Charlee
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Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - He is an ambilobe panther, 8 months old and in my care for five months now.
Handling - I handle him daily. He literally sits and waits for me then scratches the glass.
Feeding - His diet at the moment consists of crickets, locusts and mealworms. He has never been a big eater and has about 5 or 6 crickets or locusts a day with a couple of worms afterwards occasionaly. They are all gut loaded with fresh apple and prorep bug grub & gel. We are still feeding him every day although he quite often won't eat so maybe this is an indication to start feeding every other day?
Supplements - I am using Prorep Calci Dust, Zoo Med Reptivite and Nutrobal. We were told by our reptile vet to give him calcium every day, apart from D3 every Wednesday and Sunday and Reptivite on the remaining days.
Watering - I mist him twice or three times a day for about 3-4 minutes but he seems to lick the leaves at the wrong times. For example, once its all dried out! Therefore I shower him once a week and I have him trained to drink water from a bottle.
Fecal Description - His poop has always looked normal, the past week the urate has been slightly orange so I have increased his mistings and given him an extra shower which seems to have worked as they are now white. He was tested for parasites about 8 weeks ago which came back clear.
History - He hasn't had any serious problems since we've had him. He's been to the vets twice, once for an overall checkup after the first time he got his hemepenes out and the second for some stuck shed.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - I have a glass exo terra which is 90x45x90cm.
Lighting - I have an arcadia hood with reflector and an arcadia reflector clamp lamp. Both of which are on the outside of the viv. His lights come on at 7.45 in the morning and go off at 7.45 in the evening.
Temperature - As i write this now the temperature under the basking spot is 81.5 and in the middle of the viv it is around 65. At night the temperature drops to about 65 (I am in the UK). I also have a habistat dimming stat.
Humidity - The humidity is currently 76% at the top of the viv and 80% at the bottom. This is created from his mistings and I have a fogger. I have a hygrometer at the bottom of the viv and one of the dual readers at the top that measures temp and humidity (The name escapes me).
Plants - Inside the viv there are two Ficus plants and an umbrella plant.
Placement - The cage is located in the corner of my living room. The viv is approximately 150cm off the floor. (I know i need a higher cabinet but I am really struggling to find one big and strong enough).
Location - Oxford, UK.
Current Problem - I took Mylo to the vets around two weeks ago to have some stuck shed on his casque looked at. Whilst there the vet gave him an overall check up. My main concern is that the vet feels he is underweight. I agree, from looking at other photos of Cham's around the same age, I feel mine is tiny. Mylo has never been a big eater from when we got him so i'm unsure on how to fatten him up? I've bought some silkworms but the problem with this is that once he has one, he know's i've got them and refuses to eat anything else. Which defeats the object! Also when at the vets, he stated that there was a little mucus in his mouth, I thought a little was normal? A week on from the vets visit, when handling Mylo he was making weird breathing noises, sounded like a little sneeze? Or a sharp exhale of air? I understand that this could be related to a respiratory infection so my local reptile store told me to use F10 SC disenfectant through his fogger. This is apparently a good way to clear out respiratory infections and it does seem to be helping as he very rarely makes these noises any more. I have never noticed excess mucus in his mouth. However, I was out all afternoon yesterday at a family thing and by the time I got back he was asleep. With his mouth open and his tounge partly out
I actually thought he was dead. He wasn't but i'm really worried! He seems himself today, still active and wanting to come out and he has had something to eat. But please can someone tell me how to fatten him up, and what the results of my other concerns could be and what to do? Thank you so much!
This is the most recent photo I have to show how big he is. He does have a little shed on him here too where he was just finishing off..
Your Chameleon - He is an ambilobe panther, 8 months old and in my care for five months now.
Handling - I handle him daily. He literally sits and waits for me then scratches the glass.
Feeding - His diet at the moment consists of crickets, locusts and mealworms. He has never been a big eater and has about 5 or 6 crickets or locusts a day with a couple of worms afterwards occasionaly. They are all gut loaded with fresh apple and prorep bug grub & gel. We are still feeding him every day although he quite often won't eat so maybe this is an indication to start feeding every other day?
Supplements - I am using Prorep Calci Dust, Zoo Med Reptivite and Nutrobal. We were told by our reptile vet to give him calcium every day, apart from D3 every Wednesday and Sunday and Reptivite on the remaining days.
Watering - I mist him twice or three times a day for about 3-4 minutes but he seems to lick the leaves at the wrong times. For example, once its all dried out! Therefore I shower him once a week and I have him trained to drink water from a bottle.
Fecal Description - His poop has always looked normal, the past week the urate has been slightly orange so I have increased his mistings and given him an extra shower which seems to have worked as they are now white. He was tested for parasites about 8 weeks ago which came back clear.
History - He hasn't had any serious problems since we've had him. He's been to the vets twice, once for an overall checkup after the first time he got his hemepenes out and the second for some stuck shed.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - I have a glass exo terra which is 90x45x90cm.
Lighting - I have an arcadia hood with reflector and an arcadia reflector clamp lamp. Both of which are on the outside of the viv. His lights come on at 7.45 in the morning and go off at 7.45 in the evening.
Temperature - As i write this now the temperature under the basking spot is 81.5 and in the middle of the viv it is around 65. At night the temperature drops to about 65 (I am in the UK). I also have a habistat dimming stat.
Humidity - The humidity is currently 76% at the top of the viv and 80% at the bottom. This is created from his mistings and I have a fogger. I have a hygrometer at the bottom of the viv and one of the dual readers at the top that measures temp and humidity (The name escapes me).
Plants - Inside the viv there are two Ficus plants and an umbrella plant.
Placement - The cage is located in the corner of my living room. The viv is approximately 150cm off the floor. (I know i need a higher cabinet but I am really struggling to find one big and strong enough).
Location - Oxford, UK.
Current Problem - I took Mylo to the vets around two weeks ago to have some stuck shed on his casque looked at. Whilst there the vet gave him an overall check up. My main concern is that the vet feels he is underweight. I agree, from looking at other photos of Cham's around the same age, I feel mine is tiny. Mylo has never been a big eater from when we got him so i'm unsure on how to fatten him up? I've bought some silkworms but the problem with this is that once he has one, he know's i've got them and refuses to eat anything else. Which defeats the object! Also when at the vets, he stated that there was a little mucus in his mouth, I thought a little was normal? A week on from the vets visit, when handling Mylo he was making weird breathing noises, sounded like a little sneeze? Or a sharp exhale of air? I understand that this could be related to a respiratory infection so my local reptile store told me to use F10 SC disenfectant through his fogger. This is apparently a good way to clear out respiratory infections and it does seem to be helping as he very rarely makes these noises any more. I have never noticed excess mucus in his mouth. However, I was out all afternoon yesterday at a family thing and by the time I got back he was asleep. With his mouth open and his tounge partly out
I actually thought he was dead. He wasn't but i'm really worried! He seems himself today, still active and wanting to come out and he has had something to eat. But please can someone tell me how to fatten him up, and what the results of my other concerns could be and what to do? Thank you so much!
This is the most recent photo I have to show how big he is. He does have a little shed on him here too where he was just finishing off..
