SoCaliSon
Avid Member
Well... My dreaded time has come... Everyone has to do it at least once...
Cage Info:
Cage Type - What kind of cage are you using? What is the size?
18x18x36 screen
Lighting - What kind of lighting are you using? How long do you keep the lights on during the day?
1x 12" Reptisun 5.0, and 60 watt basking, Lights on @ 7;30 am and off at 8 pm
Temperature - What temperature range have you created? Basking spot temp? What is the temperature at night?
90' Daytime Basking. 75' Ambient room temp avg ambient air temp in cage is around 82', 75' nightime ambient temp.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels?
Usually around 65% humdity maintained by 4-5 3min mistings daily
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
Schefflera Arboricola Variegated
Location - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas?
In My Cham Room... No vents or high traffic. With the previous owner she was in a garage that I imagine got pretty hot. With only a lil dripper
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon.
F. Pardalis (Panther), Female, Hatched Dec. '06
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What kind of schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
She is primarily feeding on Silkies and Gutloaded supers... The gutload is the kind that comes in the Gummy like small green cubes, and says it is for gutloading all feeder insects.... I can't remember the brand name, I will post it when I get home.
Supplements - What are you dusting your feeders with and what kind of schedule do you use? Ca/d3 on one or two of the feeders 2wice a week... that is all I have given her so far.
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? Do you see your chameleon drinking? I have a pressurized hand sprayer that she gets sprayed with warm water several times throughout the day, I have a feeling she had never been sprayed before because she freaks out when I spray her. I have seen her drinking off of the leaves once or twice, but normally it is several minutes after the spraying as she runs and hides when the mist comes.
Fecal Description - Only one I was able to find so far looked healthy,Urates were nice and white... but I have only seen one. I will check for more when I get home.[/COLOR]
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. I tried to include as much info as I could from the husbandry of the previous owner. I noticed one eye closed on her ride home.. .So I know the problem came from the old owner. The cage size was the same, but I could see that he was not consistently monitoring temps... and she was only provided with a lil dripper. He also had a plant that I took out as I was unsure of it. It has a long skinny leafless branchless stalk, that goes up to a palm like top. I brought her home 6/13/08.
Current Problem - The current problem that you are concerned about.
Eyes closed during the day... Sometimes one, Sometimes both, Right one more than the left. She hated to be misted... And freaks out when I take her in the shower. After her last shower the eye seemed to bother her more. I will work on getting a pic of this up when I get home tonight. At first when I noticed it, she was closing the right eye only, and had a small white speck on the brim of the eyelid... I kept hydrating her, and as I suspected this speck disapeared, I think it was old shed, But she still closes her eyes. I need to get this girl in tip top shape for her new man that is coming. What do you guys think??? I already spoke with a vet, but I came to you guys because i wasn't entirely thrilled with his advice(Get her natural sunlight and contiue to hydrate her) He seemed to think I could tackle this without going for serious treatment, but he hasn't seen her yet either. Welp... Lets hear it... I knew I would have to fill out one of these eventually... Can't wait to hear what you guys think. I am going to keep a close eye on her uh, eye...and see if I can tackle this one before it gets bad. Thanks in Advance Everyone!
~Joe
Cage Info:
Cage Type - What kind of cage are you using? What is the size?
18x18x36 screen
Lighting - What kind of lighting are you using? How long do you keep the lights on during the day?
1x 12" Reptisun 5.0, and 60 watt basking, Lights on @ 7;30 am and off at 8 pm
Temperature - What temperature range have you created? Basking spot temp? What is the temperature at night?
90' Daytime Basking. 75' Ambient room temp avg ambient air temp in cage is around 82', 75' nightime ambient temp.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels?
Usually around 65% humdity maintained by 4-5 3min mistings daily
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
Schefflera Arboricola Variegated
Location - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas?
In My Cham Room... No vents or high traffic. With the previous owner she was in a garage that I imagine got pretty hot. With only a lil dripper
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon.
F. Pardalis (Panther), Female, Hatched Dec. '06
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What kind of schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
She is primarily feeding on Silkies and Gutloaded supers... The gutload is the kind that comes in the Gummy like small green cubes, and says it is for gutloading all feeder insects.... I can't remember the brand name, I will post it when I get home.
Supplements - What are you dusting your feeders with and what kind of schedule do you use? Ca/d3 on one or two of the feeders 2wice a week... that is all I have given her so far.
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? Do you see your chameleon drinking? I have a pressurized hand sprayer that she gets sprayed with warm water several times throughout the day, I have a feeling she had never been sprayed before because she freaks out when I spray her. I have seen her drinking off of the leaves once or twice, but normally it is several minutes after the spraying as she runs and hides when the mist comes.
Fecal Description - Only one I was able to find so far looked healthy,Urates were nice and white... but I have only seen one. I will check for more when I get home.[/COLOR]
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. I tried to include as much info as I could from the husbandry of the previous owner. I noticed one eye closed on her ride home.. .So I know the problem came from the old owner. The cage size was the same, but I could see that he was not consistently monitoring temps... and she was only provided with a lil dripper. He also had a plant that I took out as I was unsure of it. It has a long skinny leafless branchless stalk, that goes up to a palm like top. I brought her home 6/13/08.
Current Problem - The current problem that you are concerned about.
Eyes closed during the day... Sometimes one, Sometimes both, Right one more than the left. She hated to be misted... And freaks out when I take her in the shower. After her last shower the eye seemed to bother her more. I will work on getting a pic of this up when I get home tonight. At first when I noticed it, she was closing the right eye only, and had a small white speck on the brim of the eyelid... I kept hydrating her, and as I suspected this speck disapeared, I think it was old shed, But she still closes her eyes. I need to get this girl in tip top shape for her new man that is coming. What do you guys think??? I already spoke with a vet, but I came to you guys because i wasn't entirely thrilled with his advice(Get her natural sunlight and contiue to hydrate her) He seemed to think I could tackle this without going for serious treatment, but he hasn't seen her yet either. Welp... Lets hear it... I knew I would have to fill out one of these eventually... Can't wait to hear what you guys think. I am going to keep a close eye on her uh, eye...and see if I can tackle this one before it gets bad. Thanks in Advance Everyone!
~Joe