Geordieboy
New Member
Here is some recommended information to include when asking for help in the health clinic forum. By providing this information, you will receive more accurate and beneficial responses. It might not be necessary to answer all these questions, but the more you provide the better. Please remember that even the most knowledgeable person can only guess at what your problem may be. Only an experienced reptile veterinarian who can directly examine your animal can give a true diagnosis of your chameleon's health.
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - jackson chameleon
Handling - once week
Feeding - 8 crickets per day How are you gut-loading your feeders?potatoes,carrotts,apple lettuce
Supplements - vetark cacii dust every 2 days vetark d3 Watering - misting with pressure mister 3 times a day for 5 mins each time and got a dripper never seen him drink he is very shy
Fecal Description - fecal is brown and white Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?never History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - 18 inches wide and 36 inches high reptibreeze
Lighting - exo terra 5.0 uv strip bulb and 100 watt heat bulb
Temperature - basking spot is 81 at the highest floor of the viv 72.digital thermometer
Humidity - humidity level never goes below 50 percent.got a home made fogger.measure the humidity with a digital hygrometer
Plants - got 3 live plants 2 umbrella plants and 1 ficus Placement - cage is located in my bedroom nice and peacefull sitting on a unit about 3 feet off the ground Location - i live in perth scotland
he has been stressed for about a week ,not eating as much as he used to be hanging upside down a bit but not as much now.closing his eyes during the day and today i noticed when he was hanging upside down his back legs were shaking a little bit but only when he is upside down.iv been told it could be mbd
Pictures are helpful
Last edited by Brad; 01-20-2010 at 04:43 PM.
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - jackson chameleon
Handling - once week
Feeding - 8 crickets per day How are you gut-loading your feeders?potatoes,carrotts,apple lettuce
Supplements - vetark cacii dust every 2 days vetark d3 Watering - misting with pressure mister 3 times a day for 5 mins each time and got a dripper never seen him drink he is very shy
Fecal Description - fecal is brown and white Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?never History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - 18 inches wide and 36 inches high reptibreeze
Lighting - exo terra 5.0 uv strip bulb and 100 watt heat bulb
Temperature - basking spot is 81 at the highest floor of the viv 72.digital thermometer
Humidity - humidity level never goes below 50 percent.got a home made fogger.measure the humidity with a digital hygrometer
Plants - got 3 live plants 2 umbrella plants and 1 ficus Placement - cage is located in my bedroom nice and peacefull sitting on a unit about 3 feet off the ground Location - i live in perth scotland
he has been stressed for about a week ,not eating as much as he used to be hanging upside down a bit but not as much now.closing his eyes during the day and today i noticed when he was hanging upside down his back legs were shaking a little bit but only when he is upside down.iv been told it could be mbd
Pictures are helpful
Last edited by Brad; 01-20-2010 at 04:43 PM.
