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[/COLOR]Chameleon Info:•Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? Panther , Male, I have had him about 4 months. He is 5 months.
•Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? He just started come out to me so I have handled him for the last 2 days for about 1 minute. He climbs to the top of the door on his cage and climbs in my hand. I put him back in and he comes right back.
•Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? I feed dubias and Crickets (5/8" to 3/4"). I feed about 7 crickets and about 3 mid size dubias. I gutload with greens, oranges, apples, carrots, squash, strawberries. All blended then frozen and thawed before offered. Fluckers dry gutload in bins as well.
•Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? Exo-terra Calcium every feed, Rep-cal Calcium W/D3 twice a month, Rep-cal Herptivite twice a month.
•Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? I use a mist king going off about 4 times a day. Misting about 7 minutes at a time. I did adjust the times a little longer day before yesterday because his eyes looked a little sunk in to me. I also use a dripper running all day. I did "make him drink the other day by moving the dripper to where the water dropped to the tip of his mouth. He did drink. Eyes looked a little better yesterday.
•Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? The color looks normal in his droppings. The urine was a very light yellow/ orange. Not dark orange at all. He would usually drop everyday but for the past week he has done it about every other day. He didnt do anything yesterday, but did the day before. He has not been tested for parasites.
•History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. He does move around the cage alot, He spends alot of time on the screen. Does not look weak or anything like that. I did add some biovines in his cage the other day. Other than that his cage is the same, I did relocate his cage since I rearranged the room.
Cage Info:•Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? All Screen cage, 16x16x30
•Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? Im using Reptisun 5.0 24" I believe. Lights on at 7a off at 8p. a zoomed Basking light with regular house bulb, 60 watt.
•Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? Basking is about 81-87, this changes depending on AC, outside temps and misting. The bottom is about 73-78. Overnight temp is about 70+ (never 60's) I have two thermo and Humidity guages.
•Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
Between 40%-60%. I have a schefflera and a mist king. I measure with a homedepot guage.
•Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? schefflera and outside stucks, just added biovines.
•Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor? There is a vent located above the cage on the ceiling. The air DOES NOT blow directly on the cage. The vints have been closed that are facing the cage. No high traffic. I leave from 7:30 to 6pm weekdays. He is home alone mostly. The cage sits on a stand so the top of the cage is almost 6' from the ground.
•Location - Where are you geographically located? Texas.
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about. He is not eating like he used to. I could hand feed him, he does not do this anymore, for the past 2 weeks. He looks a little dehydrated, Im gone most of the time but i did force drink him the other day. He has been leaving food in his cage. Also this morning I heard a crunch from his cage. Thought he might have ate a dubia but he actually bit one of the sticks in his cage. He broke it off and was eating it. I could not get it out his mouth. I tried but was only able to get some out. This also worries me.
•Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? He just started come out to me so I have handled him for the last 2 days for about 1 minute. He climbs to the top of the door on his cage and climbs in my hand. I put him back in and he comes right back.
•Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? I feed dubias and Crickets (5/8" to 3/4"). I feed about 7 crickets and about 3 mid size dubias. I gutload with greens, oranges, apples, carrots, squash, strawberries. All blended then frozen and thawed before offered. Fluckers dry gutload in bins as well.
•Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? Exo-terra Calcium every feed, Rep-cal Calcium W/D3 twice a month, Rep-cal Herptivite twice a month.
•Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? I use a mist king going off about 4 times a day. Misting about 7 minutes at a time. I did adjust the times a little longer day before yesterday because his eyes looked a little sunk in to me. I also use a dripper running all day. I did "make him drink the other day by moving the dripper to where the water dropped to the tip of his mouth. He did drink. Eyes looked a little better yesterday.
•Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? The color looks normal in his droppings. The urine was a very light yellow/ orange. Not dark orange at all. He would usually drop everyday but for the past week he has done it about every other day. He didnt do anything yesterday, but did the day before. He has not been tested for parasites.
•History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. He does move around the cage alot, He spends alot of time on the screen. Does not look weak or anything like that. I did add some biovines in his cage the other day. Other than that his cage is the same, I did relocate his cage since I rearranged the room.
Cage Info:•Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? All Screen cage, 16x16x30
•Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? Im using Reptisun 5.0 24" I believe. Lights on at 7a off at 8p. a zoomed Basking light with regular house bulb, 60 watt.
•Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? Basking is about 81-87, this changes depending on AC, outside temps and misting. The bottom is about 73-78. Overnight temp is about 70+ (never 60's) I have two thermo and Humidity guages.
•Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
Between 40%-60%. I have a schefflera and a mist king. I measure with a homedepot guage.
•Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? schefflera and outside stucks, just added biovines.
•Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor? There is a vent located above the cage on the ceiling. The air DOES NOT blow directly on the cage. The vints have been closed that are facing the cage. No high traffic. I leave from 7:30 to 6pm weekdays. He is home alone mostly. The cage sits on a stand so the top of the cage is almost 6' from the ground.
•Location - Where are you geographically located? Texas.
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about. He is not eating like he used to. I could hand feed him, he does not do this anymore, for the past 2 weeks. He looks a little dehydrated, Im gone most of the time but i did force drink him the other day. He has been leaving food in his cage. Also this morning I heard a crunch from his cage. Thought he might have ate a dubia but he actually bit one of the sticks in his cage. He broke it off and was eating it. I could not get it out his mouth. I tried but was only able to get some out. This also worries me.
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Then throw in random fresh veggies and fruits every so often.
