Baby feeding
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panthercham
New Member
Firstly....welcome to the forum 
They all take different times to settle in and start eating. Are there poops in his cage? If so he could be eating when you are not around. Are you cup feeding or free ranging his feeders and what feeders and feeder sizes are you offering him? They maybe too large for him.
Make sure he is well hydrated and put an old towel around a couple of sides his cage to give him some privacy and a sense of security until he settles in to his new digs. This can help.
I take it from your previous posts you are new to cham keeping and this is your first cham. Could you fill in the following sticky just so we can make sure that your set up is all good for your little one and it will give us some background info on your cham and how much he should be eating etc
https://www.chameleonforums.com/how-ask-help-66/
and.....post pictures.....we all love cham pics!
They all take different times to settle in and start eating. Are there poops in his cage? If so he could be eating when you are not around. Are you cup feeding or free ranging his feeders and what feeders and feeder sizes are you offering him? They maybe too large for him.
Make sure he is well hydrated and put an old towel around a couple of sides his cage to give him some privacy and a sense of security until he settles in to his new digs. This can help.
I take it from your previous posts you are new to cham keeping and this is your first cham. Could you fill in the following sticky just so we can make sure that your set up is all good for your little one and it will give us some background info on your cham and how much he should be eating etc
https://www.chameleonforums.com/how-ask-help-66/
and.....post pictures.....we all love cham pics!
jannb
Chameleon Enthusiast
What size feeder are you using? They need to be very small for a baby panther. If they are too large he wont be able to eat them.
Chameleon:14 month old nosy be panther chameleon.
Handling:bare minimum due to him being so new!
Feeding:1st black crickets,1st hoopers,small silkworms, going to try a fruit fly culture tonight
Supplements:reptical daily on the weekdays and nutrobal on the weekends
Watering:Minsting for one minute twice a day due to being at work
Fecal Descriptionark brown/black fecal with white urate at the end
History:Owned for a week therefore no history
Cage Type:Exo terra glass teranium 45cmx45cmx60cm (height)
Lighting: 100watt basking lamp hung above the screen top and a zoomed 5.0 reptisun 18" uvb bulb again above the top in a reflector
Temp:Basking spot max 95f. min 65f at night
Humidity:min 40% (misting as often as possible while saving for a misting system)
Plant:artificial vines and plants and a bamboo root for stability, one madagascar dragon tree (live)
Placement:Highest place in my room, bottom of cage is at eye level.
Location:North Wales, UK
Handling:bare minimum due to him being so new!
Feeding:1st black crickets,1st hoopers,small silkworms, going to try a fruit fly culture tonight
Supplements:reptical daily on the weekdays and nutrobal on the weekends
Watering:Minsting for one minute twice a day due to being at work
Fecal Description
ark brown/black fecal with white urate at the endHistory:Owned for a week therefore no history
Cage Type:Exo terra glass teranium 45cmx45cmx60cm (height)
Lighting: 100watt basking lamp hung above the screen top and a zoomed 5.0 reptisun 18" uvb bulb again above the top in a reflector
Temp:Basking spot max 95f. min 65f at night
Humidity:min 40% (misting as often as possible while saving for a misting system)
Plant:artificial vines and plants and a bamboo root for stability, one madagascar dragon tree (live)
Placement:Highest place in my room, bottom of cage is at eye level.
Location:North Wales, UK
ive just got home from work and found that ther are a lot of cricket loose in his viv so ive caught as many as i could and have put them in black cup for him, hopefully now i can keep an eye on how much he eats? until i know that he is eating properly then im going to cup feed.
Texas Panther Man
New Member
If hes 14 months and hes a healthy weight he can eat every other day. 8 or so approp sized feeders every other day should be ok. Plus I give an occas treat to work on hand feeding.
beeze
Avid Member
I agree. Lower those temps to 85 for the basking spot and mist 3 to 5 minutes twice a day.
glaceauz
New Member
definitely. babies need lower temps than adults so you wanna keep it in the low 80s since they cant regulate their temperature as well
