shedding question

[chameleon97]

its taking her a LONG time to shed. two days by now. is this bad? how can i help? i cant peel her, because she doesnt like me to hold her. help me please!!

 

[beenpanced]

First off, never peel a chams skin, its bad bad bad. Second, how old is she? The older a cham gets the longer a shed takes. My big Veiled, 14 months old, sheds real slow. Its more of a "peel" than the "pop" they have when their babies.

 

[chameleon97]

First off, never peel a chams skin, its bad bad bad. Second, how old is she? The older a cham gets the longer a shed takes. My big Veiled, 14 months old, sheds real slow. Its more of a "peel" than the "pop" they have when their babies.

im not sure how old she is. i got her a few weeks ago. shes a veiled cham, if it matters

 

[dodolah]

can you post a pic of him and his enclosure here?
Try to upload the pic in photobucket.com and attach the url by clicking the "insert image" icon (the postcard icon with mountain pic ontop of your message box).

I 2nd the notion. Don't try to peel the skin.

 

[chameleon97]

can you post a pic of him and his enclosure here?
Try to upload the pic in photobucket.com and attach the url by clicking the "insert image" icon (the postcard icon with mountain pic ontop of your message box).

I 2nd the notion. Don't try to peel the skin.

i will soon.....

 

[summoner12]

You are up north... and its cold and dry this time of year. Her humidity might be laower than you think. Humidity helps them shed more easily. If she is young she should shed 'fast'. Check your humidity levels and get back to us... she should be around 50-70 i believe.

 

[chameleon97]

You are up north... and its cold and dry this time of year. Her humidity might be laower than you think. Humidity helps them shed more easily. If she is young she should shed 'fast'. Check your humidity levels and get back to us... she should be around 50-70 i believe.

60% but i just misted her

 

[summoner12]

60% but i just misted her

See what it drops to after about an hour. Do you hand mist? How often does she get misted each day? Do you have a humidifier on her cage?

 

[chameleon97]

can you post a pic of him and his enclosure here?
Try to upload the pic in photobucket.com and attach the url by clicking the "insert image" icon (the postcard icon with mountain pic ontop of your message box).

I 2nd the notion. Don't try to peel the skin.

what other sites besides photobucket? im using my playstation 3's internet, so photobucket wont work

 

[summoner12]

what other sites besides photobucket? im using my playstation 3's internet, so photobucket wont work

You can load a pic onto the forum if you like. the paper clip at the top of the tool bar to the right is the button to use.

 

[chameleon97]

See what it drops to after about an hour. Do you hand mist? How often does she get misted each day? Do you have a humidifier on her cage?

1. Yes
2. Not sure, whenever its dry
3. what is a humidifier?

 

[chameleon97]

what paper clip?

 

[BocaJan]

Click on the Post Reply button at the bottom of the last thread. When the screen pops up for you to reply in, there is a paperclip icon on the right hand side of the top of the screen.

 

[opihiman]

its taking her a LONG time to shed. two days by now. is this bad? how can i help? i cant peel her, because she doesnt like me to hold her. help me please!!

Two days doesn't sound too long. A full shed can take a week or longer depending on condtions.

When a shedding cycle starts increased you misting freq and duration to help the process.

Hope that helps

OPI

 

[chameleon97]

i dont have a paperclip. maybe becaue im using my playstation 3's internet

 

[chameleon97]

Two days doesn't sound too long. A full shed can take a week or longer depending on condtions.

When a shedding cycle starts increased you misting freq and duration to help the process.

Hope that helps

OPI

Thanks ;-)

 

[summoner12]

OK... for humidifiers you should buy the V5100N from Vick's.

How long do you mist for? you should mist for at least 3 minutes at a time maybe 4 times a day. You should cover your cham with water, get the whole inside of the cage wet and try to see if she'll drink... if you never see her drinking you should mist long. I would also be a good idea to use warm water in the misting bottle each time you mist. Another good idea would be to add a dripper, you can make that easily with a plastic cup and putting a pin hole in the bottom of the cup.

 

[chameleon97]

OK... for humidifiers you should buy the V5100N from Vick's.

How long do you mist for? you should mist for at least 3 minutes at a time maybe 4 times a day. You should cover your cham with water, get the whole inside of the cage wet and try to see if she'll drink... if you never see her drinking you should mist long. I would also be a good idea to use warm water in the misting bottle each time you mist. Another good idea would be to add a dripper, you can make that easily with a plastic cup and putting a pin hole in the bottom of the cup.

i have a waterfall for her to drink, plus it adds humidity

 

[dodolah]

no waterfall for chameleons. It harbors bacteria and a nuisance to keep clean.
Dripper and misting sessions should be enough to hydrate your chameleon.
humidity is kept high by mistings and putting live plants in the enclosure.

 

[ciafardo 4]

hey summoner is the vicks a warm steam or cool mist / fog ? i have 3 CRANE ULTRASONIC HUMIDIFIERS these for the money are the best on the market. they look like a frog and sell for 29.99 at home depot i recomend looking in to them they really make a world of difference