my basic care sheet

[Hoj]

here is my basic care info i am brand new so please give your input and advice on any missing info or wrong doing.

thx be gentle LoL

Camo the Chameleon

Breed: Veiled Chameleon
Sex: male (I believe)
D.O.B: late July (estimated)
Purchased: October 21st, 2010 @ PJ’s pets Bramalea 905-729-7428

Feeding: mostly crickets 6 to 8 a day medium sized gut loaded with Zilla cricket and insect food, Zilla green cricket drink with calcium and dusted with Exo Terra calcium with D3 powder twice a week. Have tried some meal worms with no success. ( still trying )

Watering: misting two to three times a day with a hand spray bottle, as well as using a drip cup twice a day with approx, 2 oz of water each time. There is also a Exo-Terra small sized waterfall. All water is treated with Zoo Med dechloraminating agent.

Enclosure: Exo-Terra glass two door terrarium with screen top. Size 18x18x24
½” of coconut substrate on bottom, foam rock wall with fake plants hanging all over, a med sized 4ft flexible vine, large mounted piece of wood, a few large rocks, and a Exo-Terra small waterfall. Also I have a small Pothos plant growing in a pot at the bottom.

Lighting: 1 ceramic heat lamp with 65w bulb n clamp approx, 1” from screen and a Exo-Terra compact fluorescent terrarium canopy with 2 Exo-Terra Repti Glo 5.0 UVB 26w bulbs.

Temperature & Humidity: Top of terrarium is hi 70’s to low 80’s by day and low 70’s high 60’s at night. Bottom is low 70’s by day and low 60’s at night. Both temps measured with Exo-Terra dial thermometers at opposite side of basking light. Humidity is measured with a Exo-Terra hydrometer and is primarily kept between 55 and 75.

thanks again

 

[Silkyslim]

I would say it looks good overall. Although I might change a few things:

I would suggest ditching the coconut substrate as the cham could possibly ingest it and cause impaction problems.

Also, typically the waterfalls become nothing but an outhouse to the cham which can cause all sorts of problems if they start drinking poo water, so most forum members use other methods for watering.

Pothos like to grow downwards so I might try to hang the plant from the cage somehow to maximize plant coverage in the future.

 

[carol5208]

A few other changes I would make also.

You do not need TWO 5.0 UVB's, just one!

Change your gutload for your crickets to fresh veggies and fruits, such as kale, collard greens, romaine, carrots, apples, oranges, melon etc.

Also should be dusting with Calcium w/od3 at every feeding and calcium w/d3 twice a month or so along with the same for a multivitamin.

You should be good to go!!!