Mystic
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Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? 4 month old female Veiled Chameleon, 10 days.
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? when I clean her cage or when she wants to come out to my hand.
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? She gets 6 to 8 medium size crickets with alternating suppliments in the morning. Gut loading with plain dry oatmeal with mixed fruits and veggies that are great for Milly. I give her a 2 or 3 small meal worms every other day that takes the place of 2 crickets.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?Rep Cal Ultrafine calcium with D3,Rep Cal Calcium without D3,herptivite Multivitamin. Using plain calcium 3 times a week,Calcium +D3 once every two-four weeks lightly, and a multivitamin every two-four weeks.
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? Small Dripper onto leaves that collect the water for her. I mist 2-3 times a day for 2 minutes with dryouts in between. I see her drink.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? Half dark brown/Half white. She has been tested for parasites and is clear of them.
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. She has been in great shape and still is. Just that she started darting her tongue at small pieces of soil from her Camelia plant she basks on.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? Exo Terra 18x18x24, Glass with screen top/vents under double doors. Her large cage will be build when husbands returns from offshore in 2 weeks.
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? Reptisun 5.0 uvb, 90watt for basking. 10-12 hrs.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? Her basking spot stays between 80f-85f during the day/night 70f-75f.Lowest night temp was 65f.
I use a Digital Thermometer and Humidity Gauge.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? Humidity stays between 50%-70%. I mist 2-3 times a day with dryouts in between. Digital Thermometer and Humidity Gauge.
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? I have a Camilia live plant for her with fake vines and leave decore/w pink tropical flowers.
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? I have her in our living room. The top of her cage is 6 feet from the floor.
Location - Where are you geographically located? Southern Louisiana.
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
Today I noticed her using her tongue to pick up and eat small pieces of soil from her Camilia plant. No pestisides and the plants soil was replaced with plain soil/no additives. I washed the plant very well before placing it in her cage.
After I noticed her doing it I took a piece of thick plastic with a tons of poked holes in it to fit in the pot covering the soil. I mounded the soil so the water would work its way down. I will head to town tomorrow to get some large smooth stones to cover the soil and remove the plastic. Plastic is just a fix until I can get to town tomorrow for her rocks.
Was the fix ok? Should I just remove her plant all together or leave as is until I get rocks?
She is healthy and active. She eats her crickets and drinks water from her leaves. Her colors seem relaxed and not dark. Basicly happy colors. I want to do everything I can to make sure she is safe and healthy along with comfertable and happy !!!
This is a picture of Milly a few minutes ago. Rest assured the wood you see on the side of the glass is mounted on the outside on both sides of her cage.
Bamboo Mats.
http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/y538/Mysticfly/milly11-30.jpg
This is picture is of the plastic fix. I just misted her cage as well.
http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/y538/Mysticfly/plasticfix.jpg
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? 4 month old female Veiled Chameleon, 10 days.
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? when I clean her cage or when she wants to come out to my hand.
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? She gets 6 to 8 medium size crickets with alternating suppliments in the morning. Gut loading with plain dry oatmeal with mixed fruits and veggies that are great for Milly. I give her a 2 or 3 small meal worms every other day that takes the place of 2 crickets.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?Rep Cal Ultrafine calcium with D3,Rep Cal Calcium without D3,herptivite Multivitamin. Using plain calcium 3 times a week,Calcium +D3 once every two-four weeks lightly, and a multivitamin every two-four weeks.
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? Small Dripper onto leaves that collect the water for her. I mist 2-3 times a day for 2 minutes with dryouts in between. I see her drink.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? Half dark brown/Half white. She has been tested for parasites and is clear of them.
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. She has been in great shape and still is. Just that she started darting her tongue at small pieces of soil from her Camelia plant she basks on.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? Exo Terra 18x18x24, Glass with screen top/vents under double doors. Her large cage will be build when husbands returns from offshore in 2 weeks.
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? Reptisun 5.0 uvb, 90watt for basking. 10-12 hrs.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? Her basking spot stays between 80f-85f during the day/night 70f-75f.Lowest night temp was 65f.
I use a Digital Thermometer and Humidity Gauge.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? Humidity stays between 50%-70%. I mist 2-3 times a day with dryouts in between. Digital Thermometer and Humidity Gauge.
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? I have a Camilia live plant for her with fake vines and leave decore/w pink tropical flowers.
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? I have her in our living room. The top of her cage is 6 feet from the floor.
Location - Where are you geographically located? Southern Louisiana.
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
Today I noticed her using her tongue to pick up and eat small pieces of soil from her Camilia plant. No pestisides and the plants soil was replaced with plain soil/no additives. I washed the plant very well before placing it in her cage.
After I noticed her doing it I took a piece of thick plastic with a tons of poked holes in it to fit in the pot covering the soil. I mounded the soil so the water would work its way down. I will head to town tomorrow to get some large smooth stones to cover the soil and remove the plastic. Plastic is just a fix until I can get to town tomorrow for her rocks.
Was the fix ok? Should I just remove her plant all together or leave as is until I get rocks?
She is healthy and active. She eats her crickets and drinks water from her leaves. Her colors seem relaxed and not dark. Basicly happy colors. I want to do everything I can to make sure she is safe and healthy along with comfertable and happy !!!
This is a picture of Milly a few minutes ago. Rest assured the wood you see on the side of the glass is mounted on the outside on both sides of her cage.
Bamboo Mats.
http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/y538/Mysticfly/milly11-30.jpg
This is picture is of the plastic fix. I just misted her cage as well.
http://i1279.photobucket.com/albums/y538/Mysticfly/plasticfix.jpg
