I agree with Steve. Let’s do a husbandry review to see if anything needs to be adjusted for your beautiful boy. You find it below, just copy it and fill out with as much info as you possibly can.
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 do 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 -
- Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
Male ambilobe panther cham
I got him May 5th of this year, 6 months old at that time, so he's nearly a year old and I've had him about 5 months.
- Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
Nearly daily, he runs on to my arm when I open his cage, we sit outside together sometimes and he likes to hang out on our blinds and look outside. We have brought in a second small dog which seemed to stress him Initially but seems better, may still be adding stress to him.
- Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
Crickets and dubias, about 10 a day combined, last batch was smaller so he had more than 10 of those.
- Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with, and what is the schedule?
Repticalcium without d3 every feed except 1st and 15th & reptivite with D3 1st and 15th
- Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long do you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
Hand misting before lights in am and before bed after lights out. I leave a pot of water on stove to dechlorinate overnight or until I need it then add to my spray bottle to hand mist with. I use the same water with my female and a 3 month old baby and no problems with them. I saturate all the plants in the cage and it gets to about 90%. Yes, I see him drinking sometimes, pretty frequently. When he seems thirsty I'll add a dripper with ice cubes in the afternoon.
- Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
He has never been tested for parasites, urates are white typically solid and I did see one shriveled brown section in there, not sure if it was very recent though.
- History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
He's been healthy, happy, outgoing and eats well. We have added another small dog to our home and he doesn't seem thrilled with that though he's better than initially. He went through a period of leaf walking a few weeks ago (I posted in the forum about it, that was the concensus) and hadn't done it since.
Cage Info:
- Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
Screen reptibreeze xl, I added plastic shrink wrap to 2 sides to help keep humidity up some time ago. Maybe a month or 2 ago.
- Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
The recommended t5 and a heat bulb
- Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
Will update these tomorrow when i can measure
- Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
I have a digital hygrometer/thermometer but it died recently, I moved my other panther chams in to it until I get another. About 50% - 60% during the day and 90 % at night after spraying(- will update am humidity In the am. It had been stable so i stopped watching so closely)
- Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
Yes live plants, a palm, a money tree and a golden pothos- will post pics in am.
- 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?
It is in our sunroof, more humid room with palm trees and orchids. There is an air vent above it but in the center of the room, did not seem to blow on the cage. Didn't think of this until now but my kids have been sick so I just changed our air filters, they haven't been changed for 6 months which is unusual, typically 3- 4 months. It is kind of a high traffic area. I have 2 kids, 2 dogs and 2 other panther chams (in another room) but his cage is in the sunroom facing the windows with a wall separating him from our chaos for the most part. His cage faces the door to our backyard/patio. Top of cage is about 6 feet from floor.
- Location - Where are you geographically located?
We are in Columbia, South Carolina
Thank you so much for taking the time to read all this and help
First I would double check all your numbers as far as night and day temps and humidity. I take it he's still eating ? What supplements are you using and the schedule ?
