Capsicums&Reptiles
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Chameleon Info:
Cage Info:
Current Problem - No problems. Just wanting to know what improvements,if any,I should make.
I'm open to constructive criticism and advice.
After all,even with all my research before getting Gizmo,I still have more to learn.
There's always room for improvement
I will post pictures when I get off work.
Thanks,
Wayne
- Your Chameleon - Male,Veiled,roughly 6 months old. Been in my care since January 5th.
- Handling - Rarely. He has an attitude problem.
- Feeding - Crickets,Dubia,Red Runner,BSFL,BSF,Blue Bottle spikes and flies,Silkworms,currently attempting hornworms with no success. At least 7-10 crickets,5-6 dubia,6-9 red runners,8-10 BSFL,5-6 BSF,the same with Blue Bottle spikes and adults,3 Silkworms every few days as treats. Every morning at 7:30 . He gets a different feeder every day to keep him interested.
- Fresh gutload. Leafy greens,carrots,mango,bee pollen,spirulina,sweet potato. Chow for the Silkworms.
- Supplements: Zoo Med Repticalcium with D3,Repticalcium without D3,Zoo Med multivitamin without D3.
- Regular calcium at every feeding,Calcium with D3 twice a month,Multivitamin twice a month.
- Watering - I use a pressurized hand mister,a dripper and a fogger at night. I mist for at least 2-3 minutes,3 times a day. Morning,Afternoon and at lights out. I've seen him drinking. He's shy about it,so I have to spy on him lol.
- Fecal Description - Brown with white urate. Not too wet,not too dry.
- He's been tested for parasites. He had none.
- History - I took him to a reptile vet when I first got him. The vet gave him a vitamin A injection,because the pet shop didn't really give him the care he needed.
Cage Info:
- Cage Type - ZooMed Reptibreeze screen enclosure. Will have a DIY aluminum enclosure soon to avoid rust. 2x2x4
- Lighting - UVB is a 24" T5HO 6% Arcadia bulb with the matching fixture,for basking he has a 75 watt incandescent.
- 7:30am-7:30 pm. 12 on,12 off.
- Temperature - Basking is 85-87°F,midway down is between 75-80°F,bottom is at a steady 70°F.
- Overnight gets down to 60°F.
- I measure his heat with a temp gun,probe,and an analog thermometer.
- Humidity - Humidity is between 50-60% during the day with brief spikes after misting,and 70-80% at night.
- I mist Gizmo's enclosure only when it's completely dry to maintain daytime humidity and run a fogger at night to maintain night time humidity.
- I use a digital hygrometer to measure humidity.
- Plants - I use live plants in his enclosure.
- A couple pothos and an umbrella tree. I'm planning on getting a hibiscus to add a little color.
- Placement - Enclosure is in a spare room that never got used,so,he literally has his own room.
- The only traffic in his room is me,during feeding,misting and turning lights on and off. There is a vent in the ceiling on the opposite side of the room from his enclosure.
- His enclosure sits on top of an old hardwood dresser. He's approximately 9' off the ground.
- Location - Indiana
Current Problem - No problems. Just wanting to know what improvements,if any,I should make.
I'm open to constructive criticism and advice.
After all,even with all my research before getting Gizmo,I still have more to learn.
There's always room for improvement
I will post pictures when I get off work.
Thanks,
Wayne