is this normal

[kim01]

Cage Info: 100 gallon terrium
Cage Type - screen
Lighting - have a 10watt repti sun tube light,reg 40watt light bulb in basking area
Temperature - at the top not under teh basking spot high 70's under the basking light high 80's to 90 the middle is 75 and lower is 70ish
Humidity - about 30-40 percent
Plants - pothos,couple fake vines,a fiscus tree
Location - bed room,not much traffic
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? he was born in nov '07 had him since march '08. male panther cham
Handling - never
Supplements - retical vitamins cople times a week,calicum 2month
Watering - has a dripper
Fecal Description - seems like is always has,urates are white
History - he has been dehydratd before but no problems
Current Problem - he has yet to shed,and i hasn't seen him be anyting but dark durning the day.
at night he will get to be almost white and yo can see some red,purple,blues,and whites.
but druning the day he is just dark all the time.
food: he eats crickets

 

[THECHAMMAN]

use calcium 4x a week and vits 1x every 2 weeks.
if its not a screen terrarium u got a problem
boost humidity to 50% be4 misting and up to 70% spike
MIST him with a hand mister for 2-3mins 3x a day

 

[Julirs]

He is 9 months-ish old and should shed less frequently, but since you have had him I am suprised he has not shed. Temps seem OK-but the dark colors during the day could suggest that he is cold. Do you have a digital thermometer? Light colors at night are perfectly normal. Your supplementation needs a little work. You need 3 things, Repcal with NO D3, with D3, and then Herptivite. For a 9 month old I would use the no D3 calcium 4-5 times weekly, the with D3 twice monthly, and the Herptivite 2X monthly-of course do not mix them on the same day. Do you have a picture of your little one and the set up?

 

[kim01]

thanks for the suggestion on the supplements...

i keep meaning to get a pic of my set up i will try to do that this weekend.
the enclosure is all screen,and he is misted usually 2 if not 3 times a day for between 3 to 5 minutes each.
he is active in hunting his crickets and seems to be fine other wise.
he is slow on calicum i think which is why i give him more than most suggest.
i do have the supplements listed,i may have listed what i have wrong.