Chameleon hasn’t moved all morning

[KiraDrake558]

Hey guys! So I have a male panther chameleon who’s a little over a year old. His cage set up is great, he eats and drinks and has been perfectly fine for quiet some time now. But last night I saw where he was sleeping (I check on him every night before bed) and it’s 4-5 hours after he normally wakes up and runs around his cage, but he hasn’t moved from his sleeping spot and he’s never done that before. His eyes are open but he’s not moving. What should I do? Is he okay? Should I take him out for some fresh sun? Should I leave him be? I’m not sure and am just worried considering he’s never done this before.
I attached a photo of where he’s at even though it’s hard to see him

 

[AmandaS]

Well, post pics of the entire set up and fill out this form the best you can, then we all have a better understanding to be able help more.


Here is some recommended information to include when asking for help in the health clinic forum. By providing this information you will receive more accurate and beneficial responses. It might not be necessary to answer all these questions, but the more you provide the better. Please remember that even the most knowledgeable person can only guess at what your problem may be. Only an experienced reptile veterinarian who can directly examine your animal can give a true diagnosis of your chameleon's health.


Chameleon Info:

• Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
• Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
• Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
• Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
• Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
• Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
• History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.

Cage Info:

• Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
• Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
• Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
• Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
• Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
• Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor?
• Location - Where are you geographically located?

Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.

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2. Photos can be very helpful.

 

[KiraDrake558]

Chameleon Info:

• Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?male panther, about 14 months and I’ve had him for about 3-4 months
• Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? I don’t handle him Often due to him not liking being picked up. But I do handle him when necessary
• Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? My cham eats crickets and horn worms as a snack. 10 large crickets every other day with dusting of calcium plus lod. Crickets are fed carrots, kale, and squash plus an orange cube
• Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?Provided above
• Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?i have a monsoon mister that goes off every 2 hours for a minute. I mist his leaves occasionally if the mister doesn’t cover them enough. And I do see my cham drink
• Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?beown poop with that white stuff and he has not been tested as to what I’m aware of
• History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.my cham has been happy and healthy since I’ve had him. Only probable I had was I got a bad cage set up to begin but I have gotten him a complete new set up that works

Cage Info:

• Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?24-24-48 cage screen
• Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?i am using the t5 lighting with 12 hours a day of uvb light
• Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?his temp is roughly 75-77 mid cage with a basking of about 80-85. Lowest night temp can get to 69
• Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?his humidity is between 50-70 I use a humidifier and I have a humidity gauge to test it
• Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? I have a pathos plant and I forget the name of the other live plant
• Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor?my cage is in my quiet room and is almost the highest thing in my room other then my tv and my fan (can’t help those two things being taller)
• Location - Where are you geographically located? I am in Southern California

Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about. Chameleon isn’t moving from his spot where he slept last night. His eyes are open and he’s awake, just not moving

 

[AmandaS]

Hey, so, nothing really jumps out at me. Im not sure what he's up to!

Why do you mist so often?
The recommended schedule is 2 minutes in the morning, 2 minutes at night, with high nightime humidity. However, people tweak this to make it work for their specific environment. So if you know what you're doing there and dont need advice, carry on.

 

[Grayson Payne]

How’s he been through the day?

 

[KiraDrake558]

I must often just to ensure he drinks. Hasn’t bothered him or messed with the cage in anyway so it’s never been an issue. I am aware that most people mist their cage less.
he’s been doing okay, I brought him outside to get some sun and seems to enjoy himself now. Just really worried me this morning cause I’ve never seen him do that before

 

[Grayson Payne]

I must often just to ensure he drinks. Hasn’t bothered him or messed with the cage in anyway so it’s never been an issue. I am aware that most people mist their cage less.
he’s been doing okay, I brought him outside to get some sun and seems to enjoy himself now. Just really worried me this morning cause I’ve never seen him do that before

Maybe just keep an eye on him. Idk but maybe it was just a one time thing! Let’s hope for the best

 

[KiraDrake558]

Maybe just keep an eye on him. Idk but maybe it was just a one time thing! Let’s hope for the best

Thanks! I’ll keep you guys updated! But he’s a lot better now
(I think he might have been constipated?) Because when I brought him outside, he pooped and then acted perfectly fine after that ?