I recently got a new little guy, named him Gossamer. I’ve had him for a short while (I got him in mid September). He is a very shy boy and immediately hides behind branches when I open the cage door. Up until recently, he was relatively mellow and would let me get a finger under his chin. Twice...
I don’t know for sure yet, but I’ve been through this before. Went through this with Beau just before he turned one year old. One of his poops looked *slightly* soft to me last week, but I had been feeding a lot of silkworms. I figured I’d monitor the next poop rather than panic. Fast forward to...
Wondering what everyone else’s chameleons are like when they settle down for the night?
Does yours regularly settle down in the same spot, or do they change it up? Beau has taken to sleeping toward the back of his cage lately. Last night I had a difficult time finding him, so I grabbed the...
Just wanted to share some pics of my cap est boy, Marzipan! Not always the easiest locale to come by. He’s flashed ghost white at me a handful of times since I’ve had him, but he’s pretty acclimated as of late and hasn’t been doing that much (he goes pretty white when the food comes out, though...
I had an excellent vet. He worked as a vet at a zoo, kept crocodile monitors and actually bred ambilobe panthers for a good while. He moved.. tried establishing care with a new exotic vet today. First thing out of her mouth when she saw Beau was “what kind of chameleon is he?” She did also...
It’s been over a year since I got my first panther chameleon. During that time, I’ve experienced some pretty major challenges (a Coccidia infection, an immunocompromised chameleon, genetic defects). I was very recently on the wrong end of a health concern and ended up leaving the vet without the...
I lucked out and got a new 3 month old baby.. as of today, I’ve only had him for a week. He only ate a few of his bugs yesterday, nothing today. Kind of been through a lot with chameleons and health issues lately, and I think I’m keeping a pretty cool head about it, but I am a bit concerned...
My little blue boy is keeping me up at night a lot as of late :(
About two or so weeks ago, Bastion‘s health took a nose dive. He was hardly moving and had both eyes shut. Thought for sure I was going to lose him. Called up the exotic vet I used for Beau and had planned on taking Bastion to...
The splash back 🙃
Today I fed Beau some pretty heavily gutloaded dubias this morning and got splashed right above the lip with roach guts. Last month, it landed right on my forehead. It’s happened with hornworms (especially hornworms), dubias, discoids, silkworms, even superworms.. I swear if a...
I’ve been noticing Beau scratching at the door of his cage for the past week. I’ve looked over his enclosure (he’s being kept in a 2 x 2 x 4 Tamura PVC cage).
Cage details: UVB light comes on at 7 AM, Sansi grow LEDs come on a half hour later. Basking bulb is on a dimmer and comes on at 8 AM. I...
It’s happened to me twice, now. And it’s all coming from my newest boy! He even had the stripey colors on his eye turrets that male panthers usually display when they see a lady nearby. Not sure what to make of this beyond offering him a cold shower.. 🤔
Could it be a defensive behavior?
I finally got my second panther cham :)
His name is Bastion, and he’s a blue Ambanja from Lonestar Panthers (Adam is awesome!). Since the very beginning of my journey with him, Bastion has 100% been my special case lol. He was born with a tongue defect and can only shoot it a very limited...
First totally clean fecal since Beau’s coccidia diagnosis! I’ve thrown out hundreds in supplies I deemed tainted (much to my fiance’s horror), as well as plants and feeder insects. I’ve washed my hands bloody. I’ve been spraying down everything in the immediate vicinity of Beau’s cage with 40...
Heat bulb has been on since 8:30 AM, and as of 1 PM today I’ve only been able to get the basking spot up to 77 F. Beau’s been glued to the basking spot all day trying his hardest to warm up. I purchased a heat dome with a dimmer switch and am looking to use 100 watt bulbs with it, that way I can...
Update to this thread
Beau‘s fecal came back positive for Coccidia. Can’t speak with the vet until next Wednesday as he Is only in once a week, sometimes twice (he normally works as a zoo vet). I‘m going to call the vet’s office and explain that I need a prescription ASAP, can’t wait until next...
My cham had a very, very runny bowel movement this morning.. best way I can describe it is diarrhea. Urate was solid and looked good. This is a completely new one on me as he’s never had a runny stool in the six months I‘ve had him. He actually hadn’t had a bowel movement all last week and I was...
The way they stare daggers at you is kind of hilarious. Anyway, I rarely ever handle this guy, but we’re practicing coming out of the cage for an upcoming vet visit. He hasn’t gaped at me in the near 6 months that I’ve had him - I couldn’t ask for a better cham 😍