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Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Veiled chameleon, female, 5-7 months. I've had her about a month.
Handling - twice a week at most
Feeding - Crickets, two dozen every other day. Orange cubes.
Supplements- only what is in the cubes for gut loading.
Watering - mist with spray bottle. Two or three times a day for at least a minute. She drinks most of the time.
Fecal Description - solid and whitish yellow in color. Not tested for parasites.
History - No other issues with her before this.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Screen top, glass aquarium(Glass, Screen, Combo?) 12 by 8 inches.
Lighting - 60 watt basking bulb, zilla tropical 25 UVB bulb. Turn things on aroun 8 am and shut lights off at 10 pm
Temperature - during the day it's anywhere from 85 to 105. (cage floor to basking spot). At night it's about 60? I have a temp strip inside.
Humidity - not sure about the humidity levels.
Plants - no live plants.
Placement - Bedroom. Between two windows that are always open, low traffic area. About 3 feet above ground
Location - Pennsylvania
Current Problem - I've notices that my cham, Ditto, has recently started shaking a lot in her two front legs. When she walk her armada are bent so that she is grabbing her head instead of the vines and leaves. I've heard about MBD before and compared pictures to her and I think her arms look similar to those in pictures. They are bent and not straight. I've never had a Cham before so I'm really worried and feel terrible.
Pictures are helpful
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Veiled chameleon, female, 5-7 months. I've had her about a month.
Handling - twice a week at most
Feeding - Crickets, two dozen every other day. Orange cubes.
Supplements- only what is in the cubes for gut loading.
Watering - mist with spray bottle. Two or three times a day for at least a minute. She drinks most of the time.
Fecal Description - solid and whitish yellow in color. Not tested for parasites.
History - No other issues with her before this.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Screen top, glass aquarium(Glass, Screen, Combo?) 12 by 8 inches.
Lighting - 60 watt basking bulb, zilla tropical 25 UVB bulb. Turn things on aroun 8 am and shut lights off at 10 pm
Temperature - during the day it's anywhere from 85 to 105. (cage floor to basking spot). At night it's about 60? I have a temp strip inside.
Humidity - not sure about the humidity levels.
Plants - no live plants.
Placement - Bedroom. Between two windows that are always open, low traffic area. About 3 feet above ground
Location - Pennsylvania
Current Problem - I've notices that my cham, Ditto, has recently started shaking a lot in her two front legs. When she walk her armada are bent so that she is grabbing her head instead of the vines and leaves. I've heard about MBD before and compared pictures to her and I think her arms look similar to those in pictures. They are bent and not straight. I've never had a Cham before so I'm really worried and feel terrible.
Pictures are helpful
