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He already gave me a scare a couple of weeks ago and here we are again.
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Panther, male, 9 months old. Since July 2012.
Handling - Once a week or less I pick him up to check him, move him or enter his cage to clean (with no harsh chemicals of course).
Feeding - Toggle between Crickets and hornworms. Crickets - 7 a day and hormworms 1 or 2. I gut load with Fluker's 12 oz Orange Cube Complete Cricket Diet and Fluker's 16-Ounce Cricket Quencher Calcium Fortified. Recently I added fruits.
Supplements - I dust with Reptical without D3 twice a week and with Reptical WITH D3 and Herptivite twice a month.
Watering - I have a Monsoon (timer broken) which I turn on for about 8-10 minutes twice a day depending on how long he wants it for. He will sit under it and turn dark colors. He does not like to drink from the habba mister water though and enjoys a dripper I have set up which runs twice a day at a slow pace for about an hour at a time.
Fecal Description - Not tested for parasites but uniform and similar fecal every day. Dark brown, wet, no lumps or blood. Urate is is always white, no specs of yellow or orange.
History - no previous info.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Mesh, 36" by 16"
Lighting - Lights are on for 12 hours. Reptisun 5.0 UVB (18 inch) and Exo Terra Sun-Glo Basking Spot Lamp, 100-Watt/120-Volt
Temperature - basking light gives about 90 degrees and branch is 8 inches below basking light. He is seen basking under it from time to time during the day and is not getting burned. He enjoys his ambient temperature and will move around when he gets too warm. Lowest temp is 70 degrees. He sleeps normal cycle.
Humidity - 65-90% which I measure with a humidity thermometer.
Plants - Live plant - croton.
Placement - cage is in my office. No vents next to cage and not a high traffic area. Only I am in the office. The cage is 2 feet off of the ground on a rack with a container underneath the cage to catch overflow water.
Location - I am in Miami, Florida.
Current Problem - One eye is shut and will not open at all. He tries to open it and it seems the inside layer is swollen because when the outer slit parts, all you see is white inside, not the actual eye. Any Advice.
He JUST shed and had some around the slit of one eye but it went away and I cannot remember which eye had the dangling skin but anyway he is all shed now.
Thank you
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Panther, male, 9 months old. Since July 2012.
Handling - Once a week or less I pick him up to check him, move him or enter his cage to clean (with no harsh chemicals of course).
Feeding - Toggle between Crickets and hornworms. Crickets - 7 a day and hormworms 1 or 2. I gut load with Fluker's 12 oz Orange Cube Complete Cricket Diet and Fluker's 16-Ounce Cricket Quencher Calcium Fortified. Recently I added fruits.
Supplements - I dust with Reptical without D3 twice a week and with Reptical WITH D3 and Herptivite twice a month.
Watering - I have a Monsoon (timer broken) which I turn on for about 8-10 minutes twice a day depending on how long he wants it for. He will sit under it and turn dark colors. He does not like to drink from the habba mister water though and enjoys a dripper I have set up which runs twice a day at a slow pace for about an hour at a time.
Fecal Description - Not tested for parasites but uniform and similar fecal every day. Dark brown, wet, no lumps or blood. Urate is is always white, no specs of yellow or orange.
History - no previous info.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Mesh, 36" by 16"
Lighting - Lights are on for 12 hours. Reptisun 5.0 UVB (18 inch) and Exo Terra Sun-Glo Basking Spot Lamp, 100-Watt/120-Volt
Temperature - basking light gives about 90 degrees and branch is 8 inches below basking light. He is seen basking under it from time to time during the day and is not getting burned. He enjoys his ambient temperature and will move around when he gets too warm. Lowest temp is 70 degrees. He sleeps normal cycle.
Humidity - 65-90% which I measure with a humidity thermometer.
Plants - Live plant - croton.
Placement - cage is in my office. No vents next to cage and not a high traffic area. Only I am in the office. The cage is 2 feet off of the ground on a rack with a container underneath the cage to catch overflow water.
Location - I am in Miami, Florida.
Current Problem - One eye is shut and will not open at all. He tries to open it and it seems the inside layer is swollen because when the outer slit parts, all you see is white inside, not the actual eye. Any Advice.
He JUST shed and had some around the slit of one eye but it went away and I cannot remember which eye had the dangling skin but anyway he is all shed now.
Thank you
