batmancumming
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hey guys, im new to chameleon forums and pretty much new to owning one as well. got a healthy looking male jacksons in the spring and i just wanted to make sure im on the right track. haven't had any major problems so thts good.
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Male Jacksons cham. he's about a year old now. ive had him about 5 months now
Handling - usually once a week for about 10-15 min. take him outside when its nice to get some sun
Feeding - mostly crickets, mealworms, superworms, butterworms and silkworms. he's a picky eater, i try to feed him everyday since most times he will only eat 2-3 insects at a day. not big on crickets, but he loves butterworms n silkworms
Supplements - i use exo-terra calcium, calcium w d3, and multivitamin. he gets calcium at every/every other feeding, calcium w d3 once every 2 weeks, and his multi-vitamin once a month
Watering - i use an exo terra monsoon auomatic mister, little dripper, and a regular spray bottle. the monsoon goes off every 2-3 hours for about 30 seconds, mostly to keep the humidity up. it's hooked up to another timer so it shuts off at nite. the little dripper i open during the day at close at nite. 3 times a day i will drench his cage with the spray bottle for a few min, and once a day i will spend about 10 min spraying him down with warm water which he absolutely loves. he just opens his mouth and drinks his fill. i have also seen him drinking from the dripper tube.
Fecal Description - his poop looks brown and solid. sometimes there is a bit of orange in with the urates, but i just give him an extra warm water spray down and it goes back to white again. never had him tested for parasites, but thts prob a good idea just in case.
History - nothing really, when i got him one of his horns were chipped, but tht doesnt seem to be a big deal
Cage Info:
Cage Type -18*18*36 screen cage
Lighting - i use a reptisun 50 watt bulb with a flukers fixture tht has a dimming switch. also use a 5.0 florescent uvb light
Temperature - basking spot is between 83-86. ambient daytime temps in the mid to upper 70's. bottom of the cage usually in the mid to high 60's. at nite the temps drop to about 60-65. i have multiple dial thermomters in his cage and have used a infrared thermometer to measure temps in different areas
Humidity - always between 65-85% between the monsoon, dripper, and hand sprayer keeping the humidity high isn't overly difficult. i have a hydrometer in his cage as well.
Plants - schefflera arbicola (umbrella tree plant)
Placement - located in a spare room, pretty much no traffic at all. there is an ac vent on the wall across from him, but it doesnt directly blow on him. toip of the cage is about my height, im around 6ft
Location - philadelphia, PA
Current Problem - no real problems, just wanted to make sure im not doin anything wrong. i wish he was as crazy about eating as he is of drinking, sometimes he will eat a silkworm, 2 butterworms, 2 crickets, and a mealworm and other times he'll eat a cricket and a mealworm and call it quits. is there anything wrong with tht??
--steve
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Male Jacksons cham. he's about a year old now. ive had him about 5 months now
Handling - usually once a week for about 10-15 min. take him outside when its nice to get some sun
Feeding - mostly crickets, mealworms, superworms, butterworms and silkworms. he's a picky eater, i try to feed him everyday since most times he will only eat 2-3 insects at a day. not big on crickets, but he loves butterworms n silkworms
Supplements - i use exo-terra calcium, calcium w d3, and multivitamin. he gets calcium at every/every other feeding, calcium w d3 once every 2 weeks, and his multi-vitamin once a month
Watering - i use an exo terra monsoon auomatic mister, little dripper, and a regular spray bottle. the monsoon goes off every 2-3 hours for about 30 seconds, mostly to keep the humidity up. it's hooked up to another timer so it shuts off at nite. the little dripper i open during the day at close at nite. 3 times a day i will drench his cage with the spray bottle for a few min, and once a day i will spend about 10 min spraying him down with warm water which he absolutely loves. he just opens his mouth and drinks his fill. i have also seen him drinking from the dripper tube.
Fecal Description - his poop looks brown and solid. sometimes there is a bit of orange in with the urates, but i just give him an extra warm water spray down and it goes back to white again. never had him tested for parasites, but thts prob a good idea just in case.
History - nothing really, when i got him one of his horns were chipped, but tht doesnt seem to be a big deal
Cage Info:
Cage Type -18*18*36 screen cage
Lighting - i use a reptisun 50 watt bulb with a flukers fixture tht has a dimming switch. also use a 5.0 florescent uvb light
Temperature - basking spot is between 83-86. ambient daytime temps in the mid to upper 70's. bottom of the cage usually in the mid to high 60's. at nite the temps drop to about 60-65. i have multiple dial thermomters in his cage and have used a infrared thermometer to measure temps in different areas
Humidity - always between 65-85% between the monsoon, dripper, and hand sprayer keeping the humidity high isn't overly difficult. i have a hydrometer in his cage as well.
Plants - schefflera arbicola (umbrella tree plant)
Placement - located in a spare room, pretty much no traffic at all. there is an ac vent on the wall across from him, but it doesnt directly blow on him. toip of the cage is about my height, im around 6ft
Location - philadelphia, PA
Current Problem - no real problems, just wanted to make sure im not doin anything wrong. i wish he was as crazy about eating as he is of drinking, sometimes he will eat a silkworm, 2 butterworms, 2 crickets, and a mealworm and other times he'll eat a cricket and a mealworm and call it quits. is there anything wrong with tht??
--steve
