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I love veileds. I keep three and I don't want to see anything happen to your little girl. Please take the time to read the blogs and fill out the Ask For Help form so that you can keep this little girl healthy. Her temps need to be in the very low 80's at her basking spot. Is your reptiglo 5.0 a tube or coil bulb? What kind of supplements are you using? You need three kinds of supplements and twice a month is not enough. How do you gut load? Are you misting her and have a dripper? Normally a light is not needed at night. They need a temp drop at night and unless it's cooler than 65 she'll be fine. She really needs a screen cage and waterfalls harbor bacteria and not recommended for chameleons. Has she has a check up and fecal lately? It's common for bearded's to have some coccidia and if you didn't do a very thorough cleaning of the tank she could have picked up the coccidia.
I love veileds. I keep three and I don't want to see anything happen to your little girl. Please take the time to read the blogs and fill out the Ask For Help form so that you can keep this little girl healthy. Her temps need to be in the very low 80's at her basking spot. Is your reptiglo 5.0 a tube or coil bulb? What kind of supplements are you using? You need three kinds of supplements and twice a month is not enough. How do you gut load? Are you misting her and have a dripper? Normally a light is not needed at night. They need a temp drop at night and unless it's cooler than 65 she'll be fine. She really needs a screen cage and waterfalls harbor bacteria and not recommended for chameleons. Has she has a check up and fecal lately? It's common for bearded's to have some coccidia and if you didn't do a very thorough cleaning of the tank she could have picked up the coccidia.
Jann, Thank you for all your detailed information. As a new Cham owner I know I still have a lot to learn.
I do have one question, I read that if they get white crusties around their nose they are getting too much calcium diet. My cham will get that from time to time and I only dust them every couple weeks. What else could that be?
I will start to dust her crickets every day and get some veggies for the crickets. Should I continue to feed the crickets the "Orange Cubes" and Hi Cal cricket diet?
I am reading the temps with 2 on the side temp gauges. They are the nicer ones and not just the ones that come as a starter pack. One of this is on her basking spot about 87 and the other is on the other side of the cage towards the bottom. I will change the basking lamp for a reg bulb to bring the temps down for her a little.
I am not planning on breeding her but what is the age they usually have to lay eggs? I just get a 5 gal bucket with play sand in it and put her in there for like an hour a day correct?
There has been much discussion on here on the white stuff that comes out of chameleon's noses and it is said to be believed that it is not a calcium overload but salts and minerals they are secreting through their nostrils. If you are only dusting every couple of weeks, then case in point here. I would just go with the fresh fruits and vegetables and you could keep the flukers cubes for hydration but after that use oranges instead. They can lay eggs as early as 6 months or so. You have come to the right place to get everything right! Welcome to the forums!!!