baby.pascal
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Hi my chameleon's name is pascal and we are new to the forums! I recently purchased him from petco yesterday, he is a 6 week old veiled chameleon. When I arrived at the pet store he was not active but had his eyes open, but when she gave it to be in the container to take him, he started to sleep until he got home around 8 pm. I turned on all the lights and let him explore for about 5 minutes. He didn't move off of the paper towel she out in the container and only looked around and then went back to sleep. So I turned off all the lights and went to bed. This morning around 8 am, I turned on his lights and his eyes were still closed. Then i moved him to the highest point in the cage aka my basking spot and off of the paper towel. I tried to feed him very small crickets but his eyes remained closed. I left him alone and he started to climb more but with his eyes remaining closed. I'm not sure if he is squinting or not. Please help!
Chameleon Info:
I'm very worried about him not eating or drinking. Also his eyes not opening at all. But he is getting more and more active
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Chameleon Info:
- Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
- veiled, male, 6 weeks, about 12 hours
- Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
- i haven't touched him yet.
- Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
- very small crickets, the lady at the pet store says he eats about 4, in the morning, yes with a piece of potato.
- Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
- dusted with calcium without d3 and plan on doing that everyday and using vitamins with d3 twice a month.
- Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
- i mist him with an automatic mister 3 times a day for 5 min.i also have a dripper. no he hasn't tried to drink.
- Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
- He hasn't pooped yet.
- History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
- Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
- screen cage 2 by 2 by 4 feet.
- Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
- linear usb bulb 10.0 24 inch with a 50 watt heating day heating bulb
- Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
- lowest night temp is 70 degrees and the basking spot is 85.
- Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
- 50% and I mist frequently,
- Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
- i have a corn plant
- 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?
- slightly near a vent but i plan to move it to a different location today near a window.
- Location - Where are you geographically located?
- denver, colorado
I'm very worried about him not eating or drinking. Also his eyes not opening at all. But he is getting more and more active
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