MBStephens
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Hi everyone. I've made it thru my first week with Leon! I think he is doing well... he's been eating everyday, I have watched him drink and his poop appears normal (however I've only found 1 so far)
His colors have been changing between darker and lighter daily with some black bars at times. Is this normal? I've been trying to start the taming process but he usually darkens up and retreats. I know patience is the key, but I'm wondering if I'm starting too soon.
The other thing I was thinking of doing is moving his cage to the other side of the room for extra privacy. Do you think this is ok to do? I don't want to over stress him!
Attached is a picture of his coloring I see most of the time.
Chameleon Info:
Cage Info:
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His colors have been changing between darker and lighter daily with some black bars at times. Is this normal? I've been trying to start the taming process but he usually darkens up and retreats. I know patience is the key, but I'm wondering if I'm starting too soon.
The other thing I was thinking of doing is moving his cage to the other side of the room for extra privacy. Do you think this is ok to do? I don't want to over stress him!
Attached is a picture of his coloring I see most of the time.
Chameleon Info:
- Your Chameleon - Panther Chameleon - Male - 3 months - had him for 1 week
- Handling - I haven't yet
- Feeding -He get 10-12 crickets a day around 9:30am and a silkworm here or there. Crickets are gut-loaded with baby greens, mustard greens, apple, orange, squash, carrots, sweet potato and repashy bug burger as of right now.
- Supplements - Following the directions of Kammerflage, I dust with Repashy calcium plus which has Low Vit. D
- Watering - I have a Mist King mister that mists at 8:30am for 4 minutes, 11:30 am for 30 sec., 1:00pm for 2 minutes, 3:00pm for 1 minute and 5:15pm for 1 minute.
- Fecal Description - I have only found one dropping so far. It was very small, dark & solid with whitish urate. He has not been tested for parasites.
- History -I purchased him from Kammerflage Kreations
Cage Info:
- Cage Type - Screen cage 24x24x48
- Lighting - Arcadia 12% UVB , Zoomed basking bulb and ceramic heat emitter for nighttime if needed. Lights come on at 7:30 am and go off at 7:30 pm
- Temperature - Cage floor usually is around 70 degrees, center of cage usually around 75 degrees and basking around 84 degrees. Lowest overall temp ranges from about 65-70 degrees. The heat emitter bulb is set to turn on if temps in the mid range of the cage get below 70 degrees. I do find that the temps drop a little bit after a misting session
- Humidity - Humidity ranges from about 55%- 70%. I use Mist King Mister with added hand held mister if needed. I have a temp/humidity probe in the cage.
- Plants - Live plants: dracaneas, umbrella plant, sedum plants, elkhorn fern, bromeliad, spider plants and nerve plants.
- Placement - Its located in my office near the door (wanting to move to the other end of the room to give him more privacy. It's in an unheated room, but the temperature is controlled with a oil filled heater. The top of the cage is about 6.5-7 feet from the floor.
- Location - Lynchburg, VA
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