The vet visit went well. The Veterinarian stated he looked healthy and wasn't concerned about his at times dark appearance. He stated that the chameleon was likely cold and that I should attempt to heat the cage a little more. He recommended we change the bulb or add an insulator to the cage...
He has been changing his feeding habits over the month. He was eating upwards of 10 feeders a day initially, but he's cut back to 4-7 every other day within the past 2~3 weeks. Also, I put mealworms as a feeder, I meant super worms. They are given sparingly.
I somehow just realized you placed recommendations after my statements in bold. I will review them and make sure I'm following them appropriately.
PS: Your replies have been fantastic and thank you for reaching out to help!
I added a dripper this morning and he took to it nearly immediately. He didn't eat yesterday, which is abnormal, but I added the roaches back to the cage this AM. The middle of the cage temps are around 71-76 F. Basking temps range from 81-86 F. The lowest temp recorded at night was 64.3 F.
I haven't seen any improvements in his colors just yet. His tail, extremities, and eyes have not shown any color unless he is in the window, or if he has his pajamas on. The sides have been wrapped for a couple days and a fogger was also added. The fogger runs for 5 hours at night. Just wanted...
I have replaced the bulb with a 100 W and redid his cage today. I removed all the dowels and placed dragon ledges on all the sides with new different-sized branches. I have searched the forums for ways to retain humidity and found this...
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon – 9-month-old male panther chameleon. I have had him for approx. 1 and a half months
Handling – Recently it has been once a day to let him out to the window. We have slatted blinds that he seems to enjoy looking out. His color brightens nearly immediately when we...