YoshiTheVeiled
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Hi, I've had my veiled for about 1-2 weeks now and was wondering if anyone might know whats wrong with him.
* Cage Type - 4 x 3 x 2 cage, with screen on 3 sides on the top, wood on the back.
* Lighting - im using a reptisun 10. long tube, but I was using a 100w Powersun for a week due to the "expert advice" of two different pet stores. Regular 75w house bulb
* Temperature - 96-85 in basking depending where he perches. about 76-80 at bottom? Lowest overnight temp is about 70? Measure the temps with a analog thermometer
* Humidity - My humidity levels are about 50% normally and spike to 70-80 when misting.
* Plants - I have one real Jasmine in there, had a hibiscus but he didnt ever touch it, and a fake ivy vines
* Location - Corner of my bedroom I have a fan but I havent turned it on since I got him .the vents not close to him. About 7 feet off the floor.. Not much traffic besides me.
Chameleon Info:
* Your Chameleon - Veiled, male, not sure of exact age, I want to say 5-6 months but unsure. He is 6-7 inches from head to tail if that helps.
* Handling - I don't handle him, he likes to hiss at me.
* Feeding - I feed him crickets and wax worms. The crickets are gut loaded with premade food plus carrots and assorted greens. He is barely eating. I'm lucky if I can get him to eat 1-2 crickets or 1 waxworm a day. Also he doesn't go down to his feeding dish, I hold it underneath him and he will snipe them off. He has no problems with his tongue.
* Supplements - I've been using repti-cal with d3 2-3 times reptical without 2-3 and mix in herpivite with the cals about 2 times a week.
* Watering - I mist 3-4 times a day. I've never seen him lick water off the branches or leaves but he licks his lips.
* Fecal Description - White runny with solid black/brown. Never been tested for parasites.
* Current Problem - He is constantly "napping" almost all day. I say "napping" but I think it might be his eye is just squinted or closed. They still move around like he is looking around just not open. He does open them when I open his cage door, but not when I mist. When I mist he does the squint not open his eye thing and tries to hide. It seems like he doesn't have much of an appetite either. The first few days soon as I put crickets in his bowl he would race down and gobble em up. I'm wondering maybe he can't see that they are down there. He is pretty bright and colorful at all times. Thanks for your help in advance and sorry about the quality of the pictures.
* Cage Type - 4 x 3 x 2 cage, with screen on 3 sides on the top, wood on the back.
* Lighting - im using a reptisun 10. long tube, but I was using a 100w Powersun for a week due to the "expert advice" of two different pet stores. Regular 75w house bulb
* Temperature - 96-85 in basking depending where he perches. about 76-80 at bottom? Lowest overnight temp is about 70? Measure the temps with a analog thermometer
* Humidity - My humidity levels are about 50% normally and spike to 70-80 when misting.
* Plants - I have one real Jasmine in there, had a hibiscus but he didnt ever touch it, and a fake ivy vines
* Location - Corner of my bedroom I have a fan but I havent turned it on since I got him .the vents not close to him. About 7 feet off the floor.. Not much traffic besides me.
Chameleon Info:
* Your Chameleon - Veiled, male, not sure of exact age, I want to say 5-6 months but unsure. He is 6-7 inches from head to tail if that helps.
* Handling - I don't handle him, he likes to hiss at me.
* Feeding - I feed him crickets and wax worms. The crickets are gut loaded with premade food plus carrots and assorted greens. He is barely eating. I'm lucky if I can get him to eat 1-2 crickets or 1 waxworm a day. Also he doesn't go down to his feeding dish, I hold it underneath him and he will snipe them off. He has no problems with his tongue.
* Supplements - I've been using repti-cal with d3 2-3 times reptical without 2-3 and mix in herpivite with the cals about 2 times a week.
* Watering - I mist 3-4 times a day. I've never seen him lick water off the branches or leaves but he licks his lips.
* Fecal Description - White runny with solid black/brown. Never been tested for parasites.
* Current Problem - He is constantly "napping" almost all day. I say "napping" but I think it might be his eye is just squinted or closed. They still move around like he is looking around just not open. He does open them when I open his cage door, but not when I mist. When I mist he does the squint not open his eye thing and tries to hide. It seems like he doesn't have much of an appetite either. The first few days soon as I put crickets in his bowl he would race down and gobble em up. I'm wondering maybe he can't see that they are down there. He is pretty bright and colorful at all times. Thanks for your help in advance and sorry about the quality of the pictures.
