Here you go...
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care? Panther, male, one year. I've had him for 10 months.
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? I handle him once or twice a day, just to help him get over to his crickets and water. I'm not sure he needs the help, but it must make things easier for him. He willingly climbs on my hand because he knows what I'm trying to do.
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? I feed him as many crickets as he'll eat - which has recently been about 10 a day. I always keep his bowl full. I gut-load the crickets with Fluker's-brand orange cubes.
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? I dust them with Reptivite calcium about once a week and a Reptivite MV with D3 about once a month. I know that's a lot less than most people do, but my vet said he looks great and not to change anything.
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? I use a motorized sprayer and mist him until the whole plant is soaked. He usually drink for several minutes afterwards.
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? Dark brown and white - firm consistency. He has never been tested for parasites.
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you: The only things I can think of are his eye infection and paralysis, both of which I've explained.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? It's screen, and I think it's 4' x 3' x 2.5'.
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? My UV light is a Repti-sun 5.0 and my heat lamp is an Exo-Terra 75w bulb. I turn his lights on at about 7am and turn them off around 10pm.
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? His basking spot is around 98 and the floor is around 80. The lowest overnight temp. is 75. I measured these with an outdoor mercury thermometer.
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? Honestly, I don't measure the humidity. I live in south-central Florida and leave the window next to his cage open for a couple hours a day. I do have a live plant in his cage, which should help along with the misting.
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? Yes, a ficus.
Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor? It's in my bedroom, which is a very low-traffic area. The top of the cage is about 7 feet from the floor. There is an air vent pointed towards it, but it's all the way across the room.
Location - Where are you geographically located? Florida.
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about: Just his size/growth rate (5 inches, not including tail, at one year).
My vet has no idea why his arm is paralyzed, but thinks it's some kind of nerve damage from trauma, but I can't remember any bad falls and he's never broken anything. He was perfectly fine the first few months of his life, and then he started losing motor skills. It got worse and worse over a few weeks, and then it just stopped. There hasn't been any change since.
His hind legs are even stronger than normal because they have to make up for his front legs. He moves with his back legs underneath the middle of his belly so he can balance mostly on them.
