@JacksJill suggested I post on here. My Panther is having neurological issue that I thought were from Duranta erecta toxicity but knowing about grain toxicity symptoms I want to cover all bases.
I got this guy from King Chams. They’ve been absolutely amazing and helpful. “We” have currently set him up in a hospital bin.
I do have an exotic vet but exposure has passed and I’m wondering if anyone else has experienced this.
Cham- 4 month d Male Panther chameleon that I have had for 6 days.
Handling- I try not to handle as he’s adjusting but have been “helping” him when he falls.
Feeding- Gut loaded small crickets dusted with calcium without D (gut loaded with Timothy hay, dry cat food, and rabbit pellets as well as carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes, sweet peppers, and zucchini dusted with spirulina, mazuri gut loading formula, bee pollen and dried sea weed). The crickets are kept in a large critter keeper tote with cardboard. I also offer a dish of mealworms, wax worms and fly larvae but he hasn’t tried those. Dubia are illegal in Florida and I’ll be picking up some silk and horn worms today.
Supplements- Calcium without D daily, I have reptivite with D that I gave him yesterday and have rephasy calcium with low d on order but it’ll take a week to arrive.
Watering- Misting system set for 3 minutes 3 times a day pointed down to only hit the leaves
Fecal- Finally pooped this morning, mostly white urite with some orange but I have no noticed feces in days
Cage info
Type- XL reptibreeze
Lighting- Giangarden T5 10.0 UVB and reptisun 5.0 UVB with heat lamp. He has two UVB lamps, I’ll be removing the T5 10.0.
Temperature and Humidity- 6” from heat source is 80F and 40% humidity. Lower portion of cage opposite of heat lamp is 76F and 50% humidity. I have two humidity/ temperature gauges on opposites sides and heights in the cage. He doesn’t go near the heat lamp but my house is never more than 74F.
Plants- Two golden pothos with bamboo sticks for ladders. After falling once placed a 2” layer of moss on bottom of cage. I will be removing the bamboo and switching it out with some washed oak branches.
Location- corner of living room, not air vent/ intake or fan, near a window that gets no direct light. Cage is on a raised table, top of cage is roughly 6’ in the air.
CURRENT PROBLEM- Cham fell on Friday and is now grabbing its legs causing it to fall more. He continuously uses his back legs to grab his arms immobilizing himself.
Currently in a hospital bin to avoid further falling injuries. This morning he developed a small black spot on his stomach.
Not sure if anything can be done about philodendron/ duranta toxicity or what to look for injury wise after the falls. Now considering aflatoxicosis as his symptoms seem neurological.
I had a philodendron and duranta erecta in the cage the first 4 days. The breeder and I established it was toxic, it was removed, the cage was cleaned.
