hilltowner
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Here's Zen's, our 3-4 mo. old male panther cham, setup. Here's the chameleon form and pics as well. Thanks! Marla
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon – Zen is a panther, male, 3-4 mos., We have had him 1 week.
Handling – My daughter handles him a couple times of day for 5-10 min. She only picks him up when he climbs on to her hand. If he refuses, she leaves him alone. He also free ranges on some birch limbs that we have screwed into her wall above her bed.
Feeding – We feed him small crickets (6-8/day), mealyworms (6-8/day), waxworms (2/week). Because he is young, no schedule – just add 3-4 more when his feeding cup is empty. Gut-loading crickets with banana skin, apple, broccoli, and carrots.
Supplements – Was giving him Rep-Cal phosphorous-free calcium w/ vit. D original powder and Rep-Cal Herptivite multivitamin daily. But just read today about giving calcium without vit. D daily and giving the calcium w/ vit. D and multivitamin 2x month. So, we are going to make those changes. But the day he was sick, I was still doing the calcium w/ vit. D and multivitamin every feeding.
Watering – Mistking starter system. Every 3 hours for 5 minutes. He loves to drink from the leaves and the hand water mister.
Fecal Description – Feces: Dark brown with some white on top. Was just tested for parasites this week and came back clean.
History – No previous history other than purchased from FL Cham and his sire was Wuerffel.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - 24” x 24” x 48” screen cage.
Lighting - Repti Halogen 75 Watts in flukers mini dome, Zoo Med Repti Basking Spot Lamp 100 watts in flukers mini dome, 18" Reptisun 10.0 UVB 20.0 Bulb in hood, Reptisun 5.0 UVB bulb compact fluorescent in large aluminum dome. Lights on from 8 am – 8 pm.
Temperature – Temperature ranges from 70 - 90 deg. 90 deg. at basking sites. 70 deg. at coolest sites. Overnight temperature is 70 deg. Temperature measured with Zoo Med Economy Analog Dual Thermometer and Humidity Gauge.
Humidity – Humidity levels: 30% to 90 % . Create and maintain humidity: Mistking starting mister kit for 5 minutes every 3 hours. Plexiglass on 2 sides of cage and 3 live plants. Measure humidity: Zoo Med Economy Analog Dual Thermometer and Humidity Gauge.
Plants – 3 live plants: Scheffera, jade, and Dracaena plants. Also, 2 fake plants, one 5 ' fake vine, 1 Flukers Repta vine, 3 surreal vines, and 1 large sandblasted manzanita branch.
Placement – Cage location: In a corner of my daughter's bedroom away from the door and windows. She's a quiet type, so pretty mellow room. Not near any fans, air vents or high traffic areas. I just ordered a 14” high, 24” x 24” wire rack to hold the cage up so that I can put a tub under for drainage. However, when this event happened, the cage was on the floor.
Location – Near Albany, NY. Northeast.
Current Problem - Yesterday morning when we first woke up, our panther cham, Zen, was a very dark green, shriveled -looking, and couldn't move. His one eye was shut and sunken, but his other eye was open and moving. The day before he was eating great, very active, not acting different at all. He seemed to recover after being misted. We took him to a reptile vet and she said he looked good, but gave him some fluid. She tested his feces and it came back clean.
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon – Zen is a panther, male, 3-4 mos., We have had him 1 week.
Handling – My daughter handles him a couple times of day for 5-10 min. She only picks him up when he climbs on to her hand. If he refuses, she leaves him alone. He also free ranges on some birch limbs that we have screwed into her wall above her bed.
Feeding – We feed him small crickets (6-8/day), mealyworms (6-8/day), waxworms (2/week). Because he is young, no schedule – just add 3-4 more when his feeding cup is empty. Gut-loading crickets with banana skin, apple, broccoli, and carrots.
Supplements – Was giving him Rep-Cal phosphorous-free calcium w/ vit. D original powder and Rep-Cal Herptivite multivitamin daily. But just read today about giving calcium without vit. D daily and giving the calcium w/ vit. D and multivitamin 2x month. So, we are going to make those changes. But the day he was sick, I was still doing the calcium w/ vit. D and multivitamin every feeding.
Watering – Mistking starter system. Every 3 hours for 5 minutes. He loves to drink from the leaves and the hand water mister.
Fecal Description – Feces: Dark brown with some white on top. Was just tested for parasites this week and came back clean.
History – No previous history other than purchased from FL Cham and his sire was Wuerffel.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - 24” x 24” x 48” screen cage.
Lighting - Repti Halogen 75 Watts in flukers mini dome, Zoo Med Repti Basking Spot Lamp 100 watts in flukers mini dome, 18" Reptisun 10.0 UVB 20.0 Bulb in hood, Reptisun 5.0 UVB bulb compact fluorescent in large aluminum dome. Lights on from 8 am – 8 pm.
Temperature – Temperature ranges from 70 - 90 deg. 90 deg. at basking sites. 70 deg. at coolest sites. Overnight temperature is 70 deg. Temperature measured with Zoo Med Economy Analog Dual Thermometer and Humidity Gauge.
Humidity – Humidity levels: 30% to 90 % . Create and maintain humidity: Mistking starting mister kit for 5 minutes every 3 hours. Plexiglass on 2 sides of cage and 3 live plants. Measure humidity: Zoo Med Economy Analog Dual Thermometer and Humidity Gauge.
Plants – 3 live plants: Scheffera, jade, and Dracaena plants. Also, 2 fake plants, one 5 ' fake vine, 1 Flukers Repta vine, 3 surreal vines, and 1 large sandblasted manzanita branch.
Placement – Cage location: In a corner of my daughter's bedroom away from the door and windows. She's a quiet type, so pretty mellow room. Not near any fans, air vents or high traffic areas. I just ordered a 14” high, 24” x 24” wire rack to hold the cage up so that I can put a tub under for drainage. However, when this event happened, the cage was on the floor.
Location – Near Albany, NY. Northeast.
Current Problem - Yesterday morning when we first woke up, our panther cham, Zen, was a very dark green, shriveled -looking, and couldn't move. His one eye was shut and sunken, but his other eye was open and moving. The day before he was eating great, very active, not acting different at all. He seemed to recover after being misted. We took him to a reptile vet and she said he looked good, but gave him some fluid. She tested his feces and it came back clean.
