i got my chameleon just under a week and a half ago, and today something a little weird happened. i took him out to get his new cage set up and going nice, and i was setting him on top of the cage, he preferred to dismount my hand onto the railing and started tumbling! i got him about 3 inches down, safe not squished. so then i go to set him on the cage top, he races to the edge and i see bad stuff about to happen, he just lunges off the side.
at this point it became apparent to me not to put him there lol. i put him back inside and he was running around perfectly fine.
my question: is this a case of balance issues? natural instinct to get to the edge maybe? i was just really concerned this may be a possible early onset MBD from what ive read.
about his current lifestyle conditions:
12 hours basking in 90-94, got it back down to 87-90 now that the ambient temperature isnt in the high 90s.
12 hours reptisun 5.0 mini uvb bulb, and he always seems to be in its 9 inch radius.
24 calcium powdered crickets every 2 days, and he eats them all no problem.
his poop is a perfect example of what i saw listed on the forums as the "perfect poop" dark brownish with a white head.
im trying to think positive and that this is nothing, but im obviously really attached to him already and do not want to see anything bad happen to him, so im looking for more seasoned advice
at this point it became apparent to me not to put him there lol. i put him back inside and he was running around perfectly fine.
my question: is this a case of balance issues? natural instinct to get to the edge maybe? i was just really concerned this may be a possible early onset MBD from what ive read.
about his current lifestyle conditions:
12 hours basking in 90-94, got it back down to 87-90 now that the ambient temperature isnt in the high 90s.
12 hours reptisun 5.0 mini uvb bulb, and he always seems to be in its 9 inch radius.
24 calcium powdered crickets every 2 days, and he eats them all no problem.
his poop is a perfect example of what i saw listed on the forums as the "perfect poop" dark brownish with a white head.
im trying to think positive and that this is nothing, but im obviously really attached to him already and do not want to see anything bad happen to him, so im looking for more seasoned advice