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I posted a few days ago about my cham making a weird noise at night. He went in last month for his yearly checkup and everything was good (including bloodwork).
He’s going in today for repeat bloodwork to see if anything is changed and to be checked over, but my vet has already talked to me about possibly doing antibiotics (Fortaz).
Am I doing something wrong? Did I cause this?
Here is our setup:
Your Chameleon - Male Veiled chameleon, had since August of 2018. Unsure of age.
Feeding - Super Worms, wax worms, horn worms, silk worms. I gut load with Turnips, Carrots, Dandelion, Sweat Potato
Supplements - Bee pollen, Repticalcium without D3, Repashy calcium plus (twice a month.)
Watering - I drip him water several times a day over his closed mouth. I drop water onto his lips and let him drink voluntarily. I never force open his mouth, I try to make it drip like a dripper.
He had a mister that went off first thing in the morning and once at night. However, I stoped running the mister because he would turn black and avoid the area it misted.
History - Purchased from PetSmart.
Cage Type - Exoterra, x-large screen enclosure.
I had the taller enclosure, but he never moved around and always stayed in one spot. I switched him over to this wider enclosure and he’s much happier.
Temperature-. He has two thermometers in his cage, one on the warmer side and one on the cooler. The ambient temperature in our house is around 75 to 77
His hot side is usually between 87-90 and the other side is 74-77.
His basking spot is 8.5” away from the basking bulb and is anywhere from 85-91 degrees depending on the spot. I use a heat gun to read it.
Lighting - 100w basking bulb , Arcadia D3 12% UVB T5 Bulb
Humidity - Around 30-40 durning the day. I run his Reptifogger on high at night. Fogger starts around 11pm-12 and runs for a few hours.
He’s going in today for repeat bloodwork to see if anything is changed and to be checked over, but my vet has already talked to me about possibly doing antibiotics (Fortaz).
Am I doing something wrong? Did I cause this?
Here is our setup:
Your Chameleon - Male Veiled chameleon, had since August of 2018. Unsure of age.
Feeding - Super Worms, wax worms, horn worms, silk worms. I gut load with Turnips, Carrots, Dandelion, Sweat Potato
Supplements - Bee pollen, Repticalcium without D3, Repashy calcium plus (twice a month.)
Watering - I drip him water several times a day over his closed mouth. I drop water onto his lips and let him drink voluntarily. I never force open his mouth, I try to make it drip like a dripper.
He had a mister that went off first thing in the morning and once at night. However, I stoped running the mister because he would turn black and avoid the area it misted.
History - Purchased from PetSmart.
Cage Type - Exoterra, x-large screen enclosure.
I had the taller enclosure, but he never moved around and always stayed in one spot. I switched him over to this wider enclosure and he’s much happier.
Temperature-. He has two thermometers in his cage, one on the warmer side and one on the cooler. The ambient temperature in our house is around 75 to 77
His hot side is usually between 87-90 and the other side is 74-77.
His basking spot is 8.5” away from the basking bulb and is anywhere from 85-91 degrees depending on the spot. I use a heat gun to read it.
Lighting - 100w basking bulb , Arcadia D3 12% UVB T5 Bulb
Humidity - Around 30-40 durning the day. I run his Reptifogger on high at night. Fogger starts around 11pm-12 and runs for a few hours.
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