AnamCara
Chameleon Enthusiast
Chameleon Info:
Cage Info:
Current Problem - This is a bit of a story.
Since I got Coza, she has pretty consistently hung out in the bottom of her enclosure. She would roam around a tad at first, but that was about it. She literally stays on the lowest branch.
About a month ago I noticed she was sleeping during the day -- not sleepy colors but her eyes were closed. I consulted some forum members and raised her UV light off of her enclosure after seeing some information / charts recently put out. I got a solar meter and due to the levels I was getting I put her light back on her enclosure. When I had raised it I also stopped supplement for a week, thinking she was maybe getting too much D and too much UV. We had a vet visit and fecal and the vet could not find anything wrong -- fecal was good, her grip was good and she appeared healthy -- no dehydration, not skinny.
Another forum member said to start cutting her feeding to every other day. I have not seen her eat in some time, -- but I do know she is eating because her food disappears. I have tried to install a camera but the location and density of her cage makes it impossible to mount a camera where I can see her during the day.
After the initial vet visit I did not see her with her eyes closed during the day -- she was still only hanging out in the bottom part of the enclosure. In the mornings, she will move briefly, but always return to that spot.
There is another vet that see's chameleons relatively close to me, so we went there, had another fecal done, and again they could not find anything wrong.
I know something is wrong. Two days in a row recently I found her sleeping with her lights on, on the lowest branch. I'm concerned she is not basking. Couple of times I moved her up to her basking spot and she climbed right back down to the lowest branch.
With the light on top of the cage the UV reads 3 at her basking branch.
I've neglected taking this to the forums as I wanted to consult vets first, but with what's going on and Mona still not laying I'm concerned I'm having a lapse in my husbandry. I'm at a loss and feeling frustrated and defeated. I don't know what I can do next.
Thanks for the feedback.
- Your Chameleon - Panther Chameleon, 8 months old, in my care two months.
- Handling - Recently just to go to the vet and check her grip
- Feeding - So far for me she has only eaten crickets, silkworms and hornworms. Gutloaded with a variety of veg and bug burger and superload from Repashy.
- Supplements - Repashy Calcium plus LoD on *most* everything but hornworms
- Watering - mister goes on for 5 minutes leading up to her light turning on. for 1 minute at 4pm and for 6 minutes about an hour after her lights turn off. Nighttime humidity gets to 80% -- I do hang a shower curtain on the front of the enclosure to get humidity up. I have not seen her drink.
- Fecal Description - She has not pooped in over a week -- but the last time she did everything looked normal with a white urate.
- History - I think you all know her history but she was shipped to me a couple of months ago from another forum member who took EXCELLENT care of her. .
Cage Info:
- Cage Type - 4x4x2 screen stuffed with plants.
- Lighting - Arcadia 6% bulb, less than 3 months old -- lights on 6am-6pm
- Temperature - I use a thermometer control and her basking spot is 82 degrees.
- Humidity - Hydrometer measures humidity. 40-50% during the day, up to 80% at night.
- Plants - Pothos, more Pothos, dracanea, ficus.
- Placement - Home office, away from window and vent, raised using garage shelving units.
- Location - Longmont Colorado
Current Problem - This is a bit of a story.
Since I got Coza, she has pretty consistently hung out in the bottom of her enclosure. She would roam around a tad at first, but that was about it. She literally stays on the lowest branch.
About a month ago I noticed she was sleeping during the day -- not sleepy colors but her eyes were closed. I consulted some forum members and raised her UV light off of her enclosure after seeing some information / charts recently put out. I got a solar meter and due to the levels I was getting I put her light back on her enclosure. When I had raised it I also stopped supplement for a week, thinking she was maybe getting too much D and too much UV. We had a vet visit and fecal and the vet could not find anything wrong -- fecal was good, her grip was good and she appeared healthy -- no dehydration, not skinny.
Another forum member said to start cutting her feeding to every other day. I have not seen her eat in some time, -- but I do know she is eating because her food disappears. I have tried to install a camera but the location and density of her cage makes it impossible to mount a camera where I can see her during the day.
After the initial vet visit I did not see her with her eyes closed during the day -- she was still only hanging out in the bottom part of the enclosure. In the mornings, she will move briefly, but always return to that spot.
There is another vet that see's chameleons relatively close to me, so we went there, had another fecal done, and again they could not find anything wrong.
I know something is wrong. Two days in a row recently I found her sleeping with her lights on, on the lowest branch. I'm concerned she is not basking. Couple of times I moved her up to her basking spot and she climbed right back down to the lowest branch.
With the light on top of the cage the UV reads 3 at her basking branch.
I've neglected taking this to the forums as I wanted to consult vets first, but with what's going on and Mona still not laying I'm concerned I'm having a lapse in my husbandry. I'm at a loss and feeling frustrated and defeated. I don't know what I can do next.
Thanks for the feedback.
