I’m assuming you already know she has MBD. You would benefit greatly from filling out the help form. Your supplement schedule is way off and I have concerns about your lighting.
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Chameleon Info:
◦ Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
Veiled cham - female - age 10 months - 3 weeks in my care
◦ Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
Once a day, I bring her outside on sunny days because I want to enrich her mind and stimulate her senses, but otherwise its just from her cage to her favorite plants that she likes to sleep on. She enjoys her freedom so the house plants act as a nice 'playtime' area that she also uses for sleep
◦ Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
I am feeding her crickets, meal worms, and pheonix worms. Ive tried horned worms but they were too big for her
I want to start gut loading her with mustard greens and turnip greens but ive just ran out of funds until my next check but ive spent 400$ on her so far so its just one step at a time.
◦ Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
Im at work so idk the brand but it says repti on both of them, one is an all purpose vitamin and nutritional supplement with all the essentials like zinc, cobalt, vitamins etc etc etc the nutrition label was and is very extensive.
◦ Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
Spray bottle, 2-4 times a day, she only notices the water when she is thirsty and not trying to escape her cage. When she does see the water she drinks like theres not tomorrow so I make sure to give her extra. I spray about half my spray bottles worth and it holds alot of liquid.
◦ Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
Im collecting a stool sample ASAP to check for parasites but so far the stool has been very dark and very large, but today she pooped a smaller poo that had a whitish color and the casing didnt have as much water so im worried about her drinking habits.
◦ History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
History? Neglected, incorrect lights, no love, starvation, basically animal abuse in definition. The previous owner should not be allowed to have pets... he thought she drank through her skin...
Cage Info:
◦ Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
Glass tank but im getting a new one in a week
It wi be wire mesh 2 feet by 2 feet by 4 feet tall.
◦ Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
I use a double ceramic light fixture. One light is a blue UVA bulb and the other is a UVB light but it screws into the ceramic. Im getting her the elongated reptisun UVB light ASAP and will probably invest in it with the new cage. The bulbs she has are Reptisun but I triple checked the light with research to make sure it would work temporarily. Which it is.
◦ Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
Havent gotten a gauge yet... like I said only had her 3 weeks and ive spent 400$ so im just improving everything 1 step at a time.
◦ Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
Same as above
◦ Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
I will be using live plants with her new cage
◦ 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?
Cage height is as tall as my waist, sits in the corner because thats where the desk is but she gets plenty of freedom otherwise. New cage will be in a different spot
◦ Location - Where are you geographically located?
Menasha Wisconsin USA
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
Not many problems, she does have a small case of MBD but the vet said its going away with my care. She has a fractured/broken bone in her left forearm from MBD so yes, im aware.
Working on improving her water, but I spray and mist for almost 3-5 minutes straight every time.
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