Chameleon Info:
* Your Chameleon -Jose is a Male Veiled Chameleon, aprox 2 years old, in my care 6-7 months.
* Handling - Rarely
* Feeding - Every other day 6-8 crickets/mealworms. Gut loaded with store bought cricket food and fresh veggies.
* Supplements - store bought calcium supplement. Not sure brand off hand.
* Watering - Mist once a day till there are fine droplets on all surfaces. Chameleon drinks from a dripping system. I usually "see" him drinking every other day or so.
Cage Info:
* Cage Type - glass/screen combo. Not sure actual dimensions. I open the front of the cage once a day for a bit to make sure new air is circulating in and out.
* Lighting - 2 light fixture. One heat light one full spectrum grow bulb
* Temperature - generally around 80 in the bottom of the cage 90-100 at hottest point right by bulb
* Humidity - I don't measure humidity. I just mist once a day till everything has nice small droplets on it.
* Plants - All the plants are on the "ok" list. There are no bites out of any leaves just checked yesterday so he's not eating any of them. The bottom has a layer of soil capped with woodchips.
* Placement - it's in the corner of a dining room. The room is the least used in the house
* Location - Philadelphia, PA
Current Problem - For the past 2-3 days I've been spotting Jose walking on the bottom of his cage. In some cases he's sort of scratching in the corner. He's not really digging so much as just scratching at the corner of the glass. This is very unusual since he rarely comes down from the tip tops of his vines/branches and I've never before seen him interacting with the glass/cage itself. He does move around frequently but tends to stay in the upper branches. Not sure if this is relevant but he hasn't been quite as excited about his food recently. He used to immediately go to his food container the instant I put it in. The past couple weeks he's sort of eyed it for a bit and usually eats later. He finishes all bugs within the day. All other signs point to good health. He is nicely colored, drinking water, and is active during the daytime whether basking or strolling around. I know it's unusual for chameleons to leave the trees so I was a bit worried. Should I be? Any ideas? Is it possible I was misinformed and the chameleon is a female??? I took the previous owners at their word as they owned her for over a year previously with no egg laying. I forgot to note that Jose is no plumper than usual and doesn't seem anywhere near as fat as photos of gravid females I have seen.
* Your Chameleon -Jose is a Male Veiled Chameleon, aprox 2 years old, in my care 6-7 months.
* Handling - Rarely
* Feeding - Every other day 6-8 crickets/mealworms. Gut loaded with store bought cricket food and fresh veggies.
* Supplements - store bought calcium supplement. Not sure brand off hand.
* Watering - Mist once a day till there are fine droplets on all surfaces. Chameleon drinks from a dripping system. I usually "see" him drinking every other day or so.
Cage Info:
* Cage Type - glass/screen combo. Not sure actual dimensions. I open the front of the cage once a day for a bit to make sure new air is circulating in and out.
* Lighting - 2 light fixture. One heat light one full spectrum grow bulb
* Temperature - generally around 80 in the bottom of the cage 90-100 at hottest point right by bulb
* Humidity - I don't measure humidity. I just mist once a day till everything has nice small droplets on it.
* Plants - All the plants are on the "ok" list. There are no bites out of any leaves just checked yesterday so he's not eating any of them. The bottom has a layer of soil capped with woodchips.
* Placement - it's in the corner of a dining room. The room is the least used in the house
* Location - Philadelphia, PA
Current Problem - For the past 2-3 days I've been spotting Jose walking on the bottom of his cage. In some cases he's sort of scratching in the corner. He's not really digging so much as just scratching at the corner of the glass. This is very unusual since he rarely comes down from the tip tops of his vines/branches and I've never before seen him interacting with the glass/cage itself. He does move around frequently but tends to stay in the upper branches. Not sure if this is relevant but he hasn't been quite as excited about his food recently. He used to immediately go to his food container the instant I put it in. The past couple weeks he's sort of eyed it for a bit and usually eats later. He finishes all bugs within the day. All other signs point to good health. He is nicely colored, drinking water, and is active during the daytime whether basking or strolling around. I know it's unusual for chameleons to leave the trees so I was a bit worried. Should I be? Any ideas? Is it possible I was misinformed and the chameleon is a female??? I took the previous owners at their word as they owned her for over a year previously with no egg laying. I forgot to note that Jose is no plumper than usual and doesn't seem anywhere near as fat as photos of gravid females I have seen.
