how to ask for help...cham info...asking for help..:)

[erik775]

YOU CHAMELEON:jackson,female,about 4 or 5 months old...been in my care for about 2 days got her at the reptile show in pasadena ca...on the 7th...
HANDELINGnce or twice since i got her...
FEEDING:crickets and super worms ten or more cricks every feeding ive only given her one super worm since i got her...
SUPPLEMENTS:reptivite w/o d3 every other feeding,herptivite multivit...every other week,and repti cal w d3 every other week...
WATTERING:dripper on top of the cage (water bottel w small hole)till i get a deripper...i mist about 3 or 4 times a day...yes i saw he drink water today...
FECEAL DESCRIPTION:havent seen her go yet i burly got her...
HISTORY:well since i got her ive seen her eat fine...she likes to hang out unde the uvb light...
CAGE INFO...
CAGE TYPE:all screen 18x18x36
LIGHTING:50 watt zoomed basking light,and a zoomed reptisun 5.0,lighting scedualis from 9am to 9pm...
TEMPERATURE:my basking spot is usualy about 87 i dont let it go higher than 90 but usualy try to keep it at around 84 to 88 degrees f...last nite my temp was 73 after turning off lights...flukers digital thermo...
HUMIDITY:when i mist my cage the humidity level goes up to 90 or 92 and it drops to 32 the lowest when every thin is dry in the cage...i maintain my levels by spraying my cage with a spray bottel check levels with flukers humidity gage...
PLANTS:yes live plants i have a pothos plant hanging from the top of the cage and a small ficus on the floor...
PLACEMENT:my cage is located in my room ,no fanns no air vents it it kind of next to my window...not too much traffic...and its about 2 and a half feet off the ground...
WHERE I AM GEOGRAPH..... LOCATED AT:southern california...
CURRENT PROBLEM:I WANT TO MAKE SURE I AM DOING THINGS RIGHT WITH MY FEMALE JACKSON CHAM...I NEED SOME ADVICE...OR IF WHAT I THINK IS RIGHT IS RIGHT...SOME ONE PLEASE HELP...DONT WANT ANY THING TO HAPPEN TO HER...i have a female veiled too and she is doing great......
need help with my new girl...

 

[Julirs]

A cage picture would be great. I would get your basking temp to 80, no higher than 82. Jackson's like it cooler.

 

[Bokaru]

Just to point it out because I had a few people tell me. Windows block much of the UVB coming through them. This isn't a problem since you have good lighting, but my cham loves to sit in windowsills and if yours happens to hang out in the light from the window instead of near the basking and UVB bulb, it may not get a ton of UVB. Just a little precaution, but I don't think you should have any problems.

Sounds like you have a pretty nice set up going on! Many new owners line the cage bottom with substrate (I was guilty of it ). If you are using any I would recommend removing it.

 

[summoner12]

A cage picture would be great. I would get your basking temp to 80, no higher than 82. Jackson's like it cooler.

This was going to be my input... don't have a ton of jackson experience... but I know they like it cooler.

The flukers gauge you have, is it digital? Does it get wet? If it is the little dial gauges, don't even look at it, they are crap. Check out a Lowe's and buy a in/out door temp and humidity gauge. They have a nice digital one for 14 dollars that does min/max temps and humidity. You should think about getting a humidifier to keep humidity up. I imagine it is dryer than the gauge is showing, and even if that is correct, 30% is low for a jackson.

 

[erik775]

This was going to be my input... don't have a ton of jackson experience... but I know they like it cooler.

The flukers gauge you have, is it digital? Does it get wet? If it is the little dial gauges, don't even look at it, they are crap. Check out a Lowe's and buy a in/out door temp and humidity gauge. They have a nice digital one for 14 dollars that does min/max temps and humidity. You should think about getting a humidifier to keep humidity up. I imagine it is dryer than the gauge is showing, and even if that is correct, 30% is low for a jackson.

yah its digital it reads the temps and humidity levels...were can i find a humidifier at???

 

[kinyonga]

If the Reptivite has prEformed vitamin A in it you may want to be careful with it or maybe use one that doesn't most of the time. (I'm not saying to cut down the frequency of calcium dusting...just to watch the prEformed vitamin A since it can build up in the system.)

 

[Bokaru]

yah its digital it reads the temps and humidity levels...were can i find a humidifier at???

I just bought one off of eBay not too long ago. You can buy just an every day ultrasonic air humidifier and then add some tubing or hosing to it to channel the fog into the enclosure. Just make sure you get one that's got a strong fan in it. I had to improvise and stack a whole bunch of stuff on top of each other because the humidifier I bought kept on chocking on itself because my pipping was too long.