sammseals
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Chameleon Info:
Problem: Leo has been keeping his eyes closed (mostly his left eye) most of the day. Not sure if he is just sleeping but he is still eating and drinking normal. Noticed the problem about a week ago. About 4 months ago he had an eye problem and got debris in it and I gave him antibiotics and it came right out but this time there is no buldge like before. his eye looks completely normal, he just has it closed. When I take him out of his cage he does open it for a bit then closes it again. Could my lights be too bright? I did see a forum about the Zoomed 5.0 bulbs giving off radiation a few years ago. Any suggestions?
Your Chameleon - Male, Approximately 10 months. Ambanja and Ambilobe mix. I bought him in November 2012.
Handling - Every day to Every few days.
Feeding - Crickets, Meal worms, and wax worms. 4 large crickets every other day. 3 meal worms and 3 wax worms on the opposite days.
Supplements - Rep-Cal Calcium with Vit D 2x a month, Rep-Cal Herptivite 2x a month. Calcium without Vit D every day.
Watering - Misting system, sprays 60 seconds every 4 hours.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Screened 36"H 18"L 18"W
Lighting - Zoo Med Reptisun 5.0 UVB, Zoo Med Daylight Blue Bulb 75 W, Sun Glo Daylight Bulb 60 W. Lights on usually from 10am- 9pm.
Temperature - Basking spot 95, middle of cage 80 bottom 70
Humidity - Having a lot of trouble keeping humidity up. Ranges between 15-50%. 50% is when misters are going off. 15% after about 2 hours after misting. I have a thermometer in my cage that tells me humidity.
Plants - 2 scheffleras, 1 Pothos, 1 Croton, 1 ficus/rubber tree
Placement - Not near any vents or anything. Bottom of cage is a little less than a feet from the floor. Just high enough to have a plastic bin underneath for water draining. Cage is on a metal stand.
Location - I am in Warren, Ohio. (USA)
Problem: Leo has been keeping his eyes closed (mostly his left eye) most of the day. Not sure if he is just sleeping but he is still eating and drinking normal. Noticed the problem about a week ago. About 4 months ago he had an eye problem and got debris in it and I gave him antibiotics and it came right out but this time there is no buldge like before. his eye looks completely normal, he just has it closed. When I take him out of his cage he does open it for a bit then closes it again. Could my lights be too bright? I did see a forum about the Zoomed 5.0 bulbs giving off radiation a few years ago. Any suggestions?
Your Chameleon - Male, Approximately 10 months. Ambanja and Ambilobe mix. I bought him in November 2012.
Handling - Every day to Every few days.
Feeding - Crickets, Meal worms, and wax worms. 4 large crickets every other day. 3 meal worms and 3 wax worms on the opposite days.
Supplements - Rep-Cal Calcium with Vit D 2x a month, Rep-Cal Herptivite 2x a month. Calcium without Vit D every day.
Watering - Misting system, sprays 60 seconds every 4 hours.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Screened 36"H 18"L 18"W
Lighting - Zoo Med Reptisun 5.0 UVB, Zoo Med Daylight Blue Bulb 75 W, Sun Glo Daylight Bulb 60 W. Lights on usually from 10am- 9pm.
Temperature - Basking spot 95, middle of cage 80 bottom 70
Humidity - Having a lot of trouble keeping humidity up. Ranges between 15-50%. 50% is when misters are going off. 15% after about 2 hours after misting. I have a thermometer in my cage that tells me humidity.
Plants - 2 scheffleras, 1 Pothos, 1 Croton, 1 ficus/rubber tree
Placement - Not near any vents or anything. Bottom of cage is a little less than a feet from the floor. Just high enough to have a plastic bin underneath for water draining. Cage is on a metal stand.
Location - I am in Warren, Ohio. (USA)