Hi all, first post here. I have a male baby Rudis Sternfeldi named Pistachio.
Your Chameleon - Male Rudis Sternfeldi. Approx. 7 months old, have had him for 3 months
Handling - Only one time when I switched his cage this week. He is very timid and really doesn't care to be bothered. He gets frightened easily.
Feeding - I started with pin head crickets and fruit flies, and he loves the flies. Slowly stopped eating crickets. I got 2 colonies of bean beetles and he has been loving them. I feed him about 10 every morning.
Supplements - Rep-Cal calcium with VIT.D3. I was advised to only dust the beetles once a month with the D3 because he is so small. Would love some guidance on supplements
Watering - I manually spray his cage 3-5 times a day. He hates being sprayed so I try to wait until he is away from his basking spot. I plan to get an automatic mister soon. I have seen him drink regularly until the last couple of days.
Fecal Description - brown with white urates. He has never been tested in my care
History - He has always been timid and not fond of feedings or being watered. I try to keep his stress to a minimum. I had him in a glass enclosure until I recently changed him to an all mesh cage.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Recently switched to all screen cage from a glass terrarium. Medium reptibreeze aluminum cage (16"L x 16"W x 30"H)
Lighting - zoomed 60w daylight blue bulb. UVB long bulb, don't have the packaging anymore. Was recommended by exotic pet store. He is 12 hours on 12 hours off on an automatic timer.
Temperature - 90 degrees basking, 60-65 at the bottom. His cage gets below 70 overnight. I have a thermometer in the cage.
Humidity - 50-60% standing, 70-90% after spraying. I use a humidity spectrum I got from Petco. Harder to maintain now with a screen cage.
Plants - Fake plants. I would like to get a ficus, though. Driftwood that was baked and sterilized. Antlers. Fake vine. (He loves this most)
Placement - his cage is in the corner of the room in our apartment. Near the kitchen. Not near an air vent. He is about 3 feet off the ground.
Location - Catarina, TX
Help! Concerned Cham Mom:
I am concerned because of his recent behavior. He sleeping during the day, not moving around like usual. I had him in a glass enclosure until a couple days ago. I switched him into a full mesh cage. I had just finished shedding and I noticed his eyes were bugging him. He would run them on the driftwood in his cage and on the vines. When I switched his cage I gave him a Cham shower after researching it on here. It didn't seem to help, he was super stressed :/ since being in his new enclosure he is lethargic, not eating like normal and very grouchy. His right eye is closed most of the day and he is still rubbing on things. I tried to get a good picture but I'm afraid to bug him too much! Just now when I was trying to get a picture he opened his mouth (probably to hiss) and there was a small wheezing sound.
He is normally cruising around and dropping from his vines and I'm worried there is something wrong.
Your Chameleon - Male Rudis Sternfeldi. Approx. 7 months old, have had him for 3 months
Handling - Only one time when I switched his cage this week. He is very timid and really doesn't care to be bothered. He gets frightened easily.
Feeding - I started with pin head crickets and fruit flies, and he loves the flies. Slowly stopped eating crickets. I got 2 colonies of bean beetles and he has been loving them. I feed him about 10 every morning.
Supplements - Rep-Cal calcium with VIT.D3. I was advised to only dust the beetles once a month with the D3 because he is so small. Would love some guidance on supplements
Watering - I manually spray his cage 3-5 times a day. He hates being sprayed so I try to wait until he is away from his basking spot. I plan to get an automatic mister soon. I have seen him drink regularly until the last couple of days.
Fecal Description - brown with white urates. He has never been tested in my care
History - He has always been timid and not fond of feedings or being watered. I try to keep his stress to a minimum. I had him in a glass enclosure until I recently changed him to an all mesh cage.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Recently switched to all screen cage from a glass terrarium. Medium reptibreeze aluminum cage (16"L x 16"W x 30"H)
Lighting - zoomed 60w daylight blue bulb. UVB long bulb, don't have the packaging anymore. Was recommended by exotic pet store. He is 12 hours on 12 hours off on an automatic timer.
Temperature - 90 degrees basking, 60-65 at the bottom. His cage gets below 70 overnight. I have a thermometer in the cage.
Humidity - 50-60% standing, 70-90% after spraying. I use a humidity spectrum I got from Petco. Harder to maintain now with a screen cage.
Plants - Fake plants. I would like to get a ficus, though. Driftwood that was baked and sterilized. Antlers. Fake vine. (He loves this most)
Placement - his cage is in the corner of the room in our apartment. Near the kitchen. Not near an air vent. He is about 3 feet off the ground.
Location - Catarina, TX
Help! Concerned Cham Mom:
I am concerned because of his recent behavior. He sleeping during the day, not moving around like usual. I had him in a glass enclosure until a couple days ago. I switched him into a full mesh cage. I had just finished shedding and I noticed his eyes were bugging him. He would run them on the driftwood in his cage and on the vines. When I switched his cage I gave him a Cham shower after researching it on here. It didn't seem to help, he was super stressed :/ since being in his new enclosure he is lethargic, not eating like normal and very grouchy. His right eye is closed most of the day and he is still rubbing on things. I tried to get a good picture but I'm afraid to bug him too much! Just now when I was trying to get a picture he opened his mouth (probably to hiss) and there was a small wheezing sound.
He is normally cruising around and dropping from his vines and I'm worried there is something wrong. 
