ChameleonFan1989
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Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
Red Bar Panther Chameleon. Male and 8 months old and had Sebastian for Roughly had him since August 2011 or a little earlier
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
Once a week, sometimes Sebastian does climb onto me on his own
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the
schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
Hi main staple is crickets and locusts. Try and mix up his diet but won't eat dubia roaches and any type of worm anyway. I use calcium cricket food by T-Rex, bran, greens.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
I use calci-dust with D3 by VetArk 2-3 times a month, I use Reptivite vitamins without D3 1-2 a week
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
Little dripper and mist 2-3 times a day. I see my cham drink
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings.
Last time he ate his poop was brown and healthy and his urate is snow white
Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
No
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
Currently in a 46x46x92cm reptibreeze cage but in 3-4 days his adult cage comes he'll be moved into that and that one will measure 61x61x122cm
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
Can't remember the brand but he uses a 5.0 UVB compact bulb that is in a UVB hum that sits on the cage and a 40W basking bulb. His lights are on from 10AM to 10PM
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
During the day at top of the cage is 85, middle in the low 70's and at night when all lights go off, the room he is in is a constant 65
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
I TRY and keep his humidity at 70% and this is by spray for 1-2 minutes 2-3 times a day
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
Only use fake plants, don't use real in fear of sap getting in his eyes
Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas?
Living room, only 3 people live in the house with 3 dogs but he seems to not notice the dogs
Location - Where are you geographically located?
United Kingdom
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
I don't know if Sebastian is going through a hunger strike or he's being awkward, even since I introduced locusts he hasn't bothered with crickets, and I do want him to have a varied diet. Tried again offering 3 superworms, he ignored them, he refuses dubia roaches. He's refused crickets for about 1-2 weeks but he's healthy, checked him over and isn't thing medical or visible to be concerned about.
Should I just give him and let him have locusts as a staple and no longer buy crickets?
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
Red Bar Panther Chameleon. Male and 8 months old and had Sebastian for Roughly had him since August 2011 or a little earlier
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
Once a week, sometimes Sebastian does climb onto me on his own
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the
schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
Hi main staple is crickets and locusts. Try and mix up his diet but won't eat dubia roaches and any type of worm anyway. I use calcium cricket food by T-Rex, bran, greens.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
I use calci-dust with D3 by VetArk 2-3 times a month, I use Reptivite vitamins without D3 1-2 a week
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
Little dripper and mist 2-3 times a day. I see my cham drink
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings.
Last time he ate his poop was brown and healthy and his urate is snow white
Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
No
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
Currently in a 46x46x92cm reptibreeze cage but in 3-4 days his adult cage comes he'll be moved into that and that one will measure 61x61x122cm
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
Can't remember the brand but he uses a 5.0 UVB compact bulb that is in a UVB hum that sits on the cage and a 40W basking bulb. His lights are on from 10AM to 10PM
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
During the day at top of the cage is 85, middle in the low 70's and at night when all lights go off, the room he is in is a constant 65
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
I TRY and keep his humidity at 70% and this is by spray for 1-2 minutes 2-3 times a day
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
Only use fake plants, don't use real in fear of sap getting in his eyes
Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas?
Living room, only 3 people live in the house with 3 dogs but he seems to not notice the dogs
Location - Where are you geographically located?
United Kingdom
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
I don't know if Sebastian is going through a hunger strike or he's being awkward, even since I introduced locusts he hasn't bothered with crickets, and I do want him to have a varied diet. Tried again offering 3 superworms, he ignored them, he refuses dubia roaches. He's refused crickets for about 1-2 weeks but he's healthy, checked him over and isn't thing medical or visible to be concerned about.
Should I just give him and let him have locusts as a staple and no longer buy crickets?
