male veiled chameleon he is about 1 year old he has been in my care for about 8 months
he comes and kinda scratches in the corner of his cage so i let him out and he crawls right onto me and i would say i do that about 4 or 5 times a week i know that a lot but he asks to come out
If he does this look at his nails to see if he has all of them still intact. I doubt he does this almost everyday since chameleons don’t normally do this because they want to come out there may be another reason.
i feed my chameleon 7 crickets every other day i feed him horn worms 2 times a week and as a treat i feed him 2 wax worms a month 5 food items every other day.
5 food items every other day or he can become obese unless he is already which I’m not sure and as for hornworms twice a week and only 1-2
https://chameleonacademy.com/veiled-chameleon-care/
i feed my chameleon D3 repti calcium once a month and rep-cal herptivite multivitamins every time i feed
This is where things go wrong you should feed calcium with no d3 and phosphorus free every time you feed. D3 is where I’m not sure some say once every month, some say every other week or every week I’ve heard and alternate between the multivitamin I’ll have someone else answer this
i use a big dripper and i always make sure it is running, i use purified spring water, and i spray his cage 3 to 4 times a day i dont see him drink i used to but not anymore but his pee and poop is normal. poop is soft pee is white and one little speck of yellow
I use the big dripper as well as long as there is no chlorine and its safe to drink. You don’t need to spray that much unless you live somewhere with low humidity. Usually it’s once in the morning for 2-4 minutes and once before lights go off for 2-4 minutes and if you do, do it in between make sure it’s fully dry before misting again. Poop and urates seem good.
no he has never been to the vet yet.
rango got really sick and almost died a couple of months ago he wasnt eating or drinking but he eventually started back up again with the right lighting and some pedialyte
Take him to the vet ASAP! As for the pedialyte it should be prescribed by a vet no? I know what it is and know it can be used but I need more details on how much and how you used it etc...
my cage is a screen cage and i believe it is 30"L x 18"w x 30'H
You need a 2x2x4 considering your chams age but just in general
i have the zoo med reptisun 10.0 uvb mini compact fluorescent and i use a repti basking spot lamp
You need a T5HO linear uvb 5.0 or an Arcadia, compacts aren’t good. What are the watts for the basking bulb?
i use a reptile thermometer i got it from petco and his cgae temp is always between 75-90 degrees overnight temp is about 60 degrees
i use a humidity Gage from petco, it stays about 40-60% humidity.
Should be no higher than 80 that’s too hot the red light is not good throw it out
i took out one of my live plants because he was eating the dirt.
That’s why everyone suggests putting rocks to prevent this your cham could get impacted
the cage is located in my bedroom around 5 feet from a window and i run the fan in my room on low to get good air circulation. and like i said im not at home right now so im guessing the top is about 8 or so feet from my floor.
Someone else can comment on this but from what I know windows can sometimes stress a chameleon etc... your chameleon should have enough air circulation with the mesh screen the distance is high I think you meant inches?
i live in Minnesota
im concerned about my food scheduled im giving him and MBD food schedule
I’ve put a link above to veiled chameleon care and MBD is not reversible. I’d say take him to the vet although the vet won’t be able to do much with the MBD situation it will help though so I’d go.