Brodybreaux25
Chameleon Enthusiast
Replace the soil with moist play sand, her life depends on it!
I can't tell if my female is gravid or not.
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Toothless the cham
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Ok I will tell my dad. But I actually had a question about play sound. Is playsand like this and you find in sandboxes.
Thehippie
Chameleon Enthusiast
yea get it from your local store and rinse it and allow it to dry then moisten it and make sure it can form a hole and keep it moist @Brodybreaux25 correct me if I'm wrong
Brodybreaux25
Chameleon Enthusiast
Yep regular play sand, no need to “wash.” Slowly mix in water until it has the same moisture content as the sand you’d use to build a castle at the beach.
Toothless the cham
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That is what I thought
Brodybreaux25
Chameleon Enthusiast
Salty and Toothless - yes just sand and water.
Mis_chameleon
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I got my female panther chameleon from a pet store here in Toronto, it took her about 5 days to adapt to the change. I still misted her and made sure she drank, she turned BLACK for the 5 days until the 6th where she devoured 12 crickets in the morning and drank a ton of water, color changed to a nice salmon color and now she is super happy, fyi she just laid 28 eggs last night for me. But I bred her with my Male panther, so I knew she was gravid!
I was also worried about the dramatic color change and her eyes were sunken in when I got her, she was in with 10 other females all about 12 months old, she needed to get out of that small 12x12x18 tank. If I could have bought all of them I would have, chameleons are not social creatures and housing them together stress's them out.
Give her a few days to adjust to her surroundings and keep up the misting she will come around.
My big Male panther was housed in a tiny aquarium for 2 years of his life before I found him at an animal hospital where someone left him because he needed surgery. I picked him up and he is super happy in his custom 6 foot tall screen room. He goes up and down all day long, but when I brought him home for the first night it took a few days for him to come out of the corner.
Patience. That's what @Brodybreaux25 taught me when I wasnt sure what was going on with my gravid female, I was just rushing the natural process and not giving her privacy to do her thing.
I was also worried about the dramatic color change and her eyes were sunken in when I got her, she was in with 10 other females all about 12 months old, she needed to get out of that small 12x12x18 tank. If I could have bought all of them I would have, chameleons are not social creatures and housing them together stress's them out.
Give her a few days to adjust to her surroundings and keep up the misting she will come around.
My big Male panther was housed in a tiny aquarium for 2 years of his life before I found him at an animal hospital where someone left him because he needed surgery. I picked him up and he is super happy in his custom 6 foot tall screen room. He goes up and down all day long, but when I brought him home for the first night it took a few days for him to come out of the corner.
Patience. That's what @Brodybreaux25 taught me when I wasnt sure what was going on with my gravid female, I was just rushing the natural process and not giving her privacy to do her thing.
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Toothless the cham
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She still has not eaten or drank anything yet. This is around day four of having her. Should I force feed and drink her. Or do you think it's still because of stress. She has bright colors.
Brodybreaux25
Chameleon Enthusiast
The food doesn’t worry me, water does. EXACTLY how are you watering her?
Toothless the cham
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I am using a mist King system. usually she's at the top but she won't get hit because she is hidden in the leaves. Is that the problem?
Toothless the cham
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Actually I will take a picture of her now I am not sure if she is dehydrated or not. I have not seen her drink but she may have drank before. Here's a picture.
Brodybreaux25
Chameleon Enthusiast
I asked for your exact watering technique, so far all you’ve said is that you use a MistKing.
I will check her poop...if u can find the white urate,then she is drinking some type of water....show us the RECENT poop to reply ur own question.
Mis_chameleon
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How many times a day is the mister going off? How long is the period of which it is on? Are you hand spraying to ensure you get water around where she is sitting? If I am unsure I will spray for about 7-10 mins until I see her drink...
Maybe add another nozzle, do you only have 1? The mist king spray is very fine so it will need to be set for a longer period of time, I have 2-3 nozzles set up for my big Male so it hits most all areas and it is like it's raining in the rainforest.
Maybe add another nozzle, do you only have 1? The mist king spray is very fine so it will need to be set for a longer period of time, I have 2-3 nozzles set up for my big Male so it hits most all areas and it is like it's raining in the rainforest.
Toothless the cham
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I have 2 nozzles in each cage. It is on three to four times a day. Is on for about 2 to 3 minutes each spray. The only place the nozzles don't hit are the corners in which she likes to be in. I do not hand spray her. Should I am spray her?
Mis_chameleon
Member
It doesnt hurt especially if your worried she isn't drinking, it will make you feel better knowing you saw her drink while you spray.
When I'm in doubt I just hand spray my guys even tho the mist king is set during the day, she might be drinking while your not looking, some chameleons hate to be watched while they drink or eat.
When I'm in doubt I just hand spray my guys even tho the mist king is set during the day, she might be drinking while your not looking, some chameleons hate to be watched while they drink or eat.
