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I could probably set up a standing lamp with a coil uvb bulb? I know they aren't recommended, but as an outside cage measure he won't be stuck under all the time?

I live in England so direct sunlight is limited most of the year. He also hates being outside. I have tried my best to ease him into it and tried an outdoor reptibreeze cage that was well planted but he freaks out. I don't believe he was let outside at all when he was younger and I got him at...

Hello So my panther chameleon has always been a wanderer since I got him and his restless climbing of his mesh cage made me create a free range area for him. This has since grown in size until my entire living room looks like a madhouse jungle gym. His time outside his cage is entirely dependant...

Hi I'm kind of in an intermediary phase at the moment now summer is creeping in so I'm still tweaking my mistking settings to stay in the 60% range, whereas in winter I was trying to keep it below 80%. Currently 3 mists a day, 2x2min and 1x4mins, though I'm planning on changing that the next...

Hello I had a lot of issues keeping my Chameleon hydrated and finally took the plunge on trying a humidifier at night over a month ago. After needing to give him meds that would affect his kidneys. So firstly, this thread really helped me when figuring out the best method, so thank you for...

So I live in the UK where we have the delights of Daylight Savings time. When the clocks went back I changed my Chameleons times to match, but after a few weeks of him stubbornly sticking to the same schedule, gave up and returned everything to what it was. That ended up being very convenient as...

I'm currently trying to ease mine into being used to the outdoors, so he can have an outdoor cage a few hrs when summer kicks in and he behaves the same way. I guess going from enclosed ceilings to sudden open sky would be pretty overwhelming! Once he is in the screened area it might help his...

He's never been much of an eater and his urates are rarely pure white, instead more of an off yellow. His eyes aren't sunken in though and he's always been very active. I also managed to lure him into eating this morning by adding wax worms into the mix and he's pooped so I feel a lot less...

Thanks for the response and sorry mine is so late. It's been hectic! So the swelling hasn't improved unfortunately (I wasn't optimistic to be honest) but at least it hasn't gotten worse. I had bought a load of silkworms to help with hydration as I do struggle with keeping him well watered. I...

So the vet apparently isn't convinced that it is an infection. Instead swollen trauma due to the nail beneath trying to grow back as it isn't entirely snapped off. She took some pictures to show others for further opinion and he is on Metacam for 5 days to try and combat the swelling. It hasn't...

Ok I will deep clean his cage tomorrow morning. I do have a spare reptibreeze I plan on using as an outdoor cage when the weather gets warmer, but he doesn't react well to a change in routine and not being allowed out of his cage. So I don't want to stress him further when I'm away. I might...

hi thanks for the quick replies. I rang the vet again earlier this morning and have arranged for someone to take him. Earliest they can squeeze him in is Friday as I think they only have the one exotic vet in the practise. So he's likely to prescribe an antibiotic? I know you can't treat from...

hello my lil guy used to crawl on the screen a lot and is very active. I've only noticed recently but at some point he must have snapped a nail or aggravated it and his toe looks pretty sore bless him. I'm away for a week or so and doing a lot of overtime at work so can't take him to the vet...

Hello I haven't used any individual breeders personally, but I bought my lil guy from.exotic-pets.co.uk. He ate from my hand straight away and I have no complaints. It looks like they are currently out of stock but hopefully by the time you are ready they will have some baby panthers back in...

Hi So I’ve been taking my chameleon to the vet lately to treat a parasite load and to look into his lack of appetite. Admittedly I’m not super confident in my vets knowledge of chameleons, but he has been pretty persistent that I should feed the bugs I have with supplements, rather than dusting...

Hey Thanks for the replies and sorry mine is so late. It’s been crazy busy over the holidays for me. I tried a few variations of the shower method but he just doesn’t like it. I guess because of the strange environment and the fact that my bathroom is an extension and so pretty cold. This pic...

It is a de-wormer called Parafend. My paranoid freakout is here ( https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/dreaded-vet-visit.166857/#post-1448372) Personally I don't believe the anti-wormer is the issue as I emailed the vet with my concerns and it is regularly used & I had done the fecal sample...

Recent-ish pics... Shows the free-range and stress of the shower as he wanted to climb onto my hand. I'll get more recent pics of him plus the cage soon

Chameleon Info: · Your Chameleon - Around 8 month old Panther that has been in my care for nearly 5 months. · Handling - Depends on my work schedule but I try and get him onto his free range for an hour a day if I can. He will willingly climb onto my hand and I pop him onto the free range and...

ok not sure if this data is of much use as the cage hasn't really cooled down much since his heat bulb went out. He was looking pretty unsettled however, so I didn't want to bother him for much longer. Branch opposite side of cage at 5inch: 72.14 (measured after other readings) 5 inch: 80.6...