Falling Chameleon

macyb-vancouver · Apr 23, 2016

My panther is around 9-10 months old, and is very friendly and very active. Lately I've noticed he has been falling/sliding down the sides of the cage while climbing (maybe once a week that I've seen). I know that this can be a sign of MBD, but he shows no other signs of it. I dust his crickets with calcium no D3 daily, and with D3 every two weeks. I also give him dubia roaches.
One theory I have is that he is growing very fast and maybe his grip isn't keeping up with it? Idk if that's something that happens at his age.

Damicofam6 · Apr 23, 2016

he may just be getting too heavy to climb on the screen

jpowell86 · Apr 23, 2016

I agree. You may need to look and make sure that he has all of his claws. Once they become a certain size and especially if they aren't equipped with all of their claws, climbing screen can be daunting.

alphakenc · Apr 23, 2016

Just make sure you have enough and some suitable size branch ,vines or sticks for him to grab on , so he can have better route to climb instead of using the screen falling and sliding down.

Kboz1991 · Apr 23, 2016

That and make sure your uvb is still throwing off sufficient uvb also incase you forget by accident 6 months for reptisun and 9 months to a year for Arcadia unless you have solar meter and can check it