ICu35
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PLEASE HELP!
Chameleon Info:
Chameleon - veiled, male, (named Rococo) bought from pet store 2 months ago currently 5 to 7 months old from my best guess
Handling - When we clean And also maybe once every 3 days or so if he is willing to cooperate
Feeding- we Are feeding 12 to 15 medium sized crickets spread out in 3 meals a day we also gave him a wax worm recently which he loved.
Supplements - we give him a multi-vitamin 2x a month repti-Cal with D3 2x a month and just started with a light dusting of calcium w/o D3 with every meal.
Watering - we have a little driper going day long and also mist anywhere between 4 and 6 times a day to keep humidity above the 55% range
Fecal Description - Haven't seen one since we have moved him to larger cage but as of 4 days ago his urine was white and he seemed to be deification normally.
History - his old enclosure which we moved him out of 4 days ago was an exotera 18x18x24 i believe with lots of fake plants a vines for him to hang on too. we also bought him from a pet store that had him in a tiny glass display which was 5"wide by 12 deep by 8 high and they claimed to only feed him 4 medium crickets a day a they never misted they just had a driper.
Cage Info
Cage Type - repti-breeze 24"x24"x48" (new cage only been inside for 4 days)
Lighting - he has repti-glo 5.0 CFL will be replacing with 5.0 reptisun linear in a couple days when it arrives from LLLreptiles he also has a 100 watt sun glo lamp for his basking spot and a 65 what ceramic heat to maintain his night temp. light go on by timer light on at 7:30am off by 7:45
Temperature - Basking spot is abot 94F to 96F Ambient cage tempt 77F to 85F mattering where in cage very bottom of cage is 72F night time tempt doesn't drop below 70F
Humidity isn't really an issue with the live plant he has in there now, it stay at around 50% to 65% misting with spray bottle at least 3x daily and dripper
Plants - A large Schefflera arboricola bought from Lowes and washed well to rid it of any possible toxins and smooth stones placed on soil to prevent ingestion of soil. he Also has lots off vines bought from the local pet store as well as plastic vegetation.
Placement - in bedroom on a 2 foot tall table, eye level, moderate foot traffic in area we try to give him as much peace a quite as possible
Location - Central Michigan, cold a dry this time of year
Current Problem -
He's not eating besides for the silk worm I've been giving him every other day. He also been very dark colors and moving very little. I tried to hand feed him a cricket this morning but he gaped at me and hissed for the first time. I'm very worried because I can tell he sees crickets in his enclosure but he just refuses to eat. He used to eat them as quick as he saw them I also used to handle him maybe one a week but recently stopped because I'm concerned it is detrimental to his health. Could this all be a result of his recent move to his new cage 4 days ago? does he not like it in there did i do the wrong thing in moving him to a larger screen enclosure vs his smaller glass exotera one If anyone has advise I would really appreciate it!
Pictures:
http://img39.imageshack.us/i/img0409n.jpg/ Rococo
http://img109.imageshack.us/i/img0415xt.jpg/ new cage setup
http://img198.imageshack.us/i/img0418go.jpg/ Rococo in new cage
Chameleon Info:
Chameleon - veiled, male, (named Rococo) bought from pet store 2 months ago currently 5 to 7 months old from my best guess
Handling - When we clean And also maybe once every 3 days or so if he is willing to cooperate
Feeding- we Are feeding 12 to 15 medium sized crickets spread out in 3 meals a day we also gave him a wax worm recently which he loved.
Supplements - we give him a multi-vitamin 2x a month repti-Cal with D3 2x a month and just started with a light dusting of calcium w/o D3 with every meal.
Watering - we have a little driper going day long and also mist anywhere between 4 and 6 times a day to keep humidity above the 55% range
Fecal Description - Haven't seen one since we have moved him to larger cage but as of 4 days ago his urine was white and he seemed to be deification normally.
History - his old enclosure which we moved him out of 4 days ago was an exotera 18x18x24 i believe with lots of fake plants a vines for him to hang on too. we also bought him from a pet store that had him in a tiny glass display which was 5"wide by 12 deep by 8 high and they claimed to only feed him 4 medium crickets a day a they never misted they just had a driper.
Cage Info
Cage Type - repti-breeze 24"x24"x48" (new cage only been inside for 4 days)
Lighting - he has repti-glo 5.0 CFL will be replacing with 5.0 reptisun linear in a couple days when it arrives from LLLreptiles he also has a 100 watt sun glo lamp for his basking spot and a 65 what ceramic heat to maintain his night temp. light go on by timer light on at 7:30am off by 7:45
Temperature - Basking spot is abot 94F to 96F Ambient cage tempt 77F to 85F mattering where in cage very bottom of cage is 72F night time tempt doesn't drop below 70F
Humidity isn't really an issue with the live plant he has in there now, it stay at around 50% to 65% misting with spray bottle at least 3x daily and dripper
Plants - A large Schefflera arboricola bought from Lowes and washed well to rid it of any possible toxins and smooth stones placed on soil to prevent ingestion of soil. he Also has lots off vines bought from the local pet store as well as plastic vegetation.
Placement - in bedroom on a 2 foot tall table, eye level, moderate foot traffic in area we try to give him as much peace a quite as possible
Location - Central Michigan, cold a dry this time of year
Current Problem -
He's not eating besides for the silk worm I've been giving him every other day. He also been very dark colors and moving very little. I tried to hand feed him a cricket this morning but he gaped at me and hissed for the first time. I'm very worried because I can tell he sees crickets in his enclosure but he just refuses to eat. He used to eat them as quick as he saw them I also used to handle him maybe one a week but recently stopped because I'm concerned it is detrimental to his health. Could this all be a result of his recent move to his new cage 4 days ago? does he not like it in there did i do the wrong thing in moving him to a larger screen enclosure vs his smaller glass exotera one If anyone has advise I would really appreciate it!
Pictures:
http://img39.imageshack.us/i/img0409n.jpg/ Rococo
http://img109.imageshack.us/i/img0415xt.jpg/ new cage setup
http://img198.imageshack.us/i/img0418go.jpg/ Rococo in new cage