Panther casque
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jannb
Chameleon Enthusiast
Here's a link to pictures of my panthers. Their head pads are filled out nicely. 
I don't have a picture of one sunk in but if you panthers looks funny or sunk in post a picture and maybe we can help out.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/members/jannb-albums-panthers.html
I don't have a picture of one sunk in but if you panthers looks funny or sunk in post a picture and maybe we can help out.https://www.chameleonforums.com/members/jannb-albums-panthers.html
jannb
Chameleon Enthusiast
If he's skinny his head pads might look sunk in. You can feed more hornworms or silkworms. Both would help hydrate and put some fat on him. A shower may also help if he's dehydrated or just extra long mistings. If you fill out the ask for help form and post some pictures that would be very helpful to us to try to help you figure out if anything is wrong with him.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/how-ask-help-66/
https://www.chameleonforums.com/how-ask-help-66/
TheHoff93
Member
Here's a link to pictures of my panthers. Their head pads are filled out nicely.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/members/jannb-albums-panthers.html
your panthers are stunning! especially your nosy be. his blue is out of this world! where did you get them?
Sleaper88
New Member
Ok il try get some pics up ASAP!! Like I say I don't think he is dehydrated as his eyes are perfect and his unrated are bright white!! Il post some pics tonight and go from there
jannb
Chameleon Enthusiast
What's that next to his eye in the second picture?
Thehoff93, thank you for the compliment. My daughter raised most of them and the nosy be came from one of her friends.
PantherEnvy
Avid Member
2nd picture. Left eye turret looks torn. Anyone else see that?
Alexl
Avid Member
Some thoughts about this whole "casque thing"...
A fatty casque has nothing to do with a healthy chameleon. The casque contains muscle, not fat! Don't know who invented the myth of a fat pad inside the casque... Everyone who opened a dead chameleon's head yet should have seen there's muscle inside (you can even do histological sections to see the muscle cells). An overfed chameleon begins to store fat in muscle cells, too -> you see a bulged casque as in the Chamaeleo calyptratus male in my picture. This poor guy already suffered from fat liver. I added another picture of a male Furcifer pardalis with some paintings to make the difference clear to everyone.
In my opinion, a young chameleon does not need to have a bulged casque and there's no reason to "fatten up" a young, healthy chameleon at all. I don't see a sunken casque at those pictures above. Let them grow their way, some slower, some faster. Forcing a reptile to grow more quickly will end in kidney diseases, fat liver, gout and other problems. And noone needs a sick chameleon.
A fatty casque has nothing to do with a healthy chameleon. The casque contains muscle, not fat! Don't know who invented the myth of a fat pad inside the casque... Everyone who opened a dead chameleon's head yet should have seen there's muscle inside (you can even do histological sections to see the muscle cells). An overfed chameleon begins to store fat in muscle cells, too -> you see a bulged casque as in the Chamaeleo calyptratus male in my picture. This poor guy already suffered from fat liver. I added another picture of a male Furcifer pardalis with some paintings to make the difference clear to everyone.
In my opinion, a young chameleon does not need to have a bulged casque and there's no reason to "fatten up" a young, healthy chameleon at all. I don't see a sunken casque at those pictures above. Let them grow their way, some slower, some faster. Forcing a reptile to grow more quickly will end in kidney diseases, fat liver, gout and other problems. And noone needs a sick chameleon.
