StacyWattles
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Cage Info:
Cage Type - 16"x16"x32" - two sides are glass, two sides are screen, top is screen.
Lighting - REPT-GLO 5.0 UVB Exo Terra 14w - 15 inches in a strip light and Rept-Glo red bulb (can't remember the specs) - I keep the lights on from 8a.m. to 8p.m.. (I have been leaving the red light on but I guess I was wrong after reading the threads)
Temperature - 70 to 75f at night to 80 - 85f in the daytime
Humidity - Not sure of exact levels but I keep it pretty moist with The Big Dripper and misting at least 5 times a day for about 5 minutes, I am also using Eco Earth bedding which hold a lot of moisture.
Plants - plastic foilage, vines and 24" inch piece of twisted drift wood.
Location - Under our stairwell. No fans or air vents. The top of the cage is at least 3.5' off the ground.
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Female Senegal approximately 6 months old.
Handling - I try to hold her every day but since she has gotten sick - I only handle her to put her in the shower once a day. When she is in the shower, she is at the wall that is only being misted - she has no direct contact with the shower spray.
Feeding - Medium sized crickets, when she was eating about 4 crickets a day but she has not eatten in at least 3 days. Crickets are gut loaded with carrots, strawberries, tomatoes - whatever is in the fridge.
Supplements - Sticky Tongue Farms - Miner-All.
Watering - The Big Dipper drip system and heavy misting at least 5 times a day for at least 5 minutes each time - since she has been sick a 30 to 40 minute shower every day is the only way I can hydrate her.
Fecal Description - Bright yellow to pale yellow and white. Not sure that she has ever been tested for parasites - pet store said that she was.
History - She was an impulse buy, when I took my boys to buy dumpy frogs - I saw her and she came right up to me and climbed on my shoulder (well it was love at first sight and since I had everything I needed from having veils - I thought what the heck. Mommy's got a new pet. (I only have the senegal right now - no veils)
Current Problem - Right from the get go I knew that something was wrong - she just did not seem right - but she was very lively, bright eyes, and she loved to be held - she would sit outside on my head and eat flies (hopefully they did not make her sick), she ate her crickets real well and was drinking water - she also has a little crick in her tail. but she always seemed really skinny to me so I took her back at least 3 times cause I knew something was wrong but they kept telling me that she was fine, maybe a llittle dehydrated and suggested the shower - well that worked wonders and she was fine again for a week or so - but now she won't open her eyes, she is very weak, very docile (like I said she loves to be held) - I found her in the water catch bowl this afternoon and knew something was wrong. Her coloring has always been consistant though - she ranges from a pale leaf green to a darker green/brown with cheverons or stripes. I have seen her turn black twice (which was real creepy).
Anyway, I know I need to take her to the vet and will make appointment as soon as possible but thought that someone would have a thought - please don't bash me I am doing everything in my power to get this little girl healthy. Hopefully someone has an idea or two.
Cage Type - 16"x16"x32" - two sides are glass, two sides are screen, top is screen.
Lighting - REPT-GLO 5.0 UVB Exo Terra 14w - 15 inches in a strip light and Rept-Glo red bulb (can't remember the specs) - I keep the lights on from 8a.m. to 8p.m.. (I have been leaving the red light on but I guess I was wrong after reading the threads)
Temperature - 70 to 75f at night to 80 - 85f in the daytime
Humidity - Not sure of exact levels but I keep it pretty moist with The Big Dripper and misting at least 5 times a day for about 5 minutes, I am also using Eco Earth bedding which hold a lot of moisture.
Plants - plastic foilage, vines and 24" inch piece of twisted drift wood.
Location - Under our stairwell. No fans or air vents. The top of the cage is at least 3.5' off the ground.
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Female Senegal approximately 6 months old.
Handling - I try to hold her every day but since she has gotten sick - I only handle her to put her in the shower once a day. When she is in the shower, she is at the wall that is only being misted - she has no direct contact with the shower spray.
Feeding - Medium sized crickets, when she was eating about 4 crickets a day but she has not eatten in at least 3 days. Crickets are gut loaded with carrots, strawberries, tomatoes - whatever is in the fridge.
Supplements - Sticky Tongue Farms - Miner-All.
Watering - The Big Dipper drip system and heavy misting at least 5 times a day for at least 5 minutes each time - since she has been sick a 30 to 40 minute shower every day is the only way I can hydrate her.
Fecal Description - Bright yellow to pale yellow and white. Not sure that she has ever been tested for parasites - pet store said that she was.
History - She was an impulse buy, when I took my boys to buy dumpy frogs - I saw her and she came right up to me and climbed on my shoulder (well it was love at first sight and since I had everything I needed from having veils - I thought what the heck. Mommy's got a new pet. (I only have the senegal right now - no veils)
Current Problem - Right from the get go I knew that something was wrong - she just did not seem right - but she was very lively, bright eyes, and she loved to be held - she would sit outside on my head and eat flies (hopefully they did not make her sick), she ate her crickets real well and was drinking water - she also has a little crick in her tail. but she always seemed really skinny to me so I took her back at least 3 times cause I knew something was wrong but they kept telling me that she was fine, maybe a llittle dehydrated and suggested the shower - well that worked wonders and she was fine again for a week or so - but now she won't open her eyes, she is very weak, very docile (like I said she loves to be held) - I found her in the water catch bowl this afternoon and knew something was wrong. Her coloring has always been consistant though - she ranges from a pale leaf green to a darker green/brown with cheverons or stripes. I have seen her turn black twice (which was real creepy).
Anyway, I know I need to take her to the vet and will make appointment as soon as possible but thought that someone would have a thought - please don't bash me I am doing everything in my power to get this little girl healthy. Hopefully someone has an idea or two.
