Robyn.lux
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Chameleon Info:
◦ Your Chameleon - Masoala panther chameleon, 5 month old male, had him two weeks and 2 days.
◦ Handling - I do not handle him.
◦ Feeding - he's fed locusts with the occasional wax worm. (Got some calci worms and dubia on order) Gut loaded with a variety of fruit, vegetables, seeds, oats. I am soon going to be making my own homemade jelly gutload as advised by someone who I would call a veteran and whom I trust impeccably. I also have Repashy superload.
He's cup fed in the morning, he likes his privacy so I cover his viv and leave him to it, some also are left to free roam and all are removed before lights out.
Though I have to admit he's not been eating a great deal recently.
◦ Supplements - Exo terra calcium without d3, every day. Calcium with d3 will be twice a month and a mutivit twice a month.
◦ Watering - I mist by hand with a bottle, for five minutes 3x a day and have a dripper running pretty much constantly. I always see him have a good long drink in the morning. The breeder gave me aqua safe to use but I've swapped to Reptisafe.
◦ Fecal Description - Colour of droppings brown (solid in one piece but MASSIVE) and clear urate.
◦ History - Nothing to note other than him being stressed from the move.
Cage Info:
◦ Cage Type - The cage is glass, exo terra 90x45x90. Bioactive bottom, springtails, moss, bioactive substrate (he rarely goes right to the bottom of his viv). Exo terra moss vines and lots of natural wood for climbing.
◦ Lighting - All exo terra, UVB150 30w 90cm (t8 but I'd like to swap to t5 when I can afford it). Ceramic heat lamp 150w. I do plan to swap the ceramic for Mercury Vapour soon but keep ceramic for extra heat in winter. He has a 12 hour light cycle from 8.30-20.30.
◦ Temperature - I have three temperature probes. Basking at 29-31°c, ambient 23-25°c and floor 19-20.5°c. His night temp never drops below 18.5°c but usually sits around 22°c.
◦ Humidity - Always kept between 60 and 85% but it rarely drops below 75%. I maintain humidity by monitoring it all day. I use an exo terra hygrometer placed in the middle of his tank.
◦ Plants - currently I have three live pothos, planted into the bioactive substrate.
◦ Placement - My cage is placed away from vents, windows etc in a low traffic area, around 3ft off of the floor. Perhaps not high enough but I always crouch low or even kneel when approaching his viv so he feels higher up. It was a matter of placing him safely in regards of the cat, though they seem uninterested with each other. Possibility of moving his viv to a higher perch once he is more settled as I am loathe to cause him any more stress at present.
◦ Location - I am based in the UK.
Current Problem - since I have had him, he has only done one (albeit absolutely huge) poop. It looked healthy to me. He's been eating every day but not much at all. Like 3/4/5/6 locusts and that's it. I did make the mistake of giving him wax worms probably more than I should've as I have been worried about him not eating much. I haven't seen him drink in a few days but I don't have my face pressed to his viv 24/7.
I'm thinking of starving him for a day to see if it helps? Since warm showers have not. Honestly, I've never worried about a pet as much as I do my cham. I think I'll book him a vets appointment for a check up soon, just to make sure but they'd need a poop sample so I definitely could use some advice for that. I'll upload some photos of him from this morning. He looks dark but he always does in a morning. I assume to absorb more light because he's white in colour normally. To me, he doesn't look dehydrated, but maybe more experienced eyes could know otherwise .
◦ Your Chameleon - Masoala panther chameleon, 5 month old male, had him two weeks and 2 days.
◦ Handling - I do not handle him.
◦ Feeding - he's fed locusts with the occasional wax worm. (Got some calci worms and dubia on order) Gut loaded with a variety of fruit, vegetables, seeds, oats. I am soon going to be making my own homemade jelly gutload as advised by someone who I would call a veteran and whom I trust impeccably. I also have Repashy superload.
He's cup fed in the morning, he likes his privacy so I cover his viv and leave him to it, some also are left to free roam and all are removed before lights out.
Though I have to admit he's not been eating a great deal recently.
◦ Supplements - Exo terra calcium without d3, every day. Calcium with d3 will be twice a month and a mutivit twice a month.
◦ Watering - I mist by hand with a bottle, for five minutes 3x a day and have a dripper running pretty much constantly. I always see him have a good long drink in the morning. The breeder gave me aqua safe to use but I've swapped to Reptisafe.
◦ Fecal Description - Colour of droppings brown (solid in one piece but MASSIVE) and clear urate.
◦ History - Nothing to note other than him being stressed from the move.
Cage Info:
◦ Cage Type - The cage is glass, exo terra 90x45x90. Bioactive bottom, springtails, moss, bioactive substrate (he rarely goes right to the bottom of his viv). Exo terra moss vines and lots of natural wood for climbing.
◦ Lighting - All exo terra, UVB150 30w 90cm (t8 but I'd like to swap to t5 when I can afford it). Ceramic heat lamp 150w. I do plan to swap the ceramic for Mercury Vapour soon but keep ceramic for extra heat in winter. He has a 12 hour light cycle from 8.30-20.30.
◦ Temperature - I have three temperature probes. Basking at 29-31°c, ambient 23-25°c and floor 19-20.5°c. His night temp never drops below 18.5°c but usually sits around 22°c.
◦ Humidity - Always kept between 60 and 85% but it rarely drops below 75%. I maintain humidity by monitoring it all day. I use an exo terra hygrometer placed in the middle of his tank.
◦ Plants - currently I have three live pothos, planted into the bioactive substrate.
◦ Placement - My cage is placed away from vents, windows etc in a low traffic area, around 3ft off of the floor. Perhaps not high enough but I always crouch low or even kneel when approaching his viv so he feels higher up. It was a matter of placing him safely in regards of the cat, though they seem uninterested with each other. Possibility of moving his viv to a higher perch once he is more settled as I am loathe to cause him any more stress at present.
◦ Location - I am based in the UK.
Current Problem - since I have had him, he has only done one (albeit absolutely huge) poop. It looked healthy to me. He's been eating every day but not much at all. Like 3/4/5/6 locusts and that's it. I did make the mistake of giving him wax worms probably more than I should've as I have been worried about him not eating much. I haven't seen him drink in a few days but I don't have my face pressed to his viv 24/7.
I'm thinking of starving him for a day to see if it helps? Since warm showers have not. Honestly, I've never worried about a pet as much as I do my cham. I think I'll book him a vets appointment for a check up soon, just to make sure but they'd need a poop sample so I definitely could use some advice for that. I'll upload some photos of him from this morning. He looks dark but he always does in a morning. I assume to absorb more light because he's white in colour normally. To me, he doesn't look dehydrated, but maybe more experienced eyes could know otherwise .
