Mikedixon22
New Member
Hey everyone new to the cham world of only a few months just wanted to introduce myself, meet some fellows chameleon enthusiasts, and gain as much info as I can going into this. I have a male veiled chameleon around 6 months I think (ya'll chime in if I'm wrong about anything I put here) that I got from petco. First few weeks I had him things went well, I noticed some breathing issues and signs of a uri. Brought him to the vet immediately and he was prescribed some antibiotics and anti-inflammatory. It's now been 8 days since treatment started. It was definitely a tough week since he was very week, not eating, or drinking. Had to force feed and hydrate to get him though it. He is now doing immaculately better. His appetite Is still diminished, but has eaten a little by hand feeding. I'm hoping once he is done with his antibiotics his appetite will rise back up. Anyways I have completely changed he's husbandry and have flooded myself with all the knowledge yall have put into this forum, very thankful for it and everyone who contributes to the health and well beings of these animals. If any of you can please give me any further advice I'd really appreciate it. Will post pics of enclosure. Husbandry info: reptibreeze cage 18×18x30 (will be upgrading to 24×24x48 or better soon), T5 ho uvb 24", 60 watt daylight basking bulb (basking temp low 80s), ambient temp during the day is around 72 and nights 62-68. humidity during day is 30-50%, nights 50-80%. Removed all fake plants and only live now. He recieves calcium without d3 every feeding execpt 2x a month he gets reptivite with d3 ( my vet advised that I do the reptivite once a week instead of every other week). I use a wide variety of feeders: crickets, dubies, bsfl, hornworms, mealworms/wax worms (for snacks). Just recently got a shooting gallery and smaller feeding bowl for worms. I have a mister set up to spray for 2 min every 4 hours and also a dripper. I just want to make sure everything is up to par for my cham (Henry) and want to give him the best life possible. Please let me know what you think and any feedback is welcome.