camimom
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i saw no pics sorry. i just went and searched through your thread.. where are thye?
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i saw no pics sorry. i just went and searched through your thread.. where are thye?
cla2806
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Ok!! Came home to find Urkel basking !! Don't know if this is good or not but his color looks a lot better then it has still hasn't touched the dubias still drinking plenty of water.. check him out let me know what ya think!!!
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camimom
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they bask cuz thats what they do!!
my male spends half his day under his basking light.. they arent very mobile creatures.
if you want to put a few bugs i nthere.. go for it.
camimom
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It def cant hurt to replace it. fresh uvb might make him feel good.
I know my chams always head straight for it when i replace them.
cla2806
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Bought some crickets, dusted tiny bit of calcium no d3 and...... He ate!!!! I'm so happy he was on the prowl as soon as he saw the crickets he was doing his little jig and moving around im so happy!! Thankyou for all your help I don't feel like so much of a failed chameleon caretaker anymore ill.make sure and gutload my feeders properly and get him ok the right schedule for his supplements should I continue with calcium? When shpuld I start his other supplements up again?
cla2806
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So I saw my little friend eat one cricket my husband and I were spying on him for about 30 min! Shortly after it was bed time so lights went off, an hour later or so I saw him at the bottom of the cage! I don't know if this is because hes still weak and fell and didnt want to climb back up? So i sorayed some water and he made his way back up and was up by his favorite plant all night, this morning again on floor of cage sprayed water went back up! I saw in another post this could suggest he needs a bigger cage? Threw a few more crickets in today and he was still in hunting mode, any advice?
cla2806
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He had never tried dubias before since i didnt find them locally until recently same with the hornworms, and be didnt bother with either I'm hoping this is due to him not feeling well and maybe with time he will eat them when I try again.he is currently in a reptibreeze 18x18x36 I purchased a larger cage for him just before he got sick because I was feeling like he wanted more space since he was always at the very top of his cage..but I feel like he's so small still and I don't want him to have trouble finding his food especially not being 100%.
camimom
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I would upgrade him to a bigger cage.
if you cup feed, he will find it.
just figure out where he spends most of his time, and put the cup near him.
i actually rotate where my cup is in my male veiled cage, so he has to use his hunting instincts, i feel it keeps them stimulated.
also, if he sleeps lower in the cage but goes up to bask in the mornings, its ok.
it is probably ebcaus there is denser foliage lower down, and they want to hide when they are asleep.
my male veiled basks all day, cruises his cage, then goes about halfway down his cage to sleep at night.
and honestly, my male veiled is eh about roaches, my panther.. wont eat them at all.
some, just dont like certain bugs.
if you cup feed, he will find it.
just figure out where he spends most of his time, and put the cup near him.
i actually rotate where my cup is in my male veiled cage, so he has to use his hunting instincts, i feel it keeps them stimulated.
also, if he sleeps lower in the cage but goes up to bask in the mornings, its ok.
it is probably ebcaus there is denser foliage lower down, and they want to hide when they are asleep.
my male veiled basks all day, cruises his cage, then goes about halfway down his cage to sleep at night.
and honestly, my male veiled is eh about roaches, my panther.. wont eat them at all.
some, just dont like certain bugs.
