marianoh44
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Me and my friend recently bought 2 chameleons to make them breed. The guy from the petshop said they were the same species but after a while of looking through the internet im pretty sure one its a fuelleborni(male) and mine is a werneri(female). I need confirmation on this please.
*Trying to provide the best habitat and needs that i can, they have a 90x67x35cm cage with metallic mesh from the back and front only.
Right of the start she did not seem as healthy as she can be, grip is sort of weak, especially in the front legs. The fuelleborni has a particularly strong grip compared to the female werner. Today i saw her sleeping while hanging on with 3 legs only... no damage is visible to any of her legs.
Which leads me into my next question she seems a bit too inactive, she does not move around much in the cage even though i have seen her at different places occasionally, (often she will head towards the top right corner of the mesh where the sun comes in from the window). Even when I take her out to be fed and watered she will sometimes close one, or both her eyes as if asleep....is this a sign of weakness...or just relaxed?Maybe more airflow is needed... can a fan help?
Coloration is often mild-dark brown(i will post some pics), even while sleeping. The branches are almost the same color that she turns..can this be a factor? Not always she is this color. does it mean she is stressed, trying to blend? or about the color that she normally is?
Eating habits are somewhat improving. For the first two days she did not eat food at all, although she accepts water on a leaf while i misted it(she loves to drink, and lots). So far shes eating a bit more about 2 crickets a day, but i have to insist a lot and sometimes i try twice a day for her to eat them (i ussually hold the crickets in my hand to feed her). Is this enough for her? The male fuelleborni eats 3 and sometimes 4 a day, and other days about two, but overall he seems healthy and active.
Maybe she eats less due to being inactive?
Whats better to have a bowl for dripper? or let it fall on the dirt from the plants (as i have right now?)
How can i tell if she is ready to breed? (fattening? she seems a bit fat?)
And my final question is can the fuelleborni male breed with my werneri female? oh one more... keeping both chams in one cage, is this stressing for them? the male sometimes hisses at her but only when their outside of the cage (when i mist them and feed..etc) never i have seen them agressive toward each other inside the cage.
Other info- Plants in cage: Pothos, emerald plant (real tiny), & 3 others i cant remmember the name right now (2 are chameleon recommended, not sure about the biggest plant which is a small tree, nonetheless they have not bitten any of the plants) Cage consists of wood all around, and metal mesh on 2 sides. A bottle dripper is used for water and misting 3x a day about. 26w uv light(on during the day only), and 75w nightlight(on always). Pieces of woods and bark etc are on the floor (which are being removed as i type this for fear of bacteria building up.)
*note these chameleons were brought to my house 1 week ago, so this might also be part of her stress.
Anything else i should be concerned about?
If possible add me in your instant messanger- [email protected]
Thanks and please post any help, or questions you might have as well.
*I also have posted this here--> http://chamaeleonidae.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1073
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A day after this post the chameleon has regurgitated a cricket that i fed (yesterday) and did not eat any. Im about to try again right now.
*Trying to provide the best habitat and needs that i can, they have a 90x67x35cm cage with metallic mesh from the back and front only.
Right of the start she did not seem as healthy as she can be, grip is sort of weak, especially in the front legs. The fuelleborni has a particularly strong grip compared to the female werner. Today i saw her sleeping while hanging on with 3 legs only... no damage is visible to any of her legs.
Which leads me into my next question she seems a bit too inactive, she does not move around much in the cage even though i have seen her at different places occasionally, (often she will head towards the top right corner of the mesh where the sun comes in from the window). Even when I take her out to be fed and watered she will sometimes close one, or both her eyes as if asleep....is this a sign of weakness...or just relaxed?Maybe more airflow is needed... can a fan help?
Coloration is often mild-dark brown(i will post some pics), even while sleeping. The branches are almost the same color that she turns..can this be a factor? Not always she is this color. does it mean she is stressed, trying to blend? or about the color that she normally is?
Eating habits are somewhat improving. For the first two days she did not eat food at all, although she accepts water on a leaf while i misted it(she loves to drink, and lots). So far shes eating a bit more about 2 crickets a day, but i have to insist a lot and sometimes i try twice a day for her to eat them (i ussually hold the crickets in my hand to feed her). Is this enough for her? The male fuelleborni eats 3 and sometimes 4 a day, and other days about two, but overall he seems healthy and active.
Maybe she eats less due to being inactive?
Whats better to have a bowl for dripper? or let it fall on the dirt from the plants (as i have right now?)
How can i tell if she is ready to breed? (fattening? she seems a bit fat?)
And my final question is can the fuelleborni male breed with my werneri female? oh one more... keeping both chams in one cage, is this stressing for them? the male sometimes hisses at her but only when their outside of the cage (when i mist them and feed..etc) never i have seen them agressive toward each other inside the cage.
Other info- Plants in cage: Pothos, emerald plant (real tiny), & 3 others i cant remmember the name right now (2 are chameleon recommended, not sure about the biggest plant which is a small tree, nonetheless they have not bitten any of the plants) Cage consists of wood all around, and metal mesh on 2 sides. A bottle dripper is used for water and misting 3x a day about. 26w uv light(on during the day only), and 75w nightlight(on always). Pieces of woods and bark etc are on the floor (which are being removed as i type this for fear of bacteria building up.)
*note these chameleons were brought to my house 1 week ago, so this might also be part of her stress.
Anything else i should be concerned about?
If possible add me in your instant messanger- [email protected]
Thanks and please post any help, or questions you might have as well.
*I also have posted this here--> http://chamaeleonidae.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1073
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A day after this post the chameleon has regurgitated a cricket that i fed (yesterday) and did not eat any. Im about to try again right now.