Reptilelady01
New Member
Hi everybody, this is my first post and it is a little sad. My pygmy died after I had only had him 2 weeks. I am looking for answers, I had done my research, read alot on this forum but somewhere I did something wrong. This is part of my research and learning process.
Species, pygmy chameleon, not sure on age but not full grown. Bought from Pet Store who got it from a reliable source. I have had him two weeks.
Handling, we did not handle him much we were trying to let him get acquinted with his new home. I have quite a few reptiles and we always just leave them to adjust.
Feeding - I was getting the smallest crickets I could, they would be about 2 weeks old. I was putting in about 3 a day. His substrate was Jungle Moss so I was worried that he could not see them so I buried a small bowl in the Moss and then put the crickets in there. I only did this the day before he died. I also breed my own mealworms so I was putting some really small ones in for him. I do not know if he was eating. I tried to hand feed but this did not work either.
Supplements - calcium every 3 day
Watering - I would spray down his enclosure about 4 time a day
Fecal - never saw any
History - I don't have a history. He came from a breeder in Calgary, shipped to Lethbridge where I got him from the pet shop
Cage Type - I had him in a 10 gallon tank, substrate was a mixture of jungle moss and plantation soil.
Lighting - just a low watt uvb light
Temps - went no higher that 75 in the day and about 70 at night
Humidity - I sprayed his cage 4 times a day did not have a gauge
Plants - no real plants, just one of those twisty branch things with a silk plant wrapped around so that he had hiding place.
Placement - He was in my reptile room on one wide of his tank is a tree frog and on the other side a turtle. He was by the door, so that he did not get to hot.
Location - Lethbridge, Canada
So I am wondering if I sould have put him in something smaller with maybe papertowel as substrate so that I could monitor him a little better. He did move around but not much. He would come out in the morning find a spot and just hang out all day. When I put his light out he would go to another spot for the night. Yesterday we checked on him and by daughter held him and he seemed fine. An hour later he died
Any advise would be great. I am devestated as I hate losing any animal, this is only the 2nd one to die in my care and I have about 18 animals.
Thanks in advance
Michele
Species, pygmy chameleon, not sure on age but not full grown. Bought from Pet Store who got it from a reliable source. I have had him two weeks.
Handling, we did not handle him much we were trying to let him get acquinted with his new home. I have quite a few reptiles and we always just leave them to adjust.
Feeding - I was getting the smallest crickets I could, they would be about 2 weeks old. I was putting in about 3 a day. His substrate was Jungle Moss so I was worried that he could not see them so I buried a small bowl in the Moss and then put the crickets in there. I only did this the day before he died. I also breed my own mealworms so I was putting some really small ones in for him. I do not know if he was eating. I tried to hand feed but this did not work either.
Supplements - calcium every 3 day
Watering - I would spray down his enclosure about 4 time a day
Fecal - never saw any
History - I don't have a history. He came from a breeder in Calgary, shipped to Lethbridge where I got him from the pet shop
Cage Type - I had him in a 10 gallon tank, substrate was a mixture of jungle moss and plantation soil.
Lighting - just a low watt uvb light
Temps - went no higher that 75 in the day and about 70 at night
Humidity - I sprayed his cage 4 times a day did not have a gauge
Plants - no real plants, just one of those twisty branch things with a silk plant wrapped around so that he had hiding place.
Placement - He was in my reptile room on one wide of his tank is a tree frog and on the other side a turtle. He was by the door, so that he did not get to hot.
Location - Lethbridge, Canada
So I am wondering if I sould have put him in something smaller with maybe papertowel as substrate so that I could monitor him a little better. He did move around but not much. He would come out in the morning find a spot and just hang out all day. When I put his light out he would go to another spot for the night. Yesterday we checked on him and by daughter held him and he seemed fine. An hour later he died
Any advise would be great. I am devestated as I hate losing any animal, this is only the 2nd one to die in my care and I have about 18 animals.
Thanks in advance
Michele
they love their crickets lol
