Pascalthecham979
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Chameleon Info:
Cage Info:
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
- Just to make sure I have a decent setup! Because I do plan on getting a Panther Chameleon in the future.
- Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
- - Male Veiled Chameleon I got him April 12th this year from Petco & they couldn’t give me a DOB but said they get them usually at 2-3 months of age, so I go off that. Been in my care going on 3 months.
- Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
- - Maybe twice a week but I am trying to get him used to hands somewhat, but I watch a lot of credited videos online showing how to properly do that.
- Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
- - 10-15 a day sometimes twice if he will eat them (I seen advice saying when they’re young they can eat however much) and they’re Crickets from petco/petsmart gut loaded with Fluker’s Orange Cubes and dusted with ZooMed Reti-Calcium with D3 (the vet told me today I do not need to dust since I’m using the cubes already to avoid over-supplementation) so I’m gonna stop dusting.
- Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
- - Reti-Calcium and ZooMed & Flukers, used daily. (No more calcium tho per the vet)
- Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
- - I have the ExoTerra Monsoon solo misting system setup to spray all leaves hanging and in his setup every hour for 8 seconds and I always occasionally mist him and his screen cage because it collects perfect on the screen wall for him to drink off of and I always see him drinking anytime it goes off or I spray him or the leaves directly.
- Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
- - Always white at the end with darker brown on the other side, nothing out of the ordinary and never checked for parasites but I’d hope petco did before putting them out for display.
- History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
- - Besides that I got him from Petco and he was pretty small when I first got him, nothing else I can think of.
Cage Info:
- Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
- - Sorry I don’t know exactly but I got him with the ZooMed ReptiBreeze Chameleon Kit. Screen cage.
- Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
- - The dual light that came with the setup as well as a 3rd 150W ZooMed ReptiHalogen light on the top of the cage following the schedule outside. So I turn off the 3rd one around sunset then the uvb side of the dual when the suns gone, leaving the heating side of the dual on which I replaced with a 100W nighttime bulb.
- Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
- - His cage floor usually around 70-75 and his basking spot reaching between 80-90 that are measured by a thermometer that is in there.
- Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
- - I don’t have something to measure humidity only because I can’t decide which one is best, but I assume the misting every hour and my extra hand misting would keep it good.
- Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
- - I don’t use live plants but have been wanting to get one because I read a lot that they’re very beneficial, I just don’t know which is perfect for him!
- Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor?
- - I live in a apartment but I have it under my window in my room and it does happen to be where the air vent hits but not making it cold or anything, and I do have a fan on the ceiling.
- Location - Where are you geographically located?
- - I live in College Station, Texas!
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
- Just to make sure I have a decent setup! Because I do plan on getting a Panther Chameleon in the future.