amandawilliams
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About 4 months ago I bought what I thought was a MALE rudis chameleon. Turns out she was female and just had 9 babies. She was had obviously gotten pregnant right before I received her. (I had no idea she was gravid or that HE was a SHE until they were born). She’s doing great and is back to normal, but now I have no clue what to do with these little guys. I have tried researching how to properly care for Rudis babies but there’s not a whole lot of information about this species out there. So I am now trying to contact anyone I can find who has had experience with raising baby Rudis. I have read that they can be one of the more difficult species to raise and I want to give them the best chance of survival that I can.
They were born on Friday February 27th and are 5 days old now.
All 9 are still alive, drinking and eating fruit flies without any problems. I removed them from moms cage because they seemed to be stressing her out. I made a make-do “nursery” with an old column fish tank that I had and put a screen lid on top with a reptile light (26 watt UVB 100 bulb). The tank is 13L X 13W X 24H. I have a live pothos vine and plenty of branches for them to climb on. The temp usually stays around 77 F during the day and drops down to about 71 F at night. Humidity ranging from 85 right after I mist and drops down to about 58 between misting’s. I am trying to mist as often as I can without drowning the cage.
Should I be doing anything different?
What is the typical survival rate?
How long before they are out of the “danger zone” of dying?
Do I need to try and keep as many flies in there as possible so they can eat anytime they want to or do I need to only feed them once or twice a day?
How big do they need to be before I can start feeding them small crickets? (I can’t find pinheads)
Should airflow be a major concern even though the humidity keeps dropping rapidly between misting’s?
They currently do not have a heat lamp because I read somewhere that they tend to get overheated and die…should I have one? Or as long as my temps are relatively warm will they be fine?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! I am doing the best I can with the information I could find but really would like to talk to someone with experience. I just want as many as possible to live!
They were born on Friday February 27th and are 5 days old now.
All 9 are still alive, drinking and eating fruit flies without any problems. I removed them from moms cage because they seemed to be stressing her out. I made a make-do “nursery” with an old column fish tank that I had and put a screen lid on top with a reptile light (26 watt UVB 100 bulb). The tank is 13L X 13W X 24H. I have a live pothos vine and plenty of branches for them to climb on. The temp usually stays around 77 F during the day and drops down to about 71 F at night. Humidity ranging from 85 right after I mist and drops down to about 58 between misting’s. I am trying to mist as often as I can without drowning the cage.
Should I be doing anything different?
What is the typical survival rate?
How long before they are out of the “danger zone” of dying?
Do I need to try and keep as many flies in there as possible so they can eat anytime they want to or do I need to only feed them once or twice a day?
How big do they need to be before I can start feeding them small crickets? (I can’t find pinheads)
Should airflow be a major concern even though the humidity keeps dropping rapidly between misting’s?
They currently do not have a heat lamp because I read somewhere that they tend to get overheated and die…should I have one? Or as long as my temps are relatively warm will they be fine?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! I am doing the best I can with the information I could find but really would like to talk to someone with experience. I just want as many as possible to live!
