He's hydrated, but his eyes are still sunken in?

[mswilly]

My 8 month old nosy be panther chameleon's eyes are still sunken in his head. I hardly ever take him out and he's kept in my room where its quiet, so it shouldn't be stress. His poops look completely healthy, urates are white and the top of his head is slightly rounded. What could this be? Could it be a humidity issue? I live in Alberta, Canada, its very dry here.

 

[carol5208]

I actually think his eyes look fine! His turrets could maybe be just a little fuller but I do not view them as sunken in.

 

[chameleonkev]

I agree, he looks fine to me

 

[gooslapa]

what a looker! where'd you get him?

 

[mswilly]

Well that's good news then! Maybe I'm just super paranoid haha.

Thanks gooslapa, I got him from Chameleon's Galore, she's a local breeder in my city. I love him!

 

[sandrachameleon]

He looks fine to me. I think you may be worried overmuch
add a dripper in addition to misting, and gutload your prey with juice vegetables if you want to be sure he has sufficient hydration

I find that in ares of low relative humidity, like it can be in winter where you are, that a cage that is solid walled is better as opposed to using a screen cage. If you use a screen cage, cover the sides and back with a plastic sheet or plexiglass panels to help retain some humidity in the cage.