spookylizards
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Chameleon Info:
Cage Info:
Current Problem - He seems to be hanging out towards the bottom of his cage since last night, woke up and he was in the same spot. I never noticed him doing this until now? I figured maybe his temps were too high and he’s trying to cool down, but his temps seemed fine for the night time. (about 70-75). he also tends to stay up in the corner of his cage, the back left specifically. i’m planning on getting some more plants, live this time, so he has more foliage. also wanted to ask about the dark spots around his head and eyes? i’ll attach some photos. as i was trying to take them he climbed onto the screen to make a fast hidden getaway. he’s kinda hard to catch on cam. also just posting here to get a few recommendations or ideas of what could be going on before i take him to the vet. i’m scheduling him an appointment as i’m typing this.
- Your Chameleon - Veiled chameleon, male, about 10 months, been in my care for 3-4 months.
- Handling - more regular when i first got him, infrequent now as he seems to be a little more feisty
- Feeding - 6-8 super worms dusted with calcium (no d3) every feeding (every other day, although sometimes when i go to feed him i notice he still has a few left in his bowl so i’ll just add one or two), starting to dust with reptivite (with d3) once every two weeks. will be diversifying his diet soon! occasional horn worms. all bugs but loaded with Bio Dudes Bug Grub.
- Supplements - Calcium (no d3) every feeding, calcium (d3) once every few weeks. dusting with reptivite without d3 every other week. i’m using the zoomed repticalcium. just got Reptivite with d3 so i can combine both the multivitamin and d3 into the same schedule.
- Watering - Misting for 2-4 minutes in the morning and evening by hand. Handmade dripper at top of cage to provide constant droplets on his leaves
- Fecal Description - poops look fairly normal i would say, urates are white with a slight tinge of yellow at the tips. they seem a little curly?
- History - Got him from Petco (bad idea, i know) and immediately got him seen by a vet as he wasn’t eating or drinking. we were told he had a slight case of MBD. he was out on liquid calcium and given Vitamin A injections as he seemed to have some issues with his eyes as well. followed the course of the liquid calcium, gave him showers to ensure he was drinking enough water, and tried daily to hand feed him (once i had success it was such a great feeling) since then, he’s been eating on his own, drinking on his own, and climbing about his cage just fine. no problem with the eyes, they have a good bulge to them and his colors are nice and bright.
Cage Info:
- Cage Type - screen cage, 3 sides are covered with a window cling film for humidity, door and top are uncovered. 16 x 16 x 30
- Lighting - 100 watt ceramic heat emitter situated at top of the cage. 75 watt incandescent bulb for heat lamp. Zilla T8 15 watt linear bulb.
- Temperature - 80-86 on the warm side of his cage. 75 on the cooler side of cage, reading with both gun thermometer and two digital temp readers on either side
- Humidity - Average 40-50%, sometimes gets up to to 85%.
- Plants - artificial plants for now, i try to only use silk ones as the plastic seem to be a little sharp and hard. planning on getting some live plants soon.
- Placement - in bedroom, on top of dresser.
- Location - Colorado
Current Problem - He seems to be hanging out towards the bottom of his cage since last night, woke up and he was in the same spot. I never noticed him doing this until now? I figured maybe his temps were too high and he’s trying to cool down, but his temps seemed fine for the night time. (about 70-75). he also tends to stay up in the corner of his cage, the back left specifically. i’m planning on getting some more plants, live this time, so he has more foliage. also wanted to ask about the dark spots around his head and eyes? i’ll attach some photos. as i was trying to take them he climbed onto the screen to make a fast hidden getaway. he’s kinda hard to catch on cam. also just posting here to get a few recommendations or ideas of what could be going on before i take him to the vet. i’m scheduling him an appointment as i’m typing this.
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