Eating plants?

Eshelton3

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So I have a five-month-old panther female chameleon and oddly I just witnessed her fling her tongue out and eat a piece of the pothos plant I have in her enclosure. Why in the world did you do this and is that Normal?
 
I've never seen a panther chameleon intentionally eat a pothos plant....so to me it's not normal for a panther chameleon..don't know why it would do that...sorry.
 
Not normal, but not unheard of.

At 5 months, she's still learning about the world around her. If this was a one-off, she may have (most likely) mistaken some movement or lighting or debris, etc. for prey. Or was just 'experimenting' (for lack of a better explanation),

If it continues, it could be something else like a nutritional deficiency.

But let's not jump the gun until we know a little more.... ;)
Anything changed about the enclosure or husbandry?
 
Not normal, but not unheard of.

At 5 months, she's still learning about the world around her. If this was a one-off, she may have (most likely) mistaken some movement or lighting or debris, etc. for prey. Or was just 'experimenting' (for lack of a better explanation),

If it continues, it could be something else like a nutritional deficiency.

But let's not jump the gun until we know a little more.... ;)
Anything changed about the enclosure or husbandry?
No nothing drastic has changed. I did add a fogger at night to keep the humidity higher but other than not no changes have been made.
 
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