closchameleon
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Chameleon Info:
- Your Chameleon - Jacksons chamelon, male, about 11 months and has been in my care for 4 months
- Handling - maybe once a week, he likes to come out on my hand and i put him on a fake tree next to a window
- Feeding - Dubias, large crickets, and superworms at the moment. 2 crickets/2 large dubias, and a super worm every other day, i provide extra in case but he usually eats that much. Gutloading with carrots, mustard greens, and apples
- Supplements - calcium WITHOUT d3 twice a week, calcium WITH d3 once a month, multiviamin once a month
- Watering - dripper system that runs all day as well as an automatic mister that goes off every 3 hours for a minute. I rarely see him drink in person.
- Fecal Description - dark brown feces with white urates, dont usually see the urates but every now and then ill find a dry white one on the plant leaves and i find fecal droppings every day at the bottom of the cage. has not been tested for parasites.
- History - not much history, adopted from a small glass petco enclosure.
- Cage Type - screen enclosure, plastic shower curtain on one side to keep in humidity. approximately 30”x18”x60” (LxWxH)
- Lighting - heat dome with basking bulb, t5 HO Uvb, on and off for 12 hours on an automatic timer
- Temperature - basking temp 83 degrees, with a gradient towards the bottom of 75, lowest overnight is around 60 degrees. temp gun and a digital thermometer/hygrometer, as well as just regular ones at the bottom of the cage.
- Humidity - humidity is around 60% at the top and gets higher towards the bottom, automatic mister and dripper with plastic shower curtains to maintain, digital hygrometer to measure.
- Plants - large dracaena plant, 2 pothos plants, swiss cheese plant, as well as small fake vines for coverage.
- Placement - cage is located in a walled off area of my room, he basically has his own room. no air vents, not near a window. cage is about 2 feet off the ground and almost touches the ceiling.
- Location - Valley area, California (its extremely hot nearing 100-110 degrees outside right now)