murray's been acting kind of funky;

bimac6

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i don't know if i'm over-thinking things or not but murray's acting a little funky.

although he doesn't ever sleep during the day or anything, he is sitting in the far corner of his cage, in the dark. like still on a branch with his eyes open and such, just being a creep.

and he just recently saw himself in the mirror and he opened his mouth at himself, are their lips supposed to curl outward when he opens his mouth in threat? i might just be over thinking it.

i also haven't seen him eating lately, but his doody is still present. brown and white, maybe a little tiny bit yellow but nothing that worrisome.

Cage Info:

* Cage Type - mesh lllreptile 28x28x48''
* Lighting - reptisun 5.0 linear tube for uvb; 65 watt for heat, just a common household floodlight
* Temperature - most of his cage is probably room temperature, all the time, so other than the basking spot, mid 70's, basking spot is around 85-90, it's been like this since we bought him
* Humidity - we have a dripper that we keep on constantly, or whenever we can. and i mist 2-3 times a day for 3 minutes
* Plants - large schleffaria plant i've just recently put in, a small pothos, and a lemon tree that he's had forever.
* Placement -it's in my room, kind of near a vent but it's not aiming towards him. and my room is probably 8 feet or something, his cage is 4 feet high
* Location - florida


Chameleon Info:

* Your Chameleon - yemen, male, i've had him since december; he's probably around a year now
* Handling - well i hold him a bit, but he roams around whenever he feels like coming out
* Feeding - large crickets, he refuses everything else. i use the reptical stuff maybe twice a month? and when he was younger in a smaller cage, i'd feed him once at noon, and once at 6, he'd eat maybe 8? i forget. but now he has the cricket box in his cage so he eats when he pleases, and i've seen him eat this way. and yes i feed them tomato and cabbage
* Supplements - repti-cal stuff. and maybe twice a month
* Watering - dripper on whenver i see it's out, i refill, and i mist his whole cage 2-3 times a day
* Fecal Description - just fine, brown and white. except maybe a slight yellow tint sometimes but not often. and no he hasn't been tested for parasites
* Current Problem - stated above
 
Here are my thoughts:

He is hitting sexual maturity-they get moody and solitary. Don't be suprised if he ends up being nasty-that is what most male Veileds do.
You handle him alot-and even if he does not seem stressed, you may just not realize he is stressed.
Leaving crickets in for him all the time is just asking for him to become food-bored, and also allowing him the potential to overeat-a fat chameleon is not a healthy chameleon.
Supplements-you should be dusting both of your chams feeders with a D3 free calcium 5-6X weekly-light dusting-not shake-n-bake. You should be dusting with a calcium with D3 2X monthly, and using a multi-vite/mineral like Reptivite or Hertivite once monthly.
 
:D! Alright, thanks Julirs.
I just ordered the two supplements right now! :_D

Until you receive those supplements, and because you live in florida I would suggest taking him outside for some sunlight, and maybe gutload your crix with a high calcium product/veggie. You can also try giving him some worms that are high in calcium, silk worms ect. Until you get the supplements. If he has gone since Dec. without any calcium powder, I'd be a little worried about MDB.

Would it be possible to share some pictures of the little guy? If his arms (specifically the joints) look like "C"s rather then "L"s, in other words, have a slight curve to them he may be suffering from lack of supplementation.

I'm not assuming he has it, or trying to scare you. I'm just a little worried about him having no calcium supplements since Dec.

hope that helps :)
 
Oh no I understand! :) He goes outside almost every day to get some sunlight, also. He has had supplements. Just not the no d3 or vitamin. which i just ordered. let me get some pictures out of my phone. I just got a new computer and i have nothing saved on it :(.

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man same thing happen to me today. A couple of my chams are hiding... females.. and it came across my mind how animal get early sense that something bad is going to happen. Independents day aliens coming down.. but i took it in a serious note and something trigger me and I thought man I hope I dont hear any bad news of someone famous passing away today.. Two mintues ago my friend called me and said dang you know whats crazy.. STEVE MCNAIR passed away.... he got shot.. He used to play for the TENN TITANS..
bummer...
 
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