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Hey everyone, my baby veiled Perry has had his left eye almost all the way shut for a solid three days now. On the first day I researched this and found that too high of a uvb bulb could cause what was comparable to snow-blindness, I realized that I had stupidly bought a 10.0 UVB coil fluorescent so I went straight over to the pet store and bought the same bulb in 5.0. Early yesterday things persisted so I kept researching to find someone mention that for cham's up to 1 month of age to avoid using a coil fluorescent and to instead use tube fluorescent, so I switched the lighting from my leopard gecko for which I was using a 2.0 tube fluorescent uvb, so now I have that bulb set up with my cham instead of the coil for a while.
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
Veiled Chameleon, Male, about a month old, Have had him about 2 weeks
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
Haven't Handled him directly as of yet, was waiting for him to become more comfortable first
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
Been Feeding him a mix of crickets, mealworms, and butterworms.
The crickets I've been letting loose for him to hunt 4 or 5 at a time. The mealworms I've been feeding him via a mealworm dish in his tank, I leave 5-10 small mealworms in the dish with a bit of their food for him to eat at will. The butterworms I've been feeding him 1-2 per day on his hammock.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
ZooMed Calcium supplement when I buy all the feeders, and then a short while before putting them in his tank I'll shake some more in there.
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
I've been giving him water by laying ice cubes on top of his cage under his basking light and allowing them to melt and drip down on leaves and such (was wondering if it would be beneficial to previously distill the water to remove impurities?), I've been doing this 3-4 times daily, I've also been misting 2-3 times daily for a minute or two each time
Fecal Description - Briefly note colours and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
His droppings have been dark brown on half and the other half partially white partially yellow. He has not been tested for parasites but was captive bred.
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
He doesn't really have any history considering his age
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
Glass with a screen top. 18" wide x 12" deep x 18" tall. (Starting to build larger fully screen enclosure next week.)
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
was using Exo Terra UVB 10.0 coil fluorescent for the first week and a half I had him, then I switched to an Exo Terra UVB 5.0 coil fluorescent bulb, now I'm using an Exo Terra UVB 2.0 tube fluorescent. I've been doing a 12/12 schedule the entire time with this light, 12pm-12am. I'm using a 75 watt infrared bulb for his basking light, I leave this one on 24/7. I keep both these lights about 4 inches above the screen top.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)?
The daytime temps are about 68-71 on the floor level, mid temps are about 75-80, basking temps are 85-92
Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
Lowest overnight is usually 67. Up until today I was using a digital hygro/thermometer, but it fell and broke today, so tomorrow I'll be replacing it.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
usually 40-55%, I've been misting 2-3 times a day so far, tomorrow I plan to go buy an automatic mister, I can either get the exo terra mister for $60 or the exo terra monsoon for $200, I'll get the monsoon if I know that it will be beneficial for him for me to spend the extra money, I'm just not sure if it will. Also, once again I was measuring using that same hygro/thermo that broke.
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
Not yet, though I plan to once his full size enclosure is complete, so safe plant suggestions would be much appreciated!
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?
It's located on a cabinet in our dining room, we have a small apartment so most places are kind of high traffic, but we're quite quiet. No fans or air vent, and the cabinet the tank is placed on is a little over 3 feet tall.
Location - Where are you geographically located?
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.
Please note there is no Herpetologist that I am aware of working in Newfoundland at all.
Thank you all in advance for any help you can give me!
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
Veiled Chameleon, Male, about a month old, Have had him about 2 weeks
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
Haven't Handled him directly as of yet, was waiting for him to become more comfortable first
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
Been Feeding him a mix of crickets, mealworms, and butterworms.
The crickets I've been letting loose for him to hunt 4 or 5 at a time. The mealworms I've been feeding him via a mealworm dish in his tank, I leave 5-10 small mealworms in the dish with a bit of their food for him to eat at will. The butterworms I've been feeding him 1-2 per day on his hammock.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
ZooMed Calcium supplement when I buy all the feeders, and then a short while before putting them in his tank I'll shake some more in there.
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
I've been giving him water by laying ice cubes on top of his cage under his basking light and allowing them to melt and drip down on leaves and such (was wondering if it would be beneficial to previously distill the water to remove impurities?), I've been doing this 3-4 times daily, I've also been misting 2-3 times daily for a minute or two each time
Fecal Description - Briefly note colours and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
His droppings have been dark brown on half and the other half partially white partially yellow. He has not been tested for parasites but was captive bred.
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
He doesn't really have any history considering his age
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
Glass with a screen top. 18" wide x 12" deep x 18" tall. (Starting to build larger fully screen enclosure next week.)
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
was using Exo Terra UVB 10.0 coil fluorescent for the first week and a half I had him, then I switched to an Exo Terra UVB 5.0 coil fluorescent bulb, now I'm using an Exo Terra UVB 2.0 tube fluorescent. I've been doing a 12/12 schedule the entire time with this light, 12pm-12am. I'm using a 75 watt infrared bulb for his basking light, I leave this one on 24/7. I keep both these lights about 4 inches above the screen top.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)?
The daytime temps are about 68-71 on the floor level, mid temps are about 75-80, basking temps are 85-92
Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
Lowest overnight is usually 67. Up until today I was using a digital hygro/thermometer, but it fell and broke today, so tomorrow I'll be replacing it.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
usually 40-55%, I've been misting 2-3 times a day so far, tomorrow I plan to go buy an automatic mister, I can either get the exo terra mister for $60 or the exo terra monsoon for $200, I'll get the monsoon if I know that it will be beneficial for him for me to spend the extra money, I'm just not sure if it will. Also, once again I was measuring using that same hygro/thermo that broke.
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
Not yet, though I plan to once his full size enclosure is complete, so safe plant suggestions would be much appreciated!
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?
It's located on a cabinet in our dining room, we have a small apartment so most places are kind of high traffic, but we're quite quiet. No fans or air vent, and the cabinet the tank is placed on is a little over 3 feet tall.
Location - Where are you geographically located?
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.
Please note there is no Herpetologist that I am aware of working in Newfoundland at all.
Thank you all in advance for any help you can give me!
