I know lots of you use inferred thermometers what is the optimum body temperature of an adult male panther?
His thermostat shows at 29c with that his body temperature is 37c his poo looks a little undigested sometimes I think it could be warmer but do NOT want to burn him particularly if he...
all better!!
He finished his antibiotics after two weeks and is looking much better eating about 3 large feeders a day and pooing every 2-3 days and putting weight on again nicely :) hes about 10m old and weighs about 130g :) xx
That is one skinny chameleon! It needs force feeding asap silkworms, hornworms and wax worms it needs bulking up to get its strenth back :( poor chameleon xx good luck well done
Superworms have hard body and do make him constipated but silkworms are soft and juicy so hes on them to make it easier from him to pass as he normally eats locusts.
My 9.5 month panther had been acting strange for a while I took him to the vets and he had a kidney infection. He was put on antibiotics for two weeks and had a poo test. he seamed much better and put on some weight and started eating better when back after the course and his kidneys were much...
Get him out do his meds then give him food a treet or out in the sun a shower somthing he likes doing or on your sholder just wandering about so he get use to you and remembers the good times not the pain of putting cream on his leg :) xx
wrong light?
What heat lamp is it? I had a black ceramic and they only sit where they can see the light. Either that or maybe your bulb is the wrong temperature and he's happier under the uv? Some people think the know when they need more uv as well but im not sure if thats true or not??? ;
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id say go to the vet.
My 8m panther went from eating 5 large feeders a day to one or two every other he also stopped pooing so much, took him to the vet he has a kidney infection. She said id caught it early as he was still eating (trouble if he stops compleatly) and definitely wouldnt stop...
Ok thanks, good to know about the food though at least that bits normal :)
got him to open his mouth yesterday and it definitely looked a bit stringy but didn't when he onpened it a few minutes later (he was opening it because of what I was doing not to breath) odd as he dosent seam to have...
My panther is 8-9m over the past 4 weeks is eating and weight has changed drastically!!
He put on:
11g in 11days
11g in 6 days while shedding
but after shedding has gone from eating 5 large feeders a day no 3 or 4 every other??
Random upset tummy no white at all clear bubbley fluid...