lemonwreck
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sorry for being so lengthy....
So about a month and a half ago i was going into my local reptile store for my weekly mouse run when i noticed right by the front door was a medium sized exo-terra cage. This cage which usually housed giant day geckos now housed 3 baby jacksons and one male? sub adult. Now, i've worked with reptiles for the better part of15 years and i know 9 times out of 10 the requirements of captive animals. chameleons included. Obviously, the fact that 3 babies and a sub adult were in a fairly small cage in comparison to what 1 adult would actually need caught me by suprise. (my "feeder" supply are a local boa/python breeder store) I noticed that there was no uvb lamp, the "little dripper" was bone dry and to top it off the sub adult had all three of his? horns broken. *I say his? b/c i know that some females can have all three albeit underdeveloped horns, so i'm not sure if he's? a male with what were 3 large horns at a point in time that are now broken or a female with 3 underdeveloped horns that are broken. My "guy" said that he? got into a fight with another male and that they broke and that they'll grow back. So a few days ago i was doing my mouse run when i saw that he was still there. so i bought em. figure better with me as i already had a large mesh cage for my tokay and know how to properly take care of him?. So after about 4-5 days with me I've noticed that he? never gets as green as others i've seen and and he seems to only want to eat one adult cricket a day. I guess what im wondering is will his horns grow back? (not a big deal if they don't, all my animals are rescued misfits lol) and is his lack of coloring due to his improper housing and lighitng prior to me taking him home? what about his appetite? he poops normal. drinks from the drip i installed and eats one large cricket from my hand no less but no more than that. below is his pic attached. lemme know what yall think. thanks!!!
Your Chameleon - Sub adult Jackson's, with me for about a week. not entirely sure on sex due to broken horns
Handling - only to put him out side
Feeding - So far crickets, i plan on dusting only twice a month as i live in FL and he? spend most ofthe time outside so i have little need for most supplements
Supplements - Zoo med calcium with/without D3
Watering - Dual drip system as well as misting 2-3 times per day. yes he? drinks from the drip or spay bottle
Fecal Description - Solid dark/light poops. not runny or yellow.
History - read above novel. lol
Cage Info:
Cage Type - mesh 24x24x36
Lighting - natural sun light most of the time. when inside reptisun 5.0 with 75 watt light
Temperature - ambient temp im the room is 78. basking spot 80-85
Humidity - consistently 60-80
Plants - not yet. hibiscus within the week
Placement - in the reptile room. near a windown in a low traffic area.
Location - south florida
Current Problem - broken horns, coloring, appetite (only eats one large cricket per day)
So about a month and a half ago i was going into my local reptile store for my weekly mouse run when i noticed right by the front door was a medium sized exo-terra cage. This cage which usually housed giant day geckos now housed 3 baby jacksons and one male? sub adult. Now, i've worked with reptiles for the better part of15 years and i know 9 times out of 10 the requirements of captive animals. chameleons included. Obviously, the fact that 3 babies and a sub adult were in a fairly small cage in comparison to what 1 adult would actually need caught me by suprise. (my "feeder" supply are a local boa/python breeder store) I noticed that there was no uvb lamp, the "little dripper" was bone dry and to top it off the sub adult had all three of his? horns broken. *I say his? b/c i know that some females can have all three albeit underdeveloped horns, so i'm not sure if he's? a male with what were 3 large horns at a point in time that are now broken or a female with 3 underdeveloped horns that are broken. My "guy" said that he? got into a fight with another male and that they broke and that they'll grow back. So a few days ago i was doing my mouse run when i saw that he was still there. so i bought em. figure better with me as i already had a large mesh cage for my tokay and know how to properly take care of him?. So after about 4-5 days with me I've noticed that he? never gets as green as others i've seen and and he seems to only want to eat one adult cricket a day. I guess what im wondering is will his horns grow back? (not a big deal if they don't, all my animals are rescued misfits lol) and is his lack of coloring due to his improper housing and lighitng prior to me taking him home? what about his appetite? he poops normal. drinks from the drip i installed and eats one large cricket from my hand no less but no more than that. below is his pic attached. lemme know what yall think. thanks!!!
Your Chameleon - Sub adult Jackson's, with me for about a week. not entirely sure on sex due to broken horns
Handling - only to put him out side
Feeding - So far crickets, i plan on dusting only twice a month as i live in FL and he? spend most ofthe time outside so i have little need for most supplements
Supplements - Zoo med calcium with/without D3
Watering - Dual drip system as well as misting 2-3 times per day. yes he? drinks from the drip or spay bottle
Fecal Description - Solid dark/light poops. not runny or yellow.
History - read above novel. lol
Cage Info:
Cage Type - mesh 24x24x36
Lighting - natural sun light most of the time. when inside reptisun 5.0 with 75 watt light
Temperature - ambient temp im the room is 78. basking spot 80-85
Humidity - consistently 60-80
Plants - not yet. hibiscus within the week
Placement - in the reptile room. near a windown in a low traffic area.
Location - south florida
Current Problem - broken horns, coloring, appetite (only eats one large cricket per day)
