help with juvenille veiled

[juggahippie]

ive got a juvenille male veiled chameleon and ive owned him for about a month. hes kept in a screen cage thats about 2x2x3 ft i mist him about 2-4 times daily and feed him gutloaded crickets but rarely have i seen him eat. if i aproch the cage he seems to see me and freeze in his steps. here recently ive noticed a lack of activity and sunken in closed eyes but i have read on here that could be caused by dehydration so i have begun to mist more often. he also has a small brownish black growth comin from near his anus that ive noticed today it almost appears to be dead skin or something. also how often should juvenilles shed cuz for as long as ive had him he has yet to shed.

 

[Ryan Jarosek]

For everyone to help you better you should answer the questions below.

Also

Shedding should occur every 3 - 4 weeks and slowdown around 9 months old or so.

How does his poop look? Is his urate white? Could you post some Pictures

Cage Info:
Cage Type - What kind of cage are you using? What is the size?
Lighting - What kind of lighting are you using? How long do you keep the lights on during the day?
Temperature - What temperature range have you created? Basking spot temp? What is the temperature at night?
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels?
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
Location - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas?

Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon.
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What kind of schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
Supplements - What are you dusting your feeders with and what kind of schedule do you use?
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings.
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
Current Problem - The current problem that you are concerned about.

 

[kinyonga]

an you post a picture of the growth please?

 

[jannb]

Where do you live? It sounds like you need to get your veiled to a vet that knows about chameleons right away.

 

[juggahippie]

Cage Type - an all screen cage about 2x2xb
Lighting - i beleive a 50w uvb bulb
Temperature - average temp is between 70 and 80 with a basking at about 90 and around 75 to 70 at night
Plants - all fake but looking for a nice live plant
Location - near a window to allow natural light, low traffic

Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - male veiled, age was unknown when i purchesed him and ive owned him for a little over a month, so around 3 months or so.
Feeding - crickets and mealworms coated with a vitamin powder, crickets are gut loaded with cricket feed and drink
Supplements - repitivite before every feeding
Watering - i have a running waterfall and i mist 2-5 times daily, dont see him drink
Fecal Description - black and white, about like bird droppings.

goin to the pet store in the moring to pick up his food and a new light, any suggestions on a light type?

 

[kinyonga]

If the growth is coming from the anus it could be a prolapse...if its coming from outside the anus, I don't knopw what it could be. If its a prolapse you need to take him to a vet ASAP and keep the tissue from drying out (if you are not already too late for that).

You said you are using a 50w uvb bulb ....compacts are not recommended. They can cause eye problems.

You said your basking temperature is at about 90...I keep my veileds' basking area in the low to mid 80's when they are young.

You said that the cage is near a window to allow natural light...light coming through glass or plastic won't provide UVB.

You said you feed him..."crickets and mealworms coated with a vitamin powder, crickets are gut loaded with cricket feed and drink"...I never use mealworms for chameleons...I worry about them causing impactions. Does the vitamin powder or the cricket feed contain preformed vitamin A? Phosphorous? D3? Calcium? Do you not use a phosphorous-free calcium powder?

You said..."i have a running waterfall and i mist 2-5 times daily, dont see him drink"...I don't recommend waterfalls...they are hard to keep germ free.

 

[juggahippie]

what type of light do you recommend?

the powder contain vitamins a and d3 as well as calcium and phosphorous.

i treat all water supplies with aqutize and eletrod3ize as well as cleaning the waterfall on a regular basis

 

[juggahippie]

good news! it seems his "growth" has dissappeared today!

 

[Brad Ramsey]

This should answer many (if not all) of your husbandry questions:

http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/

-Brad