I'm no vet ofc but a multi and D3 once a week sounds potentially like a little much. My vet has been great for my guy Ridley (who is recovering well now - turns out the core issue was a fungal infection) and recommended using a drop of nutiva red palm oil as the only supplementation for vit a...
The vet who is optimistic about him thinks he could go as far as to return to a normal or low height type of terrarium setup with time and the wounds/any infections cleared. I don't really know what it's going to take to get there though. If he loses his ability to pass anything through his body...
I've had my male panther chameleon for almost 4 years. He had been in what appeared to be good health based on multiple checkups until the past year, where things have just slowly gone downhill. Despite decent blood work results and pooping at least once a week, he has slowly lost strength in...
Hey all. I have a 3.5 year old male panther chameleon who is currently on antibiotics and an antifungal (0.09ml chloramphenicol and 0.11ml Voriconazole once a day), which was recently switched to from metronidazole/cipro. The vet did some surgery a month ago to clean out a recurring infection in...
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon
Species: YBBB Ambilobe panther chameleon
Age: 5mo, have owned him for 3 months
Sex: Male
Handling
Every day to put him back in his enclosure because he tries to get out
Feeding
Daily: 4-6 ½ inch crickets, placed in the terrarium in the morning
Gutload...
Thanks for the info on the poop.
Right now there are paper towels that I switch out semi weekly with hydroballs underneath. I didn't go the granular substrate route because I was worried about impaction related risks, and I guess ironically enough bacteria growth?
Would it be better to get a...
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon
Species: YBBB Ambilobe panther chameleon
Age: 3mo, have owned him for 1 month
Sex: Male
Handling
< once a week, and only for cage maintenance reasons
Feeding
Daily: 8-10 ½ inch crickets, placed in the terrarium in the morning
On occasion: wax worms (as a...