Montanachams
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I've come to the forum for help or some information that may determine if my female needs a vet visit..
Back story.. I ordered a gravid female jacksons cham. From backwater reptiles.. I know now that they are not in good standing with the online reptile world and I shouldn't have ordered from them.. but alas, I have her and now need help determining if she won't eat due to stress aside from being gravid.
She is in a 16" x 16" x 36" reptibreeze
a drip water system, with a bubbling catch basin I change every day or so. She doesn't drink from the basin, just the dripper.
humidity is 50 percent relative with obvious spikes when I mist her.
I mist her 3 or 4 times a day with spring water.
75 watt heat lamp keeps the cage around 80 if we haven't had too hot of day here in town.
18 watt uvb bulb, both operate 12/12
When I first received her, 2 weeks ago, she would eat 2 or 3 crickets a day at most, she now eats 1 if that and hasnt deficated in 2 days. Urea is white and yellow but minimal as well.
the food is dusted daily with calcium sans vitamin D, multi vitamin 1 every 10 days or so, calcium with vitamin D twice a month.
Her room has very little traffic, its a computer/gear room and only sees a visitor when I'm misting her.
Her color varies from normal green, though not often aside from sleep, she is mostly dark coloration.
Not sleeping during the day, slightly lethargic if at all, but still climbs around often.
She is chunky for sure, so definitely (hopefully) gravid.
very calm female and rarely handled, once a week for a couple minute shower. I don't have enough clean water to provide a 30 minute shower.. any suggestions?
Hopefully I've provided enought info. I have a male veiled chameleon I've had since he was months old, petsmart purchase, and he is healthy as all get out. Fecal, behavior, color.. and they are in identical conditions...
I appreciate any help and apologize for any slip ups in the info I provided.. thanks again!
Wesley
Back story.. I ordered a gravid female jacksons cham. From backwater reptiles.. I know now that they are not in good standing with the online reptile world and I shouldn't have ordered from them.. but alas, I have her and now need help determining if she won't eat due to stress aside from being gravid.
She is in a 16" x 16" x 36" reptibreeze
a drip water system, with a bubbling catch basin I change every day or so. She doesn't drink from the basin, just the dripper.
humidity is 50 percent relative with obvious spikes when I mist her.
I mist her 3 or 4 times a day with spring water.
75 watt heat lamp keeps the cage around 80 if we haven't had too hot of day here in town.
18 watt uvb bulb, both operate 12/12
When I first received her, 2 weeks ago, she would eat 2 or 3 crickets a day at most, she now eats 1 if that and hasnt deficated in 2 days. Urea is white and yellow but minimal as well.
the food is dusted daily with calcium sans vitamin D, multi vitamin 1 every 10 days or so, calcium with vitamin D twice a month.
Her room has very little traffic, its a computer/gear room and only sees a visitor when I'm misting her.
Her color varies from normal green, though not often aside from sleep, she is mostly dark coloration.
Not sleeping during the day, slightly lethargic if at all, but still climbs around often.
She is chunky for sure, so definitely (hopefully) gravid.
very calm female and rarely handled, once a week for a couple minute shower. I don't have enough clean water to provide a 30 minute shower.. any suggestions?
Hopefully I've provided enought info. I have a male veiled chameleon I've had since he was months old, petsmart purchase, and he is healthy as all get out. Fecal, behavior, color.. and they are in identical conditions...
I appreciate any help and apologize for any slip ups in the info I provided.. thanks again!
Wesley
