How do you have the UVB set up right now?
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- Thread starter Bebopboop
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Well I literally just stepped on the bulb and broke it while I was setting this up 🙈
But my partner is out getting a new one now. It is resting on two blocks on top of the 16” side of the enclosure - none of the branches are higher than 4 inches off the floor, so Bebop will always be at least 14” away from the UV
But my partner is out getting a new one now. It is resting on two blocks on top of the 16” side of the enclosure - none of the branches are higher than 4 inches off the floor, so Bebop will always be at least 14” away from the UV
Pickle-cham
Chameleon Enthusiast
Is the hospital box suggested by the first vet? Only continually changing his environment added to the force feeding and visiting vets etc is going to put your guys stress levels through the roof.
You could possibly be overhandling him, each animal is different but my chameleon really feels most comfortable when unnoticed. She is tame and will walk into my hand without fear but she must have been like 8 or 9 months before this happened. I only handle her 1 a month when doing a enclosure clean. Does he walk onto your hand or do you have to pluck him off the branches?
You could possibly be overhandling him, each animal is different but my chameleon really feels most comfortable when unnoticed. She is tame and will walk into my hand without fear but she must have been like 8 or 9 months before this happened. I only handle her 1 a month when doing a enclosure clean. Does he walk onto your hand or do you have to pluck him off the branches?
I’ve had him since he hatched, and he started coming into my hand willingly at around 3-4 months! Before this happened he would always come out from wherever he was if I opened the door and offered a hand. I try to be respectful of his privacy and not handle him too much. Since his vet visit I would say that he’s been handled once a day for calcium/supplements. He seems to be improving every day. I just moved him in here today cause he looked like he was trying to move around in the small plastic tub but having a hard time. He climbed immediately onto this small perch when I put him here - and I am thinking he feels better not being on the floor.
Pickle-cham
Chameleon Enthusiast
Okay was just a suggestion but I get giving meds or even taking to the vets is a necessary stress in certain cases.
But in all honesty my chameleon is most active and content roaming all around her territory when everyone is ignoring or failing to notice her. If I have visitors wanting to look at her she freezes up tries to hide behind branches.she is alway reluctant to come out of cage but will do onto my hand most of time not always though, food certainly helps and gets her attention.
Hopefully he will shoot again and produce a fecal.
But in all honesty my chameleon is most active and content roaming all around her territory when everyone is ignoring or failing to notice her. If I have visitors wanting to look at her she freezes up tries to hide behind branches.she is alway reluctant to come out of cage but will do onto my hand most of time not always though, food certainly helps and gets her attention.
Hopefully he will shoot again and produce a fecal.
Ok so is it going through the screen top or do you have the top open so there is nothing blocking it? I am asking because with a zoomed 5.0 T5HO bulb and nothing blocking the light to reduce it you acutally need the distance to be 11 inches to the cham from the bottom of the fixture to put him in a 3 UVI level.
The light on the left is just a plant light - it provides more heat. The UVB is on the right, and I switched out the bulb in the basking lamp with just a normal frosted incandescent like you said last week.
He ate THREE whole crickets this morning!!! He is trying to use his tongue, but definitely struggling - it is sad but also kind of cute. First time he has shown interest in food.
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Lindasjackson
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he sure is looking better!
