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My chameleon has been keeping his eyes closed most of today. He had vitamin A deficiency about 2 years ago but his vitamins have been switched and he's been fine since . He is 5 years old so he is on the older side. Is there anything it could be other then vitamin A deficiency

thanks for all the advice but I already got all the vitamins from the vet so I am going to switch to them. My chameleon's previous vitamins didn't have vitamin A in them even though thats waht the reptile speciality store recomanded so I just wanted to share so people out there could check...

A couple weeks ago I was forced to take my 3 year old chameleon to the vet because hes been acting really sick. Turns out he had vitamin A deficiency despite of me making sure he gets his vitamins. So, in order to try to prevent such things happening to you pets I want to let you guys know that...

Thank you it was very interesting... it would be fun to breed hornworms :) and maybe i will get around to it sometime soon

it would be helpful if somebody could explain... what kind of container u need what do the adult moths eat etc.

thank you everybody... i ordered some hornworms, silkworms and phoenix worms ( a small quantity of each too see what my chameleon likes since hes a spoiled little brat... which is probably my fault :P... oh well gotta love him anyways... lol hopefully that will give him a little bit more...

This behavior is not that unusual... my chameleon use to chew on branches in his cage too...i was told that young chameleons sometimes do this for entrainment... and as he is getting older i noticed that he is doing it less and less... but the general behavior of chewing on branches or wood in...

i been feeding him superworms and crickets so far i just wanted to add some variety to his diet what should i gutload the superworms with ?

what is the best/cheapest place to buy silkworms online ( i live in california)... other then silkworms what other food is good for a panther chameleon ( tired of feeding him crickets)

your right ...unless it isn't genetic :P but in that case were both wrong but true if it has negative traits it is a defect.... too bad because it looks rather interesting..( not suggesting that the looks of it outweigh the discomfort to the little chameleon ) hope he grows out of the " side...

Chris- Noun 1. genetic defect - a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically A genetic disorder is an illness caused by abnormalities in genes or chromosomes. from what i read all genetic defects are a negative thing.. might be wrong thou... defects and mutations aren't the same...

people need to realize that not all diffrences between animals are genetic defects( that word has a negative connotation) ... it can just be a mutation ( and no... not all mutations are bad.. they are part of evolution...blue eyes in humans for example are a mutation :P)... and the little...

are all palms ok for panther chameleons?

where is the cheapest place to buy crickets and silkworms and can u give me any other suggestions on whats good to feed chameleons with

for those of u with a tame chameleon ( especially interested in panthers) how did u do it? did u treat them in any special way

Thx ...yes he is young ... and no i don't have any live plants yet ... i will try to get some as soon as i can and replace my fake ones with live ones thx alot for the advice

my panther chameleon chews on his branches and the plastic leafs in his cage i know they sometimes lick branches to check if another chameleon is in the territory... is he biting them for the same reason or is there a different reason for this behavior?