Should my cham close his eyes while basking ?

[Callum1168]

Hello everyone
I was just curious if my Cham should be closing his eyes or not when he's basking ?
Also I've noticed he has been rubbing his face and eyes on leaves and also chewing on the wood log? Is this anything to worry About ?

 

[jannb]

Welcome to the chameleon forums. Yes, I would be worried. If a chameleon closes his eyes in the daytime that is a sign of illness so you have some kind of a problem. It could be with your lights.

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[Callum1168]

Your Chameleon - 4 month nosy be panthet in my viv for 9 days
Handling - He has come on to my hand once
Feeding - i let about 10 small crickets in his cage at a time and wait until there is a few left also i have a small transparrent pot with some mealworms in.
Supplements - I have a mixed nutrient powder which I have used once but will make sure crickets are dusted twice a month
Watering - I mist my cham 2 - 5 times a day I see him drinking off the viv wall I recently put a very shallow bowl in as well
Fecal Description - I've seen 3 poops one was very large with a white tip and 2 others which were smaller with white tips
History -

Cage Info:
Cage Type - Viverium. Is wooden with front sliding glass doors. 1ft 3 inch deep, 2ft wide 3ft high
Lighting - I have a reptiglo 10.00 UVB and a 100w reflector heat bulb. I've got the reptiglo on a timer from 8:30 am to 8:30 pm but have recently been turning off about 6 as i believe it's to bright
Temperature - the average is just about 77 in the centre of the cage I believe the basking spot is about 85
Humidity - About 70% I maintain this by misting and I measur by having a hydrometer in the centre of the viv
Plants - I only have fake plants
Placement - My viv is on the top of my drawers so the top of the viv is about 5 foot 4inch high. There is a fair amount of movement as it is in my bedroom but during the day there is not as Im at work
Location - uk

Current problem - Cham closes his eyes during the day hides and does dark

I tried to fill out to the best of my knowledge as I'm not sure on viv measurements.

My repti glo and heat lamp are both inside the viv I could upload a pic if this would help ?

Thanks for your quick reply it's much apreciated !

P.s he does not hide all day he does roam about. When he hides he generally goes a dark colour

 

[Callum1168]

Your Chameleon - 4 month nosy be panthet in my viv for 9 days
Handling - He has come on to my hand once
Feeding - i let about 10 small crickets in his cage at a time and wait until there is a few left also i have a small transparrent pot with some mealworms in.
Supplements - I have a mixed nutrient powder which I have used once but will make sure crickets are dusted twice a month
Watering - I mist my cham 2 - 5 times a day I see him drinking off the viv wall I recently put a very shallow bowl in as well
Fecal Description - I've seen 3 poops one was very large with a white tip and 2 others which were smaller with white tips
History -

Cage Info:
Cage Type - Viverium. Is wooden with front sliding glass doors. 1ft 3 inch deep, 2ft wide 3ft high
Lighting - I have a reptiglo 10.00 UVB and a 100w reflector heat bulb. I've got the reptiglo on a timer from 8:30 am to 8:30 pm but have recently been turning off about 6 as i believe it's to bright
Temperature - the average is just about 77 in the centre of the cage I believe the basking spot is about 85
Humidity - About 70% I maintain this by misting and I measur by having a hydrometer in the centre of the viv
Plants - I only have fake plants
Placement - My viv is on the top of my drawers so the top of the viv is about 5 foot 4inch high. There is a fair amount of movement as it is in my bedroom but during the day there is not as Im at work
Location - uk

Current problem - Cham closes his eyes during the day hides and does dark

I tried to fill out to the best of my knowledge as I'm not sure on viv measurements.

My repti glo and heat lamp are both inside the viv I could upload a pic if this would help ?

Thanks for your quick reply it's much apreciated !

P.s he does not hide all day he does roam about. When he hides he generally goes a dark colour

 

[jannb]

I believe it might be your lights. Your lights should not be on the inside of the cage because your chameleon could easily get a burn. I also think a 10.0 puts off too much UVB for a baby......really for any caged chameleon. A 100 watt heat bulbs sounds awfully hot. How are you checking the temps? I'm attaching my blog for new keepers and this is how I keep young panthers and veileds with much success. I hope you will find it useful.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blo...-keepers-young-veiled-panther-chameleons.html