Greetings;
My wife has a female Veiled chameleon , 1 year old, that has not been eating to much as of late.
We found her on the floor of her cage about 1 week ago and thought she might be looking for a nest and we placed a container with a recomended substrate. She normally sleeps on the side of the cage behind the folage. While keeping a close eye on her we noticed that she hadn't pooped in a day or so and then 1 day later we found a yellow pile on the floor and a white substance on her rectum area. This AM she was found on top of her water collection container (screen covered) with her mouth open catching water.
Her color has been normal but she has not been walking around lots.
In looking on the NET I found info about dehradration and showering. It metioned about sunken eyes and hers might be slightly sunken so we have been trying to hydrate her with warm showers.
She is in a mesh inclosure with fake leaves and branches inside. During the day she has a UV light and basking light on for 12 hours temp between 90-100and at night she has night heat lampstemps around 70. lately it has been cold here and about 2 months ago we added a second nightlight that stayes on all the time to keep the room warm. We have a drip system that drips down some leaves and then is collected and drained to a container out of the cage. The H2O stays on during the day and the leaves are sprayed with water a couple times a day. We also use Stress ease and a vitiman spray. She eats 4-6 meduim dusted crickets every other day. The cage is located in a den that is rarely used and the door stays closed.
Scott
My wife has a female Veiled chameleon , 1 year old, that has not been eating to much as of late.
We found her on the floor of her cage about 1 week ago and thought she might be looking for a nest and we placed a container with a recomended substrate. She normally sleeps on the side of the cage behind the folage. While keeping a close eye on her we noticed that she hadn't pooped in a day or so and then 1 day later we found a yellow pile on the floor and a white substance on her rectum area. This AM she was found on top of her water collection container (screen covered) with her mouth open catching water.
Her color has been normal but she has not been walking around lots.
In looking on the NET I found info about dehradration and showering. It metioned about sunken eyes and hers might be slightly sunken so we have been trying to hydrate her with warm showers.
She is in a mesh inclosure with fake leaves and branches inside. During the day she has a UV light and basking light on for 12 hours temp between 90-100and at night she has night heat lampstemps around 70. lately it has been cold here and about 2 months ago we added a second nightlight that stayes on all the time to keep the room warm. We have a drip system that drips down some leaves and then is collected and drained to a container out of the cage. The H2O stays on during the day and the leaves are sprayed with water a couple times a day. We also use Stress ease and a vitiman spray. She eats 4-6 meduim dusted crickets every other day. The cage is located in a den that is rarely used and the door stays closed.
Scott
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