Chameleon Info:
Questions:
Color? Normal or not? He almost has a female appearance at times.
Bumps? Any thoughts to what they are?
Feeding? Is this a normal strike against his favorites, he has been eating more since increasing water drip.
Vet visit necessary? Difficulty finding an exotic vet up here.
Thanks so much in advance! This is our first Cham and even the most research I can do isn’t as worthy as experienced owners.
- Your Chameleon: Male, Panther. About 11 months old. Purchased from a local Petco in August 2018
- Handling: About 2-3 times per week, 20-30 minutes depending on temper.
- Feeding: Have had difficulty feeding recently. We attempt fresh crickets daily (about 5 large) He doesn’t always eat them. He use to eat super worms and wax worms, but has refused for last two months but I attempt to offer one every few days. His favorite is usually hornworms and I recently purchased five large. He attempted to eat one but it was too strong holding on to branch and he gave up. I gave him one smaller one and he ate if. Currently he is seeming to eat 3-4 crickets a day but is very slow to eat.
- Supplements - I dust with ZooMed calcium every other day for crickets, super worms though he doesn’t always eat them.
- Watering - Large dripping container on top of cage all day to maintain humidity and collect water at top of cage. Cham only drinks from collected water at top of cage from dropper or straight from spray bottle. We spray cage down 4 times a day. Humidity maintains around 80%. Have increased dripping amount due to dehydrated appearance with good results. Sphagnum moss at bottom of cage to keep humidity.
- Fecal Description - Orange, less watery. Is improving slowly but definitely still hints at dehydration. The rest of BM is solid, but digested.
- History: Hasn’t shed in about 2 months. Unsure of cause.
- Cage Type: Screen cage, medium sized 16x16x30.
- Lighting - ZooMed dome lighting, daylight blue 60 watt, reptisun 13 watt. Lights are on12 hours, 8am to 8pm.
- Temperature: lowest level Cham hangs out is 72-75, basking area 87-90, measured with digital thermometer. Has recently warmed up in home. We live in Ohio and it’s been a cold winter up here, he is on second floor of home. Since weather has gotten nicer, his room has naturally warmed and natural humidity is increasing.
- Humidity - Humidity with dripping system only is around 60-70%, misting four times a day with spray bottle to increase humidity to 80-90%.
- No live plants.
- Placement: second floor of home in corner of children’s room. They are only in room for sleeping so room is relatively calm and quiet. Placed near sky light to gain natural sunlight on sunny days. Has been gloomy from winter. Recently. Cage sits on small table, approximately two feet high.
- Location: Ohio
Questions:
Color? Normal or not? He almost has a female appearance at times.
Bumps? Any thoughts to what they are?
Feeding? Is this a normal strike against his favorites, he has been eating more since increasing water drip.
Vet visit necessary? Difficulty finding an exotic vet up here.
Thanks so much in advance! This is our first Cham and even the most research I can do isn’t as worthy as experienced owners.