Pumpkin

Jaylyn · 01-07-03, 10:22 AM

Pumpkin, my little male hoehnelli, LOVED his shower. At least twice a week I would take him to the bathroom for a 1/2 hour misting in the tub. He would excited and start making drinking motions as we walked down the hall. :w

Last week I gave him his shower and left him in the bathroom to lick water off the leaves with the door closed. Forgot to tell the kids he was in there and they ended up leaving the door open. The cat got him and killed him

Don't trust your cat one little bit with your herps.

Jaylyn

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honduranfreekk · 01-07-03, 10:24 AM

Jaylyn I am verry sorry 2 hear of your loss it is alway,s so hard 2 lose something that is so loved.My condolences

01-07-03, 10:33 AM

sorry to here about your bad luck, may your next herp have a long and fruitful life

Trace · 01-07-03, 04:45 PM

Jaylyn, I am saddened to hear of your loss.

I know what a treasure your chameleons are to you.

My deepest condolences.

Trace

Jaylyn · 01-07-03, 06:26 PM

Thank guys. That one was so hard - it was directly because of me being negligent. But, most of all because of how the little angel died.

Lots of tears in our house for quite a few days.

I did want to clarify - I don't water my chams only twice a week. I wouldn't want anyone to think that that's appropriate.

All my chams are misted at length twice daily, as well as a dripper run once a day (twice for the Jackson's - they love to drink) for about an hour. I like to throw them in a nice warm, steamy shower once a week to get a really good drink. Pumpkin got extra because he was so cute and loved his shower so much. I do think underhydrating is the one thing most of us are guilty of. And expectedly so - it takes up an awful lot of time & water!! In the wild it doesn't rain for a ten minute misting once or twice a day.... If you haven't tried showering your chams - make sure the water is good and warm, put in a plant or tree and aim the shower head at the wall so the droplets spatter back. Unless you're a really good cham mom/dad and have a light setting on your shower. Shut the bathroom door and let them stay in there for 1/2 an hour - 45 minutes. Check the water temp frequently - and don't let the kids flush the toilet.

I find that "shower" day is the only time my veileds drink really well. The others all run for their drippers everyday.

Sorry if I'm talking about really obvious stuff for most of you ... just rambling.

Jaylyn

Trace · 01-07-03, 06:59 PM

Don't worry about the rambling Jaylyn! I think it's an awsome tip for any chameleon owner.

I'm currently re-habbing 2 Veiled chameleons that are getting the shower treatment EVERY day because they are so severely dehydrated.

Cheers!

Trace

P.S. I think I learned this trick from you! Thanks!

Linds · 01-08-03, 01:22 AM

So sorry to hear for your loss

Cats and herps are never good together, I learned that when I was away for a few days at a funeral and my cat eventually busted through the screen on an aquairum, luckily the snake recovered after being MIA for a few weeks, but has the scars still

Dom · 01-08-03, 03:25 AM

MY deepest deepest condolences .. So sorry to hear ..

Same stroy has Linds .. my snakes got scares from his cat battle as well .. I just don't trust any mamal!

HeatherRose · 01-27-03, 04:07 PM

My condolences too ...

I've started misting my kitty whenever she gets on top of my gecko enclosure :P .....I think she's only interested in a stray cricket or two in the enclosure, but she's gotten into a bad habit....once she grows she'll be too heavy to sit on there....:P

Heather