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Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - nosy faly panther chameleon, according to tortoise town, 6 weeks, in my care 4 days
Handling - once a day or less
As I have already said, don’t handle him unless absolutely necessary to reduce stress. Besides everything else, he needs time to adjust to his new surroundings and feel safe and comfortable.
Feeding - flightless fruitflies/drysophilia
About twice a day 10 flies no gutloading
At his age, he should be getting as many as he can eat at least twice a day. You could also try some pinhead crickets for variety. The fruit flies should have their stuff to eat (no idea what that stuff is) and you can feed the crickets fresh greens, veggies and fruit.
Supplements - none so fqr
You should be lightly dusting his food with a phosphorus calcium powder without D3 daily. There are many different supplements and regimens. The one I like is to use Reptivite With D3 at one feeding every other week. That is his D3 and multivitamin combined.
Watering - I spray the leaves, and have a constant drip going at one drop a second
You should be misting at least 2-3 times a day for about 1-2 minutes at his age, 2 minutes or more when older. Run the dripper only for a short time mid day as you need the enclosure to have time to dry out.
Fecal Description - dark sepia, once a day, no testing. Urate was a bit yellow but suddenly was very dark.
Urate can have a little yellow or even orange but be mostly white/cream color. Dark indicates hydration. While I always think it’s a good idea for a veterinary wellness visit and fecal check for all new companion animals, I think it’s definitely in order for this little guy. If you need help finding an experienced vet in your area, just ask. Not all exotic vets know chameleons well.
History - was shipped very safely and I'm glad I chose tortoise town
Cage Info:
Cage Type - screen all around with fake f rns sewed to the outside for privacy. 18*24*20
This size is great for a little baby. As he becomes older though, he’ll be needing more space. A minimum size of 2x2x4’ is suggested.
Lighting - flukers bulb 50 watt 6 inches from the top. Lighting from 9-10ish, no timer YET
You’ll want to set a 12 hour light schedule and timers make it so much easier. What about your uvb? You will need a linear T5 ho fixture that is long enough to span the width of your enclosure. Uvb strength should be either 5.0 or Arcadia 6%. This is a great set up that includes the bulb. https://www.pangeareptile.com/store/arcadia-prot5-uvb-kit.html
Temperature - I have a digital hygrometer that tells me I've got 83 basking and 78-80 ambient/bottom of the cage
For babies we need to keep it a bit cooler at 78-80 max. You’ll also want to make sure that your basking bulb is not resting directly on the screen top as babies love to climb and can easily get burned.
Humidity - 50 percent humidity I spray, but my house just maintains this easily. I use a hygrometer thermometer
50% is ok. Ideal range is between 50-70%. At night you can/should add a cool mist humidifier to boost humidity to 80-100% which will simulate natural hydration. Just make sure your temps have a good drop at night.
Plants - ficus benjamin's and verigated pothos (bother real and covering the cage inside with cover)
Placement - it's in my room by my closet, across from my vivarium, it's in a low traffic area and it's 4 feet off the ground or so, on my dresser, by my bunk bed.
Location - the hell armpit that it south texas.
Love the way you put that!
Guess I’m in the other armpit of hell (Florida)
Current Problem he is not drinking much, and his spine is all effed up in certain positions. I'm posting right after I saw it, no time to waste. He is an adventurous boy btw, very active and moves around constantly
I’d really like to see more pics…clearer ones if possible. It’s very good that he’s active and whatever is wrong with his spine doesn’t seem to affect his activity. It could be an injury or a congenital deformity. I would think if it were an injury though, he wouldn’t be moving around much due to pain.
I forgot to add in my previous reply…it is never good when they ‘fall asleep’ or have their eyes closed during daylight. It indicates that either they are very ill or have completely shut down from stress. As it was related to the shower, I’m thinking it was stress. While we humans are basically always stressed, we tend to minimize the effects of it. However, chameleons aren’t as hearty as us and stress can eventually lead to their illness and death if unabated.