lisagr07
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Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? panther, male, 18 months old, had him 2.5 months.
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? 5-6 times a week.
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? crickets, dubia, supers and butterworms. What amount? 3-4 crickets or roaches daily(when he wants to eat) supers and butters as a treat once or twice a week. What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? carrots, greens, squash, apples, strawberries,oranges and cricket crack.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? zoo med repti-cal w/o D3 daily, zoo med repti-cal w D3 twice a month, zoo med reptivite once a month.
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? automatic mister and dripper.How often and how long to you mist? mister runs 4 times a day for 8 minutes each. Do you see your chameleon drinking? rarely.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. poop brown and well formed, urates have way too much orange at times, we are constantly trying to get more water in him through additional hand mistings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? not in my possession.
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. ???
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? wood and screen, 30" x 30" x 50".
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? reptisun 5.0 linear bulb, plant grow light for plants and regular incandescent bulb 75w for basking.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? basking temp around 85, temp drops to about 75 at night. measured with temp gun and digital thermometer.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? humidity ranges from 40-60%, stick up humidity guage... i know its not real accurate..
Plants - Are you using live plants? yes. If so, what kind? schifilera and pothos.
Placement - Where is your cage located? in the computer room. Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? a/c vent and fan are above cage. there is partial covering over the top of the cage to block air flow into cage. At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor? 6' from floor.
Location - Where are you geographically located? mid south....
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
i have noticed that when he shoots for food he can hit it dead on and it wont stick to his tongue... it usually takes a couple of shots before it sticks. i felt he was getting frustrated this morning so i literally put it in his mouth, man they can bite hard!!
are there certain areas on their tongues that are stickier than others? it almost seems like hes trying to make adjustments with head positioning after a miss or two...
something else weird, to me anyway, is when food does stick and his tongue is coming back in,, it looks like it bends, snaps backwards towards his feet. almost like id folds in half....
ive never noticed this with my veiled...
this just doesnt seem normal. my veiled gets almost everything on the first shot, very sticky tongue!!
otherwise all is well........ any ideas or am i looking at things too hard???
thanks,,, lisa
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? panther, male, 18 months old, had him 2.5 months.
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? 5-6 times a week.
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? crickets, dubia, supers and butterworms. What amount? 3-4 crickets or roaches daily(when he wants to eat) supers and butters as a treat once or twice a week. What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? carrots, greens, squash, apples, strawberries,oranges and cricket crack.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? zoo med repti-cal w/o D3 daily, zoo med repti-cal w D3 twice a month, zoo med reptivite once a month.
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? automatic mister and dripper.How often and how long to you mist? mister runs 4 times a day for 8 minutes each. Do you see your chameleon drinking? rarely.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. poop brown and well formed, urates have way too much orange at times, we are constantly trying to get more water in him through additional hand mistings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? not in my possession.
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. ???
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? wood and screen, 30" x 30" x 50".
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? reptisun 5.0 linear bulb, plant grow light for plants and regular incandescent bulb 75w for basking.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? basking temp around 85, temp drops to about 75 at night. measured with temp gun and digital thermometer.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? humidity ranges from 40-60%, stick up humidity guage... i know its not real accurate..
Plants - Are you using live plants? yes. If so, what kind? schifilera and pothos.
Placement - Where is your cage located? in the computer room. Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? a/c vent and fan are above cage. there is partial covering over the top of the cage to block air flow into cage. At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor? 6' from floor.
Location - Where are you geographically located? mid south....
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
i have noticed that when he shoots for food he can hit it dead on and it wont stick to his tongue... it usually takes a couple of shots before it sticks. i felt he was getting frustrated this morning so i literally put it in his mouth, man they can bite hard!!
are there certain areas on their tongues that are stickier than others? it almost seems like hes trying to make adjustments with head positioning after a miss or two...
something else weird, to me anyway, is when food does stick and his tongue is coming back in,, it looks like it bends, snaps backwards towards his feet. almost like id folds in half....
ive never noticed this with my veiled...
this just doesnt seem normal. my veiled gets almost everything on the first shot, very sticky tongue!!
otherwise all is well........ any ideas or am i looking at things too hard???
thanks,,, lisa
