Hi. Discoids are the way to go here in Florida. Yes, basically any insect which you’ll be feeding to your animal, you need to feed and make sure it is as healthy as possible so that it will offer maximum nutrition. Try banded crickets…they are much hardier and stink less than domestic crickets...
For basic wellness checks and a fecal for parasites, any exotics vet is fine. When it comes to a problem, especially with the eyes, you need a vet who has solid experience and knowledge with chameleons, and they can be hard to find. Often we have to drive some distance for one. Recently I had a...
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/intro-to-bio-activity.2429/ This is what I used as my guide when I got started with bioactive and I did get a big bag of Fox Farms Ocean Forest. It was a bit too expensive to use for all of my set ups, so I just use whatever organic garden soil Lowe’s has.
Tradescantia zebrina is a beautiful plant - sometimes the bottoms look purple and other times reddish.
Nerve plants are great for a touch of interest and color and come in red, pink and white.
Polka dot plants are also nice little pops of color.
If they are available and your plant light is...
The best thing to do is make sure your humidity is correct (30-50%) and mist for at least 2 full minutes, twice daily. Warm showers are not recommended as what is warm to us can be scalding to them. The misting is much better, but don’t spray him directly. Eye drops probably will be of little...
If you don’t find any mates for it, your chameleon will enjoy it as a snack. 🙂 What I do is start with at least 250-500 eggs (I do have 10 insectivores) and a couple of pounds of unprepared chow mix. They can be slow to get growing to a decent feeder size, but then whoosh! You’ll end up with...
It’s several months away, but in August in Daytona is www.reptilebreedersexpo.com/index.htm It’s a huge show. In May in Orlando is https://repticon.com/florida/orlando/ This weekend in Tampa https://reptiliannationexpo.com/
I know there’s many smaller ones too. Just google reptile expos or...
Are you able to get some pics with the tail out straighter? From this angle, it’s hard to tell. I do want to say girl, but really not sure. Btw, our girl panthers can have some amazing colors too. Maybe not as varied or flamboyant as the boys, but still show some colors and are beautiful.
You may need to take drastic measures and completely deep/steam clean the enclosure and set up with all new plants and branches. 🥺 Sorry that you’re having this problem.