The Wild One
Chameleon Enthusiast
Just Supers?
Meet Louie
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Ares05
Chameleon Enthusiast
You don't turn off his lights at night??
Swtbobcat
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I do now. I didnt before but have changed the light he had to one that has the regular light and the other a blue night light...
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Swtbobcat
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Yes. Just supers. I had been doing some reading when i got him and it said feed him supers and as treats you can give him other types of worms but not too often cuz they arent good for him on a reg basis. But obviously Im learning a lot thru the forum and am making changes accordingly as i am getting the help I need to make him healthy and keep him healthy.
Swtbobcat
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I have already been making some changes like getting rid of the wood subtrate and replaced it with the green carpeting and am misting his cage a couple times a day and im seeing him move around a lot more and hanging out all over the cage.
Ares05
Chameleon Enthusiast
Hey.. don't use reptile carpet. If you are using that, may as well use nothing at all. Bare bottom is easy in general to clean, just wipe it down when he poops on it. Reptile carpet holds in bacteria like a sponge.
No light at night. At all. They need darkness and temperature drop to sleep properly, along with 80-100 percent humidity at night as well.
You uvb should be a tube t5ho uvb fixture running the length of your cage, not the compact coil bulbs.
Use white lights, no color. Household 60watt bulbs normally do the trick, you can get them for like 80 cents a piece at a hardware store.
Try and wean him off of his super worm diet. Crickets are better, and roaches are the best, as far as nutrition. Gut load feeders with leafy greens and veggies, along with some sort of pre made mix. ( I use bug burger-- https://www.amazon.com/Repashy-Burg...1_4?keywords=bug+burger&qid=1576072284&sr=8-4 )
You should be supplementing with plain calcium almost every feeding, and then calcium with d3 twice a month and multivitamin twice a month, alternating weeks.
No light at night. At all. They need darkness and temperature drop to sleep properly, along with 80-100 percent humidity at night as well.
You uvb should be a tube t5ho uvb fixture running the length of your cage, not the compact coil bulbs.
Use white lights, no color. Household 60watt bulbs normally do the trick, you can get them for like 80 cents a piece at a hardware store.
Try and wean him off of his super worm diet. Crickets are better, and roaches are the best, as far as nutrition. Gut load feeders with leafy greens and veggies, along with some sort of pre made mix. ( I use bug burger-- https://www.amazon.com/Repashy-Burg...1_4?keywords=bug+burger&qid=1576072284&sr=8-4 )
You should be supplementing with plain calcium almost every feeding, and then calcium with d3 twice a month and multivitamin twice a month, alternating weeks.
The Wild One
Chameleon Enthusiast
Yes use them as treats but for a staple try dubia roaches, they are way better than crickets IMO.
Swtbobcat
Member
Thanks.
Swtbobcat
Member
Im picking up dubia roaches this evening to feed to him in the morning
