Cage Type: 38 gallon reptarium

Lights: its a uvb 5.0 and a 75 watt reptile light

Temps: not really sure i havent checked.

humidity: around 80%

plants: there all fake plants.

cage location: its in my room but i keep a towel around the cage for right now so i wont stress him out.


my chameleon: its a ambilobe panther, male, and he is about 2 or 3 months old.. he has been in my care for 2 days now..

handling: i just picked him up once i tried to see if he would eat them from my hand..

feeding: im feeding him small crickets.. i put 5 in a cup to see if he would eat them but he dont even show no sign of wanting to eat them.. well i put some in yesterday he wouldnt eat them and im trying again today a still he wont eat them.. i feed them crickets different kinds of fruit..

supplements: im using reptivit..

fecal: he hvent did any yet

my current prblem: HE WONT EAT

Thank you for the additional info. You really do need to know the temps. A 75W bulb over that size cage, with a towel wrapped around the cage, is probably too hot for him. Panther chams, especially young ones, need a fairly moderate temperature- with the ambient cage temp about 75 and the basking temp about 85. Thermometers are so cheap, please pick one up as soon as you can. Overheating could kill the little guy.

ALso, with that many plants in there, he can find his privacy, I don't think the towel is necessary. The deal with new arrivals is time- they need time to settle in. Even with complete provacy, he would still need a few days to get comfortable. For acclimation, time is probably the major factor with this breed, not necessarily complete privacy. Some chams are more comfortable if they can peek out and see what is going on outside.

And, if you can pick up a nice inexpensive ficus plant or schefflera at a home depot or walmart that would be great, too.

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Ok thanks i will try to pick up that today... But about him not eating... In his cage i put a cup in there and placed about 5 crickets in there and he wont eat any of them... Do you think i should take him out a put him something smaller to see if he will eat? Because i got him yesterday and he wouldnt eat so im getting kind of worried

try free ranging. The movements of crickets might help his appetite.

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Go to petco and get the a temp and humidity gauge, they are like $8.

He most likely wont eat from your hand for awhile, he is a little small for that and your hand probably scares him.

How big is your feeder cup? If it is actually the size of a regular cup that may be to small and he doesnt know what it is.Try making one out of a 2 liter pop bottle or 1/2 gallon milk jug. And you need to locate it somewhere he can have access to it at multiple positions. Here is a vid on how to.

I could have sworn I posted here last night and my posts are gone!

If you have him eating pinheads, he may just not be interested in the food. Pinheads are TINY and as gesang said, 2 month olds should be pretty good eaters. In my post yesterday that mysteriously disappeared, I said that he could and should be eating 1/8" to 1/4" crickets.

I would also get that towel off of his cage. He needs all the ventilation that the screen cage provides. Just try to limit your contact with him and he will get used to his surroundings. The towel could make him seriously stressed.
Also, as gesang suggested, you should get him some live plants, like a ficus or an umbrella tree, that will help keep the humidity up in his cage, and I know my panther likes to munch on his leaves (which I guess is rare for a panther, but does happen) and you wouldn't want him munching on plastic, just in case.

I wouldn't worry terribly about his not wanting to eat right away. Some animals have a desire to eat immediately upon arriving in their new home, and others take a little longer. I would try putting some crickets in a cup in his cage and letting him go at them himself without you there, watching his every move. You could be making him nervous if you are standing there watching him. Count the crickets in the cup and then you will know whether he is eating or not. If he isn't eating by tomorrow, get some bigger prey items, as those pinheads are probably too small as it is.

Kat77 my posts seem to be mysteriously dissapearing too lately, it must be some government conspiracy.

And if you get a live plant with larger leaves you will be able to tell if he is really hungry and eating at all because there will be little bites taken out of the leaves.

LOL maybe it's just a sign.....

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WELL THIS IS A PICTURE OF HIM AND HIS CAGE.. AND IF SO CAN YOU GUYS TELL ME HOW OLD YOU THINK HE IS..

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do you have pics of the inside of his cage?

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