Banders675
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Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. Ambilobe Panther, male, Almost 2 years old.
How long has it been in your care? Just over a year.
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? Once or twice a week.
Feeding - What are you feeding your Cham? Crickets, silk worms, Kings worms, Dubia roaches.
What amount? 7-10
What is the schedule? 3-4 times a week.
How are you gut-loading your feeders? Bee pollen and fruit. Mostly oranges.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? Rep-cal multiviamins and rep-cal calcium with vit. D. I mix both of the rep-cal vitamins and calcium when I feed my Cham.
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? Pump sprayer.
How often and how long to you mist? 3-4 times a day. About a minute long.
Do you see your chameleon drinking? Yes.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. When I first got him his droppings weren't solid. It is solid now and somewhat looks normal.
Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? He has been tested for parasites and came back positive for a pathogenic parasite in the gastrointestinal tract. He was treated for that and got tested one more time. He was still positive but the parasite wasn't as bad when I first got him tested. He was treated again with a higher dosage of medicine. The vet had told me that if his poop was solid and with the higher dosage of medicine it should kick the parasite.
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. I got him from a breeder from a reptile show who told us he was in perfect condition. I asked him how his droppings were and was told it was normal. I brought him home and saw his first droppings were not solid at all. It was an orangey-white water and smelled horrible. The breeder sold him to me with this parasite.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?). Screen.
What are the dimensions? 24x24x48
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? Heating: zoo med basking 100w. UVB 5.0 13 watt tropical, zoo med.
What is your daily lighting schedule? 7 am to 7 pm heat and UVB. No heat on at night.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Don't exactly know but my apartment doesn't get below 72 degrees.
Lowest overnight temp? Doesn't get below 72 degrees.
How do you measure these temps? At this time no.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? Between dessert and tropical depending on the misting.
How are you creating and maintaining these levels? Sometimes I have a vaporizer going at the bottom of his cage.
What do you use to measure humidity? Not at this time.
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? He is in all fake plants due to the treatment of the parasite. If he was in a live plant it would be a pothos plant.
Placement - Where is your cage located? In the corner of my room next to my closet.
Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? I have a window fan in my window but he is not next to it.
At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor? The cage is on the floor.
Location - Where are you geographically located? San Jose, CA
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
My Cham keeps his right eye closed all the time. He will open it for a second but will close it ASAP. He also rubs it on his sticks as well as my finger. I have posted photos of his eye already open. Please scroll down for those photos.
Pictures are helpful
Last edited by Brad; 01-20-2010 at 03:43 PM.
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. Ambilobe Panther, male, Almost 2 years old.
How long has it been in your care? Just over a year.
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? Once or twice a week.
Feeding - What are you feeding your Cham? Crickets, silk worms, Kings worms, Dubia roaches.
What amount? 7-10
What is the schedule? 3-4 times a week.
How are you gut-loading your feeders? Bee pollen and fruit. Mostly oranges.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? Rep-cal multiviamins and rep-cal calcium with vit. D. I mix both of the rep-cal vitamins and calcium when I feed my Cham.
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? Pump sprayer.
How often and how long to you mist? 3-4 times a day. About a minute long.
Do you see your chameleon drinking? Yes.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. When I first got him his droppings weren't solid. It is solid now and somewhat looks normal.
Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? He has been tested for parasites and came back positive for a pathogenic parasite in the gastrointestinal tract. He was treated for that and got tested one more time. He was still positive but the parasite wasn't as bad when I first got him tested. He was treated again with a higher dosage of medicine. The vet had told me that if his poop was solid and with the higher dosage of medicine it should kick the parasite.
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. I got him from a breeder from a reptile show who told us he was in perfect condition. I asked him how his droppings were and was told it was normal. I brought him home and saw his first droppings were not solid at all. It was an orangey-white water and smelled horrible. The breeder sold him to me with this parasite.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?). Screen.
What are the dimensions? 24x24x48
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? Heating: zoo med basking 100w. UVB 5.0 13 watt tropical, zoo med.
What is your daily lighting schedule? 7 am to 7 pm heat and UVB. No heat on at night.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Don't exactly know but my apartment doesn't get below 72 degrees.
Lowest overnight temp? Doesn't get below 72 degrees.
How do you measure these temps? At this time no.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? Between dessert and tropical depending on the misting.
How are you creating and maintaining these levels? Sometimes I have a vaporizer going at the bottom of his cage.
What do you use to measure humidity? Not at this time.
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? He is in all fake plants due to the treatment of the parasite. If he was in a live plant it would be a pothos plant.
Placement - Where is your cage located? In the corner of my room next to my closet.
Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? I have a window fan in my window but he is not next to it.
At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor? The cage is on the floor.
Location - Where are you geographically located? San Jose, CA
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
My Cham keeps his right eye closed all the time. He will open it for a second but will close it ASAP. He also rubs it on his sticks as well as my finger. I have posted photos of his eye already open. Please scroll down for those photos.
Pictures are helpful
Last edited by Brad; 01-20-2010 at 03:43 PM.
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