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 Orangey Blotches?

Hey all, Ive noticed my chameleon has gotten orangey brown blotches on his underside and on his sides a little bit, they are not always visible (depending on the lighting) but are definitely not a color he’s producing.

It kind of looks like dirt, but i was just wondering if this is normal and is in fact dirt, or if its a sign of stress or something.

Any information is always appreciated!

Thanks!
07/16/08  10:32pm

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   Message To: Key_Loc   In reference to Message Id: 1798713


 Orangey Blotches?

Uh ... "my cham has orangey brown blotches, what is it?". Too little info.

What kind of chameleon?
How old?
WC or CB?
What kind of enclosure? Lighting? Heat source (and temps)? How do you hydrate and your schedule? What is his usual diet? Do you supplement? If so, with what and how often? Do you use a substrate other than paper or nothing at all?

Can you provide a photo?



07/16/08  11:09pm

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 Orangey Blotches?

1. Jakckson’s Chameleon, its a male
2. About a year
3. CB
4. 36 inch high enclosure, lots of space, reptisun uvb bulb and heatlamp.
5. Fogger rigged to top of the cage to generate mist 3 times a day, also mist him with a sprayer 3 times a day.
6. Usually eats crickets and wax worms.
7. Yes, i supplement. i use reptical on most of the crickets he gets fed.
8. Newspaper substrate.
9. Temperature never gets above 95 during the day or below 70 at night
07/17/08  11:29am

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   Message To: Key_Loc   In reference to Message Id: 1799201


 Orangey Blotches?

Right off the bat, your basking temp is WAY too high. Jackson’s are montane, not tropical. They need much cooler temps than Panthers or Veileds. Basking temps for Jackson’s should never go above 85 degrees. That’s the very hottest it should get, not 95. Cooler cage temps should be in low to middle 70’s. A night time drop is good...even into middle/low 60’s.

The rest of your husbandry sounds fine. If you’re giving your crix a good nutritious gutload, you might cut back on the dust. Personally, I would rather provide my feeders with a really good varied diet than depend on dust for calcium, vitamins and minerals. That way I don’t have to worry about over supplementing, which carries its own health risks. My adult chams get calcium dust maybe once every week to 10 days and vitamin/mineral dust once a month.

Ok, all that said, I’m sorry I now can’t be of more help re: blotches. A photo would be really helpful, since you seem to be doing everything correctly, except temps. Is there any way he could have accidently burned himself? Burns on chams generally don’t look like burns on us and don’t react the same way.



07/17/08  08:37pm

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   Message To: LunaC   In reference to Message Id: 1799860


 Orangey Blotches?

I really dont think its a burn as it appears to be dirt or something, but as soon as I can get a camera/take a good photo ill have it posted.

Thanks
07/20/08  12:42pm


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