adprince0418
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Hi all,
First of all thanks for checking this thread out, I really appreciate any help i can get.
Here's whats going on:
I have a one year old male Ambilobe Blue Bar Panther and he has always been in perfect health and has had no problems but over the last 2 - 3 months he has shown signs of being sick. He has been closing his eyes during the day (only a little, not a lot), he has not shown his bright colors in over 3 months, his eyes are slightly sunken and when he poops (which is only like once every 2 weeks) it is covered in a 1/2" mucus like substance all over it. He only moves around a little but still drinks and eats just fine and the last time I took him to the vet they told me to just try and get him in natural sunlight more often (which I do anyway, hes out in the sun for about 1 - 2 hours 3 - 4 times a week) but I think he might have a parasite. Anyone ever have any of these issues?
Cage Info:
* Cage Type - What kind of cage are you using? What is the size? Aluminum screen cage – 36” x 18” x 18”
* Lighting - What kind of lighting are you using? How long do you keep the lights on during the day? 100 watt ZOO MED Basking spot bulb and a ReptiSun 5.0 UVB tube
* Temperature - What temperature range have you created? Basking spot temp? What is the temperature at night? Basking spot temp 90 degrees and around 70 – 80 in shade and at night around 65 – 75 degrees.
* Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? A live ficus and some fake plants.
* Location - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? Cage is on a tall dresser away from fans and windows and animal / human traffic.
Chameleon Info:
* Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. Male Blue Bar Ambilobe Panther – 12 months old
* Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What kind of schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? Feed 8 – 12 large crickets / day and gutloading the crickets with romaine lettuce, oranges and carrots. Dusted with calcium twice a week, herptivite twice a week and reptivite once every 2 weeks (recommended by Screameleons for this vitamin schedule).
* Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? Do you see your chameleon drinking? Dripper 2 times a day and an automatic Mist King mister for humidity and drinking 3 times a day. I see him drinking all the time.
* Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Its brown with white at the end but has a ½ inch mucas like substance covering the entire thing
First of all thanks for checking this thread out, I really appreciate any help i can get.
Here's whats going on:
I have a one year old male Ambilobe Blue Bar Panther and he has always been in perfect health and has had no problems but over the last 2 - 3 months he has shown signs of being sick. He has been closing his eyes during the day (only a little, not a lot), he has not shown his bright colors in over 3 months, his eyes are slightly sunken and when he poops (which is only like once every 2 weeks) it is covered in a 1/2" mucus like substance all over it. He only moves around a little but still drinks and eats just fine and the last time I took him to the vet they told me to just try and get him in natural sunlight more often (which I do anyway, hes out in the sun for about 1 - 2 hours 3 - 4 times a week) but I think he might have a parasite. Anyone ever have any of these issues?
Cage Info:
* Cage Type - What kind of cage are you using? What is the size? Aluminum screen cage – 36” x 18” x 18”
* Lighting - What kind of lighting are you using? How long do you keep the lights on during the day? 100 watt ZOO MED Basking spot bulb and a ReptiSun 5.0 UVB tube
* Temperature - What temperature range have you created? Basking spot temp? What is the temperature at night? Basking spot temp 90 degrees and around 70 – 80 in shade and at night around 65 – 75 degrees.
* Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? A live ficus and some fake plants.
* Location - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? Cage is on a tall dresser away from fans and windows and animal / human traffic.
Chameleon Info:
* Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. Male Blue Bar Ambilobe Panther – 12 months old
* Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What kind of schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? Feed 8 – 12 large crickets / day and gutloading the crickets with romaine lettuce, oranges and carrots. Dusted with calcium twice a week, herptivite twice a week and reptivite once every 2 weeks (recommended by Screameleons for this vitamin schedule).
* Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? Do you see your chameleon drinking? Dripper 2 times a day and an automatic Mist King mister for humidity and drinking 3 times a day. I see him drinking all the time.
* Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Its brown with white at the end but has a ½ inch mucas like substance covering the entire thing
