Couple of things -- she probably didn't go to the bottom to play. More likely she is trying to lay eggs. Do you have a lay bin? You said you had substrate...is your enclosure bioactive? You said it's always the same temperature and humidity...it should fluctuate between day and night. I have many questions but they can really only be answered if you fill out this form :
Chameleon Info:
- Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
- Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
- Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
- Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
- Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
- Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
- History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
Cage Info:
- Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
- Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
- Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
- Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
- Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
- 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?
- Location - Where are you geographically located?
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
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She is a Veiled chameleon female- around 3 years(previous owner said she was 2)
She is handled maybe once every other day she comes to the front of her cage and is held for about 2 minutes while I clean poop and change out her water then she is put back
She eats about 7-8 gutloaded crickets every other day and 1-2 superworms whenever the pet store has them
Crickets are dusted with zoomed repticalcium d3
She has a dropper with a water bowl under neath she does drink as well as go for full body soaks, I do not must because she become extremely uncomfortable and runs around and hisses the first couple weeks when I tried to
Her pee is like a pastel yellow and her poops are about an inch long brown quite solid
She eats normal and pees a lot
Tina has just upgraded to the exoterra glass cage 18x18x24
I do not know the brand of the lighting as I got it from the previous owner and haven’t changed but it’s a double bulb and I can include pictures
And her cage ranges usually 80-90 but in the summer it got up to 95 right now it is at 80 and I have two small gauges that I ordered off chewy( pic included)
Humidity stays at 50 I don’t do much to change that because it makes her uncomfortable and I have a small hygrometer
No live plants I live in Wisconsin and temperatures are hard to maintain
Her cage is located in front of my bed next to my desk on top of a drawer system, no large animals except for my tree frog but I do have a barrier in between them
I am in Wisconsin
