chameleonfan11
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Chameleon Info:
• My Chameleon - Daryl is a male veiled chameleon who has been in my care for about a month now. He is an adult but his exact age is unknown
• Handling - I handle him once or twice a day, ONLY when he shows signs of wanting to be out or if I just need some cham emotional support. Whenever I come home he paws at his cage or comes out of hiding and I typically never have to grab him, he just tries to climb on my arms and head. Vet said theres no underlying illness, “he’s just weirdly friendly”
• Feeding - I feed him Dubia roaches, crickets, and occasionally super worms as treats. I usually rotate feeders every feeding, giving him 5-6 crickets per feeding, 3-4 roaches per feeding, and 1-2 superworms a week. I feed every other day and replace his water in his fountain every week (its filtered). I load them with reptical calcium without d3 everyday, and with d3 about once a month. My feeders are fed whenever the food runs out and are watered daily in a drown-proof container (feeder food is flukers high calcium roach/cricket diet)
• Supplements - I use reptical calcium supplements without d3 every feeding, with d3 once a month.
• Watering - I use a fountain that drips water, recycles it back through a pump and keeps dripping down. I mist about 3 times a day to keep the plants dripping wet but if the humidity is to high I’ll skip a mist every now and then. I used to use the dripper but it caused a massive flood and he would get VERY angry at it. While I’ve never seen him use the fountain, his urates look healthy so I’m not very concerned.
• Fecal Description - Very big doods, his recent urate was slightly yellow, mostly white. He hasn’t been tested for parasites in my care, he was by the rescue, but I will re-test soon.
• History - Daryl was rescued from a park, presumably an escapist but nobody claimed him. Was brought in to a reptile expert who rehabilitated him for about 3 months or more where I bought him from, his age and history is completely unknown.
Cage Info:
• Cage Type - I use a screen cage; 24x24x48 with a custom lining to keep about a foot of substrate and LECA for my plants.
• Lighting - For lighting I use a T5 5.0 UVB by zoomed, natural light, a white plant light, and an overhead room light. Lights on when the sun comes up, lights off at 9pm most nights, I try to keep a tight schedule but sometimes work needs me to stay late.
• Temperature - My cage floor sits at 70-75°, very top sits at 75-80° Lowest overnight temp is usually 65° and up. I have 2 digital thermometers to measure.
• Humidity - Cage floor sits at 50-55%, very top sits at 40-45%. I mist 3 times a day, and I use a hygrometer to measure.
• Plants - I use live plants such as Hibiscus, majesty palm, Ficus, and pothos.
• Placement - My cage is in the corner of my room on a window. There is a fan on the other side of the room, but it doesn’t affect the humidity/temperature of the cage. It is currently sitting on the floor but I’m working on building a table that has a drainage pan at the bottom so I can start using a dripper again.
• Location - I am located in Washington, very cold in the winter, very hot in the summer. Tons of rain.
Questions and Concerns:
⁃ Estimating my chameleons age
⁃ Is my husbandry fulfilling to him
⁃ How worried do i need to be about feeders getting lost in his cage
⁃ How do i know if hes staying hydrated if i never see him near his drinking fountain ⁃ What are better alternatives to the little dripper or a fountain (i do not have drainage and had a flooding issue in me previous cage)
⁃ Is it okay to have his feeders next to his cage and visible to him
⁃ Why is he so “clingy” to me? i know reptiles dont feel affection, but if i set him down anywhere he follows me like a dog and is almost always trying to be near me
⁃ How can I keep my plants alive longer with his rein of terror? (Eating and ripping off branches) Or should I just settle with repotting every now and then?
⁃ Should I be worried about aggression or stress towards my crested gecko/dogs (they are never out together, and are never housed together, i just worry about potential stress because him seeing the dogs is inevitable)
• My Chameleon - Daryl is a male veiled chameleon who has been in my care for about a month now. He is an adult but his exact age is unknown
• Handling - I handle him once or twice a day, ONLY when he shows signs of wanting to be out or if I just need some cham emotional support. Whenever I come home he paws at his cage or comes out of hiding and I typically never have to grab him, he just tries to climb on my arms and head. Vet said theres no underlying illness, “he’s just weirdly friendly”
• Feeding - I feed him Dubia roaches, crickets, and occasionally super worms as treats. I usually rotate feeders every feeding, giving him 5-6 crickets per feeding, 3-4 roaches per feeding, and 1-2 superworms a week. I feed every other day and replace his water in his fountain every week (its filtered). I load them with reptical calcium without d3 everyday, and with d3 about once a month. My feeders are fed whenever the food runs out and are watered daily in a drown-proof container (feeder food is flukers high calcium roach/cricket diet)
• Supplements - I use reptical calcium supplements without d3 every feeding, with d3 once a month.
• Watering - I use a fountain that drips water, recycles it back through a pump and keeps dripping down. I mist about 3 times a day to keep the plants dripping wet but if the humidity is to high I’ll skip a mist every now and then. I used to use the dripper but it caused a massive flood and he would get VERY angry at it. While I’ve never seen him use the fountain, his urates look healthy so I’m not very concerned.
• Fecal Description - Very big doods, his recent urate was slightly yellow, mostly white. He hasn’t been tested for parasites in my care, he was by the rescue, but I will re-test soon.
• History - Daryl was rescued from a park, presumably an escapist but nobody claimed him. Was brought in to a reptile expert who rehabilitated him for about 3 months or more where I bought him from, his age and history is completely unknown.
Cage Info:
• Cage Type - I use a screen cage; 24x24x48 with a custom lining to keep about a foot of substrate and LECA for my plants.
• Lighting - For lighting I use a T5 5.0 UVB by zoomed, natural light, a white plant light, and an overhead room light. Lights on when the sun comes up, lights off at 9pm most nights, I try to keep a tight schedule but sometimes work needs me to stay late.
• Temperature - My cage floor sits at 70-75°, very top sits at 75-80° Lowest overnight temp is usually 65° and up. I have 2 digital thermometers to measure.
• Humidity - Cage floor sits at 50-55%, very top sits at 40-45%. I mist 3 times a day, and I use a hygrometer to measure.
• Plants - I use live plants such as Hibiscus, majesty palm, Ficus, and pothos.
• Placement - My cage is in the corner of my room on a window. There is a fan on the other side of the room, but it doesn’t affect the humidity/temperature of the cage. It is currently sitting on the floor but I’m working on building a table that has a drainage pan at the bottom so I can start using a dripper again.
• Location - I am located in Washington, very cold in the winter, very hot in the summer. Tons of rain.
Questions and Concerns:
⁃ Estimating my chameleons age
⁃ Is my husbandry fulfilling to him
⁃ How worried do i need to be about feeders getting lost in his cage
⁃ How do i know if hes staying hydrated if i never see him near his drinking fountain ⁃ What are better alternatives to the little dripper or a fountain (i do not have drainage and had a flooding issue in me previous cage)
⁃ Is it okay to have his feeders next to his cage and visible to him
⁃ Why is he so “clingy” to me? i know reptiles dont feel affection, but if i set him down anywhere he follows me like a dog and is almost always trying to be near me
⁃ How can I keep my plants alive longer with his rein of terror? (Eating and ripping off branches) Or should I just settle with repotting every now and then?
⁃ Should I be worried about aggression or stress towards my crested gecko/dogs (they are never out together, and are never housed together, i just worry about potential stress because him seeing the dogs is inevitable)
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I'd worry that in the winter, the cold could drop the temperature next to the window. Or If the sun shines on it for too long, it could get too hot.
You scored with a friendly one too!
