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Chameleon Info
Handling
Very rarely since I know it stresses him, have been handled 3 times when needed to.
Feeding
Drosophilia hydei/fruit flies, aprox. 20 of them daily if he wants to eat. Have attempted to give him acheta domestica/house cricket, has only seen him eat 1 but has
attempted to feed him some more. Haven't actually seen him eat them myself.
Morning, around 08.00-09.00AM, 2nd feeding around 3.00PM
The achesta domestica I have gut-loaded with organic carrot, apple and kale.
The pet store I bought him from gave me regular acheta domestica crickets, small sized, however they looked to be too big.
The pet store said they let their chameleons hunt free range.
I've had a really difficult time to get someone to sell me pinhead crickets and asked the pet store where I got him from to order some in for me... and they forgot to.
I ordered from the internet at a site called reptilgrottan.se once I sent them an e-mail and confirmed them selling those. Have not yet received them but I believe
this is one of the main reasons why he hasn't been eating properly.
Supplements
Reptivite vitamins for reptiles with d3 was what I was provided to give him daily.
However I read up on vitamin overdoses and that too much d3 is bad.
Went to a forum to ask about what to give him and a breeder of chameleons recommended stocky tongue farm mineral supplement with d3,
mainly cause it is not as big of a dose of d3 if I understood correctly.
I mainly give him the sticky formula farm calcium supplement daily and then reptivite vitamins for reptiles once a week.
Watering
Mainly handspraying for misting 2-3 times a day. I have installed a dripper that is on around the clock.
When I got him I saw him drink and his urates were clear/white.
Saw recent urates were alarmingly orangey. Haven't seen him actually drink either.
Fecal Description
The color of the recent feces I found was very dark brown and dry.
He has not yet been tested for parasites.
History
I have not had a lizard before Cedric (the panther chameleon's name). I told the pet store this and had great believes in them since they have a really
good reputation where I live. I trusted that they would help me with everything I needed to provide him a good living.
The pet store sold him to me and said he was only 1,5 months. Now I know chameleons are preferably sold at 3 months and not so young as I have
received. There's several red flags I have gotten from the pet store in hindsight and regret supporting that business.
Now I have a sick cham and I hope to make him bounce back to health.
Cage Info:
Cage Type
I have a glass cage with ventilation on the top and a sidevent on the right wall. The cage is a reptizoo cage, purchased at the same location as my cham.
The dimensions are 45x(W)45(D)x60(H)
Lighting
Temperature
Humidity
I handspray to increase humidity if needed. There's aslo a dripper, live plants, substrate and the glass cage helps to contain the humidity. Humidity tends to be around 55% and increases around 80% during night.
I use a hygrometer to measure the humidity levels.
Plants (live)
Sangl-Pro Orchid and terrarium coconut husk bedding
Placement
The cage is located in our bedroom, because we spend the least time in there. We've problem with draft from the windows, we live in an old apartment
but he is located further away from it and closer to the doorway. I'll provide a picture below of the placement and how the enclosure looks like. (see pictures below)
At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor?
160cm ~63 inches
Location
I live in the Nordics, Sweden.
Current Problem
My panther chameleon hasn't grown since I received him, at least not notably so. I am worried he is underweight.
He seems to have a loss of appetite and I am also worried why he has started sleeping so much. Once he is awake though, he is active and moves around the cage.
He also has started to be active later and go to sleep earlier. This happened around wintertime and it gets very dark where I live. I thought it had something to do with that but I have a feeling it doesn't.
Lately he has been very stressed. I think I know part of this issue but it is dealt with now. One of our cats has been climbing onto his cage when we were not around.
We've started to close the bedroom for her not to enter but the damage seems to have been done as he has showed signs of being very stressed.
Because of this we avoid being in that room all-together, at the same time it is hard to monitor him if we can't keep an eye on him without stressing him out.
I have booked a time at the vet but the earliest I can take him there is 9th of November, they also said they had an emergency time for the 6th and if it looks really bad to you, I'll attempt to get that time.
I appreciate any advice I can get and try to make any changes that might improve his health meanwhile.
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My chameleon, Cedric
Most recent pictures of him 2020-10-31
Some pictures from 2020-09-29
Enclosure and placement in room
- Panther chameleon
- Sold to me as a male/unknown (would actually be happy if someone let me know if this seems correct or not)
- 2,5 months old
- Have been in my care for approximately 1 month.
- Is around 8cm long. (from nose to tail tip) (aprox. 3,15 inches)
Handling
Very rarely since I know it stresses him, have been handled 3 times when needed to.
Feeding
Drosophilia hydei/fruit flies, aprox. 20 of them daily if he wants to eat. Have attempted to give him acheta domestica/house cricket, has only seen him eat 1 but has
attempted to feed him some more. Haven't actually seen him eat them myself.
Morning, around 08.00-09.00AM, 2nd feeding around 3.00PM
The achesta domestica I have gut-loaded with organic carrot, apple and kale.
The pet store I bought him from gave me regular acheta domestica crickets, small sized, however they looked to be too big.
The pet store said they let their chameleons hunt free range.
I've had a really difficult time to get someone to sell me pinhead crickets and asked the pet store where I got him from to order some in for me... and they forgot to.
I ordered from the internet at a site called reptilgrottan.se once I sent them an e-mail and confirmed them selling those. Have not yet received them but I believe
this is one of the main reasons why he hasn't been eating properly.
Supplements
Reptivite vitamins for reptiles with d3 was what I was provided to give him daily.
However I read up on vitamin overdoses and that too much d3 is bad.
Went to a forum to ask about what to give him and a breeder of chameleons recommended stocky tongue farm mineral supplement with d3,
mainly cause it is not as big of a dose of d3 if I understood correctly.
I mainly give him the sticky formula farm calcium supplement daily and then reptivite vitamins for reptiles once a week.
Watering
Mainly handspraying for misting 2-3 times a day. I have installed a dripper that is on around the clock.
When I got him I saw him drink and his urates were clear/white.
Saw recent urates were alarmingly orangey. Haven't seen him actually drink either.
Fecal Description
The color of the recent feces I found was very dark brown and dry.
He has not yet been tested for parasites.
History
I have not had a lizard before Cedric (the panther chameleon's name). I told the pet store this and had great believes in them since they have a really
good reputation where I live. I trusted that they would help me with everything I needed to provide him a good living.
The pet store sold him to me and said he was only 1,5 months. Now I know chameleons are preferably sold at 3 months and not so young as I have
received. There's several red flags I have gotten from the pet store in hindsight and regret supporting that business.
Now I have a sick cham and I hope to make him bounce back to health.
Cage Info:
Cage Type
I have a glass cage with ventilation on the top and a sidevent on the right wall. The cage is a reptizoo cage, purchased at the same location as my cham.
The dimensions are 45x(W)45(D)x60(H)
Lighting
- Dual dome
- Reptizoo beam spot lamp 60W
- Rep TechUVB spiral lamp 26W, 230V, 5.0
- Daily schedule is 07.00AM-07.00PM
Temperature
- Heighest gradient is 24 degrees celsius (75.5 degrees fahrenheit), lowest gradient is 22 degrees (71.6 degrees fahrenheit),
- Basking spot around 29~30 degrees celsius (84.2~86 degrees fahrenheit)
- Lowest overnight temp (mid-range gradient) is around 22~23 degrees celsius (71.6~73.4 degrees fahrenheit).
- I use a hygrometer and place the thermometer part of it at the points in the cage where I want to measure the temperature in.
Humidity
I handspray to increase humidity if needed. There's aslo a dripper, live plants, substrate and the glass cage helps to contain the humidity. Humidity tends to be around 55% and increases around 80% during night.
I use a hygrometer to measure the humidity levels.
Plants (live)
- Schefflera Arboricola
- Phobos
- Anthurium,
- Ivy/hedera helix
Sangl-Pro Orchid and terrarium coconut husk bedding
Placement
The cage is located in our bedroom, because we spend the least time in there. We've problem with draft from the windows, we live in an old apartment
but he is located further away from it and closer to the doorway. I'll provide a picture below of the placement and how the enclosure looks like. (see pictures below)
At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor?
160cm ~63 inches
Location
I live in the Nordics, Sweden.
Current Problem
My panther chameleon hasn't grown since I received him, at least not notably so. I am worried he is underweight.
He seems to have a loss of appetite and I am also worried why he has started sleeping so much. Once he is awake though, he is active and moves around the cage.
He also has started to be active later and go to sleep earlier. This happened around wintertime and it gets very dark where I live. I thought it had something to do with that but I have a feeling it doesn't.
Lately he has been very stressed. I think I know part of this issue but it is dealt with now. One of our cats has been climbing onto his cage when we were not around.
We've started to close the bedroom for her not to enter but the damage seems to have been done as he has showed signs of being very stressed.
Because of this we avoid being in that room all-together, at the same time it is hard to monitor him if we can't keep an eye on him without stressing him out.
I have booked a time at the vet but the earliest I can take him there is 9th of November, they also said they had an emergency time for the 6th and if it looks really bad to you, I'll attempt to get that time.
I appreciate any advice I can get and try to make any changes that might improve his health meanwhile.
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My chameleon, Cedric
Most recent pictures of him 2020-10-31
Some pictures from 2020-09-29
Enclosure and placement in room
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