ILoveAminoAcids
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Hello!! This is my 9 month old chameleon. Today I fed him in his bowl, then noticed that shortly after the light turns on he was huddled in the bottom of the enclosure (Picture below). After some brief panic, I coerced him onto a wood piece which he is still behind (also pictured). This was very concerning behaviour as he hasn't done this before. I am not sure what this is caused by. The heat emitter that I have is about 50, but he is rarely in his basking spot and the UV is 5 and about 5.5 inches from his highest point, however he likes to climb wires often to get closer.
He keeps eating the new vines that grow by the top of his tank, so there isn't much coverage. However, I just put in a small planted plant to hide him in his spot. I have him eating crickets, hornworms and superworms and I try my best to gut load them. The humidity is about 90% in the night, and about 60-65% in the day. Temperature indicators are located at 3 spots in the tank but right now the highest temperature after just waking is around 25 degrees Celsius. His humidity has been cutting out through the night which I've fixed yesterday, he also has a mister that I use for 10 seconds in the evening a few hours after his light turns off. Can anyone tell me what may be wrong with him? And if so, how to fix it? This is my first chameleon and I've been following Neptune for advice on keeping them. I live in a very dry location as well.
His eyes do not look sunken, and he has the strength to climb after I shook a leaf near him.
Thank you so much!
He keeps eating the new vines that grow by the top of his tank, so there isn't much coverage. However, I just put in a small planted plant to hide him in his spot. I have him eating crickets, hornworms and superworms and I try my best to gut load them. The humidity is about 90% in the night, and about 60-65% in the day. Temperature indicators are located at 3 spots in the tank but right now the highest temperature after just waking is around 25 degrees Celsius. His humidity has been cutting out through the night which I've fixed yesterday, he also has a mister that I use for 10 seconds in the evening a few hours after his light turns off. Can anyone tell me what may be wrong with him? And if so, how to fix it? This is my first chameleon and I've been following Neptune for advice on keeping them. I live in a very dry location as well.
His eyes do not look sunken, and he has the strength to climb after I shook a leaf near him.
Thank you so much!
