honeybee1985
New Member
Hi,
My cam Cassius has been seen a couple of times lately sitting in his basking spot with his mouth hanging open. Any idea why? He's eating normally and his tongue is in, he just seems to be chilling with his mouth open. Is this normal?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Amy
Cage Info:
Cage Type - 2ft deep, 2ft5 wide, 3.5ft high, glass fronted with mesh sides and roof
Lighting - linear UVB light, on around 10 hours per day
Temperature - basking spot about 92 daytime, general viv temp around 85 daytime, 10 degree drop at night
Humidity - stays around 50-60%, goes up to 80 after misting which is done 4 times a day for 5 minutes.
Plants - large ficus plant
Location - middle room of home, lots of through traffic as it's near the kitchen. not near any air vents etc. Top of viv is around 6.5ft off the floor as it's on a cabinet.
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Adult male veiled (aprox 1 year), been in my care since christmas day 08.
Handling - I don't unless I absolutely need to or he initiates it.
Feeding - He eats around 3-4 silkworms daily and a few crickets.
Supplements - Calypso calcium supp, all crickets are dusted with this, nutrobal supplement dusted on crickets once a month.
Watering - Mist for 5 mins 4 times a day by hand, I have seen him drink but not all the time.
Fecal Description - Poop seems normal. White runny stuff, more solid black stuff. Never been checked for parasites by myself but appreantly was at the pet shop.
History - Not a clue. Rescued him from a pet shop and they didn't seem to know a great deal.
My cam Cassius has been seen a couple of times lately sitting in his basking spot with his mouth hanging open. Any idea why? He's eating normally and his tongue is in, he just seems to be chilling with his mouth open. Is this normal?
Any help is greatly appreciated!
Amy
Cage Info:
Cage Type - 2ft deep, 2ft5 wide, 3.5ft high, glass fronted with mesh sides and roof
Lighting - linear UVB light, on around 10 hours per day
Temperature - basking spot about 92 daytime, general viv temp around 85 daytime, 10 degree drop at night
Humidity - stays around 50-60%, goes up to 80 after misting which is done 4 times a day for 5 minutes.
Plants - large ficus plant
Location - middle room of home, lots of through traffic as it's near the kitchen. not near any air vents etc. Top of viv is around 6.5ft off the floor as it's on a cabinet.
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Adult male veiled (aprox 1 year), been in my care since christmas day 08.
Handling - I don't unless I absolutely need to or he initiates it.
Feeding - He eats around 3-4 silkworms daily and a few crickets.
Supplements - Calypso calcium supp, all crickets are dusted with this, nutrobal supplement dusted on crickets once a month.
Watering - Mist for 5 mins 4 times a day by hand, I have seen him drink but not all the time.
Fecal Description - Poop seems normal. White runny stuff, more solid black stuff. Never been checked for parasites by myself but appreantly was at the pet shop.
History - Not a clue. Rescued him from a pet shop and they didn't seem to know a great deal.