Female panther trying to eat fake plant????

[dmaizer]

i have female nosy be about 3-4 months old, and she was try to eat a fake plant in her cage. what should i do??????

 

[Leilaskeeper]

i have female nosy be about 3-4 months old, and she was try to eat a fake plant in her cage. what should i do??????

Put a real one in ... but if she continues to try and sample the foliage, you need to take it out. It's dangerous if she swallows a peice. Impaction might occur.

 

[Texas Panther Man]

There could be a reason for this sudden interst in the fake plants. Are you running a dripper? How many times a day do you mist her? Is she dehydrated? Sometimes they will try to get moisture from eating plant material.

 

[morpheon]

I think Texas is right, when a panther is eating plants, it usually means something about their food, water, humidity or vitamins.

So you should review everything stated above and ajust them properly.

And yes, add some live plants. It's better for humidity, for eating and it's much more beautiful.

 

[dmaizer]

There could be a reason for this sudden interst in the fake plants. Are you running a dripper? How many times a day do you mist her? Is she dehydrated? Sometimes they will try to get moisture from eating plant material.

i mist her every 2 hours for a minute and a half, her urate is white everytime. no im running a dripper, she drinks during and after mistings

 

[dmaizer]

I think Texas is right, when a panther is eating plants, it usually means something about their food, water, humidity or vitamins.

So you should review everything stated above and ajust them properly.

And yes, add some live plants. It's better for humidity, for eating and it's much more beautiful.

im going plant shopping today, ill get one for her.

 

[morpheon]

A dripper would be a good addition too. If you do not wish to purchase one, you can make one with any bottle made of plastic, you use a needle and make a hole on the bottom of it!

 

[morpheon]

I'd add that even if obviously your setup isn't perfect, you are paying attention to your chameleon and you are willing to improve. So it's a pretty good start! Keep going!

 

[dmaizer]

A dripper would be a good addition too. If you do not wish to purchase one, you can make one with any bottle made of plastic, you use a needle and make a hole on the bottom of it!

i do have a few drippers, i will add one.

 

[dmaizer]

I'd add that even if obviously your setup isn't perfect, you are paying attention to your chameleon and you are willing to improve. So it's a pretty good start! Keep going!

.....and yes i do care about my chameleons, thank you.

 

[Texas Panther Man]

I know you care bro. Just trying to help out. I was just thinking and it could also be color. Some chams dont like bright colors. She could be seeing it as a threat. Just another option to think about if the fake plant has fake blooms on it. Other than that just go over your husbandry and take out the offending fakey. good luck..
Oh yeah, my panther loves his schefflerra so if you can find one they are great additions to an enclosure. Lots of good sized limbs to climb on and they are safe.

 

[kinyonga]

Make sure you wash the plant before you use it...both sides of the leaves. I would also run a lot of water through the soil too...and cover it (soil) with stones that are too big for the chameleon to ingest.

 

[dmaizer]

I know you care bro. Just trying to help out. I was just thinking and it could also be color. Some chams dont like bright colors. She could be seeing it as a threat. Just another option to think about if the fake plant has fake blooms on it. Other than that just go over your husbandry and take out the offending fakey. good luck..
Oh yeah, my panther loves his schefflerra so if you can find one they are great additions to an enclosure. Lots of good sized limbs to climb on and they are safe.

thanks man, i just got a bunch of plants hopefully this works wish me luck

 

[dmaizer]

Make sure you wash the plant before you use it...both sides of the leaves. I would also run a lot of water through the soil too...and cover it (soil) with stones that are too big for the chameleon to ingest.

thanks for the heads up.(alreafy did it tho)

 

[chameleon master0091]

i have female nosy be about 3-4 months old, and she was try to eat a fake plant in her cage. what should i do??????

I suggest you put a live plant in there.