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[Sikchick341]

I posted earlier but would like to know what you all think of the changes I made. My chameleon is only a little over 2 months old and it is a male. I have a 24x18x24 glass terrarium that is well ventilated. A have a compact top that has one 5.0 Repti-GLO bulb with UVB. I also have a 50 watt basking bulb. His temperature in the middle of the cage is about 75 or sometimes lower and about 85-90 around the basking bulb. The humidity ranges greatly but I mist him alot with a spray bottle. I use repti-safe water conditioner. I do have a water fountain and he likes it even though I've been told they aren't very good. He has a moss matt instead of plantation soil like I had before. He eats small crickets that I coat with repti-vite vitamins that contains D3, calcium and plenty of other minerals. He eats about 8-10 at a time and I feed him twice a day. I leave a few to run around so he's able to hunt whenever he wants. He has plenty of vines and plants he can climb on. He seems like a very happy chameleon to me. I am doing my best.

 

[suzi]

Great photo! I really would get rid of the waterfall unless you want to clean it daily you have to be careful not to over do it with the vit D 3. Whats your supplementing schedule? It is recommended to use a calcium without D3 for most feedings and the reptivite twice a month and a multi vitamin twice a month.

 

[VeiledChams]

Great photo! I really would get rid of the waterfall unless you want to clean it daily you have to be careful not to over do it with the vit D 3. Whats your supplementing schedule? It is recommended to use a calcium without D3 for most feedings and the reptivite twice a month and a multi vitamin twice a month.

I think you mean reptivite 2x a month and calcium with D3 2x a month Suzi

 

[Elizadolots]

He's freaking adorable....

My suggestions would be:

Use calcium without D3 every day. Calcium with D3 2x a month (a bit more is okay with a young one, but taper it back to 2x a month by the time he's 7 or 8 months).

If he enjoys the waterfall and drinks from it, cover the "catch" area with nylon net or tulle. It's probable that he'll poop in that pond and you don't want him to drink from water with poop in it. Also, you don't want a standing pool of water in the enclosure that he might fall into and drown.

Keep that thing clean! The primary reason people argue against them is that they are a hassle. If you're up to the task, that's not an argument. But it is a task.

 

[Ace]

He looks like a meenie me haha...he looks matured but tiny...he looks great

I agree of what others suggested

 

[suzi]

I think you mean reptivite 2x a month and calcium with D3 2x a month Suzi

I still think that is what I said lol if I didn't then I am more tired than I realize ha ha

 

[VeiledChams]

I still think that is what I said lol if I didn't then I am more tired than I realize ha ha

go sleep lol, you put reptivite 2x a month and multivitamin 2x a month.. samee thing. lol.. unless i've been lving a lie and multvitamin is calcium with D3

 

[Elizadolots]

Well, I'm tired and a bit tipsy, but I think that's what you said as well, Suzi.

 

[Sikchick341]

Let's see if I understand correctly. Reptivite 2 times a month, and calcium with D3 two times a month? I feed my crickets cricket quencher to help keep them alive plus it contains vitamins and minerals. Is that all I need for the remaining days?

 

[camimom]

Let's see if I understand correctly. Reptivite 2 times a month, and calcium with D3 two times a month? I feed my crickets cricket quencher to help keep them alive plus it contains vitamins and minerals. Is that all I need for the remaining days?

The supplements are dusted on the crickets and fed to your cham.
You need the two you mentioned, plus a calcium without d3 for dusting with every feeding.

The supplmenets are not fed to the crickets.
now, to keep your crickets alive, you need more than just the quencher.
you need to gutload.
find sandrachameleons blog on gutloading please.