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j3nnay
at Fri Mar 23 09:39:03 2007 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by j3nnay ]
>>it was definitely a good idea to get it a heat source...but I don't think a chameleon recognizes a heat lamp as a light and it would look for a light source to warm up under. It should get turned off at night. As long as the room temperature isn't cold at night there is no need for a heat source.
Depends on what "cold at night" is for a chameleon. It's been 65 in my bedroom at night, and everyone else has some sort of nighttime heat, either in the form of a heatpad or red heat light. The heat light is next to the UVB light, so when the cham is under the UVB light she is also near enough to the heat light to get warm.
>>chameleons need darkness at night....so the UVB light only needs to be on for 12 to 14 hours a day depending on the season....
I have tried explaining this to my friend but I'm not sure he listens. I'll try again.
>>in the pictures you attached, the chameleon doesn't seem to be raising its body off your hand...can it? Does it?
She can't seem to unless she panics and tries to make a bid to escape, which she did when I tried to feel for eggs. I haven't touched her since, but she's back on the dirt in her tree's pot.
>>However...whatever is going on with this chameleon, I think it should go to a vet ASAP.
That's my thought too. I'll pass it on.
>>BTW, do the insects get gutloaded?
Nope. She's been getting mealworms exclusively, and he dusted by dropping them into the dust, then picking them out with tweezers and putting them in the 'bowl' in the cage. From personal experience, I know the mealworms will get undusted pretty quick.
>>Its still a good idea (as was already mentioned) to have a place for her to lay eggs should she have any. Failure to do so could lead to eggbinding and eventually death.
I've set up a little egg laying place for her just in case.
Thank you very much for your information and your help. I'll pass this along, and hopefully the weight from someone other than me will get him to do the right thing.
~jenny
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0.2 rescue chinese water dragons (Yoni and Linga)
1.0 rex rat (Scurvy)
1.0 gerbil (Yerbul)
0.1 mice (Cute Girl Mousy)
0.1 bunny (Spazz)
0.0.5 tropical fish (tetras and a neon blue gourami)
2.2 great danes (Shasta, Odysseus, Merlot, and Watson)
1.0 fat fuzzy mutt (Smokey)
1.1 cats (Thidwick and Turtle)
3.0 horses (Buddy, Sam, and Scout)
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RE: What's going on?! - j3nnay, Fri Mar 23 09:39:03 2007