Lathargic and Shakey Cham

[zeke123]

Hello,

My dad and I are new to this and this is our first Panther Chameleon. Zeke is 4-5 months old and since we have had him has already shed 3 times. He is in a screened cage 4ft talk and 2ft wide. He has an automated misting system that sprays 4 times a day for about 15 seconds. We feed him mostly crickets and super worms.

This past week he has been extremely lethargic. He is not moving well he is staying in once place a lot and he is really only feeding when crickets and superworms come to him. He is very shakey, and when resting he is usually on his belly with his arms and feet kind of hanging off the sides.

I also feel as if he is not getting enough water, but I read somewhere that if his poop has a white cap on the end it means he is hydrated, and his poop has white cap on the end.

If anyone has any suggestions or if you can let me know if this is normal behavior during or after shedding that would be great.
Thanks!
GW

 

[jannb]

Welcome to the forums. I'm sorry to hear about your panther. What kind of lights and supplements are you using? Please post a photo of your chameleon. https://www.chameleonforums.com/how-post-photos-video-3609/

 

[carol5208]

I would definitely up your misting time to atleast a couple of minutes instead of 15 seconds. That is not very long at all. Sometimes it can take them several minutes to start drinking when they see dripping water.

 

[junglefries]

Has he ever had supplements or UVB? That is the prime age for him to be getting his groove. He should be really coloring up, growing, eating, cruising the cage, etc.. at this point. Something is a miss....

 

[zeke123]

lighting

We have a reptisun UVB 10 we've been told that our misting was too much and we turned it down he gets natural sunlight