and trunk area.
I am really worried about him, as my instincts are telling me that something is wrong. My cham care books haven't arrived yet from amazon either.
HELP!!!!
mm