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Chameleon Info:
Chameleon: Male, Veiled Chameleon, 6 months old, 5 months in my care.
Handling: Almost daily, if not, maybe 3 times a week.
Behavior: Shy and timid, nonaggressive.
Feeding: Gutloaded and calcium dusted medium crickets. I’m lucky if he eats 3, on a good day he can eat 4, but most days it’s 1 and bad days 0.
Water: misterking goes off 6 times a day for 2-3 minutes. Large dripper at top of cage. I don’t see him drink from leaves, getting him to drink has been a struggle since getting him. Shower treatments 2x weekly.
Cage Enclosure:
Cage: Made of wood, one side is plastic (the back), top of cage is screen, and rest of sides are mesh
Dimensions: 24x24x38
Plants: Large pothos, a few fake leaves, fake bendable vines
Lighting: one 5.0 Linear UVB bulb 15 watt 18 inch T8, and two 60 watt heat/basking bulbs
Temperatures: Two basking areas, 90 degrees; rest of cage ranges from 70-77 degrees. Unfortunately the bottom of the cage is colder, no plants, and temps are in the 60’s.
Humidity- ranges due to misting and room temp, between 30-55%. I do shower treatments 2x weekly.
Placement: Spare bedroom upstairs, little traffic. He is by the window and gets lots of sun on a sunny day. Also near a heating vent to help with the cooler temp of the room he’s in. Room gets colder (in the 60’s)
Location: Ohio, USA- northern cooler temps in the winter.
My guy Oberyn is still recovering from an eye shedding issue (he gets shedding stuck in his turrets). His turrets continue to be swollen constantly, though since I've improved my husbandry (with misterking and space heater to increase heat during cold days) he has shedded some stuff out.
My question is eating. I don't want him to be starving of becoming deficient in anything. Because of his swollen turrets, Oberyn struggles to shoot his tongue accurately (poor guy has got my tongs a few times) so he gets frustrated and insecure about his shots- making him either give up after 1 or 2 successful grabs or not try at all. At this point I worry he is completely dependent on me using my tongs, I don't notice changes in cricket numbers when I'm gone- at least substantial enough to notice.
So I'm worried about how much he is getting. My guess, his average is 2-3 crickets on a normal-better day and on a good day maybe I'll get 4 or 5. But I worry about the days I don't have time to wait him out with the tongs (getting used to my presence, mistrusting, it can be 10 min until he shows interest). I think I'm lucky if he gets 1, if not he's getting 0 on some days.
Thoughts? Feedback? I have the powder you water down to feed by syringe, should I implement this? Thank you!
Chameleon: Male, Veiled Chameleon, 6 months old, 5 months in my care.
Handling: Almost daily, if not, maybe 3 times a week.
Behavior: Shy and timid, nonaggressive.
Feeding: Gutloaded and calcium dusted medium crickets. I’m lucky if he eats 3, on a good day he can eat 4, but most days it’s 1 and bad days 0.
Water: misterking goes off 6 times a day for 2-3 minutes. Large dripper at top of cage. I don’t see him drink from leaves, getting him to drink has been a struggle since getting him. Shower treatments 2x weekly.
Cage Enclosure:
Cage: Made of wood, one side is plastic (the back), top of cage is screen, and rest of sides are mesh
Dimensions: 24x24x38
Plants: Large pothos, a few fake leaves, fake bendable vines
Lighting: one 5.0 Linear UVB bulb 15 watt 18 inch T8, and two 60 watt heat/basking bulbs
Temperatures: Two basking areas, 90 degrees; rest of cage ranges from 70-77 degrees. Unfortunately the bottom of the cage is colder, no plants, and temps are in the 60’s.
Humidity- ranges due to misting and room temp, between 30-55%. I do shower treatments 2x weekly.
Placement: Spare bedroom upstairs, little traffic. He is by the window and gets lots of sun on a sunny day. Also near a heating vent to help with the cooler temp of the room he’s in. Room gets colder (in the 60’s)
Location: Ohio, USA- northern cooler temps in the winter.
My guy Oberyn is still recovering from an eye shedding issue (he gets shedding stuck in his turrets). His turrets continue to be swollen constantly, though since I've improved my husbandry (with misterking and space heater to increase heat during cold days) he has shedded some stuff out.
My question is eating. I don't want him to be starving of becoming deficient in anything. Because of his swollen turrets, Oberyn struggles to shoot his tongue accurately (poor guy has got my tongs a few times) so he gets frustrated and insecure about his shots- making him either give up after 1 or 2 successful grabs or not try at all. At this point I worry he is completely dependent on me using my tongs, I don't notice changes in cricket numbers when I'm gone- at least substantial enough to notice.
So I'm worried about how much he is getting. My guess, his average is 2-3 crickets on a normal-better day and on a good day maybe I'll get 4 or 5. But I worry about the days I don't have time to wait him out with the tongs (getting used to my presence, mistrusting, it can be 10 min until he shows interest). I think I'm lucky if he gets 1, if not he's getting 0 on some days.
Thoughts? Feedback? I have the powder you water down to feed by syringe, should I implement this? Thank you!