DoobieBrother
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Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? - Graceful, Male, about 2 years old, had him almost a year now.
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? - rarely
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? Crickets, mealworms, wax worms, silk worms, butter worms, roaches. 8 prey items daily, some days skipped. Gutload with cricket crack and fresh fruits, veggies.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? Rep-Cal, Calcium daily, Cal w/ d3 once a month, herptivite 2 times a month.
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? He has a dripper, I hand mist 4-5 times daily and he usually likes to drink water that drips from the top of the screen.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? Tested when first purchased, results neg. Tested again 3 days ago, results neg. Droppings are normally hard and with white urate, last 7 days droppings have had orange urate.
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. - Rescued chameleon that was severely dehydrated when I got him, had his tail snapped at the tip.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? - large reptibreeze
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? reptisun 5.0 and a normal 75 watt house bulb for basking in a dome fixture. 8am on, 8pm off. 12 hours on, 12 hours off.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? 74-76 in cooler area, 83-85 in basking area.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? humidity is low at times, I compensate with misting and usually can bring it back from 40% to 60-70%
Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor? In front of a window that has no direct sun beating on it. no fans, air vents, etc. No traffic, he is in a quiet bedroom.
Location - Where are you geographically located? florida
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
For the last week my chameleon has been acting lethargic. He first started by going to the bottom of the cage and just standing near the bottom. Then began trying to scratch is way out near the top, rubbing his nose raw (I assumed it was breeding season and he was trying to get out to look for a mate.) But then he stopped eating and trying to drink water. I rushed him to the vet and had him check him over but this vet is not as experienced as my other vet, but I couldn't get an appointment until next week and I wanted him to be seen asap. The fecal float was neg for any parasites they said. He gave him a appetite stimulant and force fed some water and some mashed up wax worms with doxycycline?? That I was unsure about, Is doxycycline okay for reptiles, I'm nervous to continue that treatment.
He has not opened his eyes in three days, he has not eaten or drank on his own and he has not had a bowel movement in about 5 days. His stomach is slightly bloated, I've tried placing him in a bowl of lukewarm water and very gently rubbing his stomach toward his vent to help palpate any stool to dislodge or to help relieve constipation but he never produced. He is also cleaning his eyes a lot lately, Rolling them around in his head and actually showing me the white part through his lid before putting his eye back normally, no discharge or anything stuck in them, I increased the humidity more since I've seen this.
He still has not eaten or drank anything without help. I'm worried about impaction or kidney failure. Is there anything else I'm missing? Could this be a vitamin issue? I really need help, I have researched and tried to ensure he had the best life possible and I feel I am failing him.
His name is Doobie.
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? - Graceful, Male, about 2 years old, had him almost a year now.
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? - rarely
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? Crickets, mealworms, wax worms, silk worms, butter worms, roaches. 8 prey items daily, some days skipped. Gutload with cricket crack and fresh fruits, veggies.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? Rep-Cal, Calcium daily, Cal w/ d3 once a month, herptivite 2 times a month.
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? He has a dripper, I hand mist 4-5 times daily and he usually likes to drink water that drips from the top of the screen.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? Tested when first purchased, results neg. Tested again 3 days ago, results neg. Droppings are normally hard and with white urate, last 7 days droppings have had orange urate.
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. - Rescued chameleon that was severely dehydrated when I got him, had his tail snapped at the tip.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? - large reptibreeze
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? reptisun 5.0 and a normal 75 watt house bulb for basking in a dome fixture. 8am on, 8pm off. 12 hours on, 12 hours off.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? 74-76 in cooler area, 83-85 in basking area.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? humidity is low at times, I compensate with misting and usually can bring it back from 40% to 60-70%
Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor? In front of a window that has no direct sun beating on it. no fans, air vents, etc. No traffic, he is in a quiet bedroom.
Location - Where are you geographically located? florida
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
For the last week my chameleon has been acting lethargic. He first started by going to the bottom of the cage and just standing near the bottom. Then began trying to scratch is way out near the top, rubbing his nose raw (I assumed it was breeding season and he was trying to get out to look for a mate.) But then he stopped eating and trying to drink water. I rushed him to the vet and had him check him over but this vet is not as experienced as my other vet, but I couldn't get an appointment until next week and I wanted him to be seen asap. The fecal float was neg for any parasites they said. He gave him a appetite stimulant and force fed some water and some mashed up wax worms with doxycycline?? That I was unsure about, Is doxycycline okay for reptiles, I'm nervous to continue that treatment.
He has not opened his eyes in three days, he has not eaten or drank on his own and he has not had a bowel movement in about 5 days. His stomach is slightly bloated, I've tried placing him in a bowl of lukewarm water and very gently rubbing his stomach toward his vent to help palpate any stool to dislodge or to help relieve constipation but he never produced. He is also cleaning his eyes a lot lately, Rolling them around in his head and actually showing me the white part through his lid before putting his eye back normally, no discharge or anything stuck in them, I increased the humidity more since I've seen this.
He still has not eaten or drank anything without help. I'm worried about impaction or kidney failure. Is there anything else I'm missing? Could this be a vitamin issue? I really need help, I have researched and tried to ensure he had the best life possible and I feel I am failing him.
His name is Doobie.