I have a reptile shop in my town and the man has over 20 years of experience and he helped me diagnose his MBD. Next time I go in i will ask him and see what he says about him... he has had MBD for a while and once started to get sluggish again (and sleeping during the day again) about two weeks ago when it was time to replace the bulb, then once i replaced the bulb his eyes were shut but he was awake.
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? Veiled, Male, 1 year 3months. Has been in my care for 11 months.
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? Not often, he does not like it.
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? Crickets, once a day about 3 or 4 large. I have potatoes, carrots and or celery and things in my cricket keeper.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? Rep-Cal Phosphorus-Free Calcium wit VIT.D3, ultrafine powder i usually put on all crickets.
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? I use the misting technique, one to two times per day. He still hates but but he does open his eyes crawl around and drink.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? Brown, once a day and football shaped mostly, occasional runny but not often. No parasite tests.
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. Just know that he has MBD, physical signs show it. He also has no problem opening his eyes during misting and during feeding when i open the tank and hand feed him his eyes open no problem. Also when he moves into his sleep area and int o his basking area in the morning, although he as been sleeping later.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? Screen cage, cage is actually, 2feet wide, by 3 feet high.
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? Zoo med 60w basking day bulb. Zoo med 10.0 UVB compact bulb. Light is on a 12hr schedule, goes on at 9a and off at 9p.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? Not too sure, but basking is probably in the 80s and further down the cage is most likely in the 70s.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? Hard for me to maintain a humidity level because i go to work and school a lot so i mist before and after school a decent amount.
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? Yes, a pothos plant he loves to climb on.
Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor? No fans or vents or high traffic areas, its at the foot of my bed. Top of the cage is 4feet above the bottom of my floor.
Location - Where are you geographically located? New York, United States
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
Chameleon is closing his eyes during the day, but is fully awake. He will open them no problem when he needs to when i open to mist and hand feed, or just to move to a different area.
