What are these colours ?

[Chameleon-Scotland]

Hey seen as I'm new to chameleons what do these colours mean ?

 

[Katacara]

She looks very stressed out!! There is a lot of activity going on around here and she probably wants to get the heck out of there to "high ground"

Did you just get her? How long have you had her? How are you handling her?

 

[Chameleon-Scotland]

Had him since Thursday have being putting my hand in and he has being walking onto it.

What makes you think it's a she?

 

[Katacara]

In your pictures I could see no spur on the back feet

 

[Chameleon-Scotland]

In your pictures I could see no spur on the back feet

Ahhh ok had me worried their hahaha

 

[Katacara]

If you can get a good clear picture of the back feet we can confirm girl or boy.

 

[Katacara]

And if you could fill out the "how to ask for help" form, we can take a look and make sure your all set up to take the best care of your cham! Here is a link: https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/how-to-ask-for-help.66/ add as much detail as possible, and pictures of the enclosure would help a lot!

 

[Chameleon-Scotland]

Here's a couple of pictures will fill out that thing in a min

 

[Katacara]

Yep now I see the spurs, sorry for freaking you out there.

His viv is beautiful!! but Im guessing that if not all than most of those plants are fake... You are going to want live plants for him because veilds like to eat plants, and if he gets a hold of plastic it can cause impaction. Live plants also help a lot with holding humidity!

 

[Chameleon-Scotland]

Chameleon Info:

• Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?

I've owned the chameleon since 21/9/17 I think it's roughly 3 months old and I think it's a male

• Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?

So far it's being about 3 times since ownership

• Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?

He gets fed every day after work 10-15 small brown crickets dusted in Acadia calci powder and this week it will be getting some komodo d3 powder

• Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?

See above

• Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?

Home made dripper onto a large leaf into a bowl. Misted morning and night by hand until everything is damp

• Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?

Light brown with a white urate

• History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.

Not that I know of

Cage Info:

• Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?

Glass screen combo exo terra 45x45x45

• Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?

Exo terra canopy with 2 13w 5.0 uv bulbs

• Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?

Basking is 33 degrees low spot is mid 20s

• Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?

Min humidity is 50% max is about 90% after misting I have a exo terra combo meter and and anolog temp and humidity in the hot side

• Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?

2 live plants ones a ficus Benjamin and can't mind the name of the other one

• Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor?

Viv is on top of my other Viv in the corner of the room not too high traffic

• Location - Where are you geographically located?

North Scotland

Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about

Looking for advice on the colours that he is producing and male female and if it has a locale?

 

[Chameleon-Scotland]

The two live plants are a ficus benjamina and a bromeliad one located at the front and one at the back to spread the humidity

 

[Katacara]

I am not to up to date on some of the products you are using so I cannot comment on that (such as your dusting and such). The only thing I have knowledge of is the feeders. He needs way more of a verity. I do not know what you have available in Scotland but some really good choices are grasshoppers/locus (if you can get them), silkworms, hornworms, superworms, BSFL, and so many other choices.

How are you gutloading?

 

[Chameleon-Scotland]

We have access to locusts wax worms morio worms meal worms black and brown crickets

 

[Chameleon-Scotland]

Here's the supplements

 

[Katacara]

Stay away from mealworms, they provide no nutrition, and easily cause impactions.

@Andee do you know more about these supplements? or someone who is also in Scotland?

 

[Chameleon-Scotland]

Ok so we can feed him small locusts crickets what about wax worms ? I can also get calci worms online what ever they are

 

[Andee]

Arcadia is supposedly a good supplement but idk what it has in it other than calcium. I do not think it has vitamins.

 

[Chameleon-Scotland]

The calci powder has nothing but calci the live food booster apparently has minerals and the komodo booster with d3 has everything

 

[Andee]

do you feed the live food booster to your insects? (this is amazingly helpful btw just so I can help others)

 

[Chameleon-Scotland]

@Andee It claims it can be used either as a dusting powder or a live feeder booster but is promoted as a dusting powder although the packaging is confusing I am using it as a dusting powder