funkyjimbob
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Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Male, 1 year old Ambilobe Panther chameleon. I have owned this chameleon for 9 months.
Handling - Every couple of days
Feeding - I feed him locusts, occasionally crickets and very occasionally mealworms as I dust his food with calcium D3 powder.
Watering - I hand spray his cage once in the morning, once at lunchtime and once in the evening.
Fecal Description - Fecal matter looks normal but I will confirm this later as I haven't looked.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Screen Reptibreeze 3ft high vivairum
Lighting - I am using a 60watt spot bulb for heating and a T5 UV strip.
Temperature - Basking spot is about 85-90
Humidity - Hunidity varies from about 50-80
Location - WI am located in the south-west of England?
Current Problem -In the last couple of days, one of my male Panther chameleons (who is usually very active and boisterous) is displaying very dull and dark colours. He is usually very energetic and runs out of the cage at the first sign of me being there. He also is very fiery in front of other chameleons and is extremely bright most of the time.
I was thinking he may be about to shed but I checked him last night when he was asleep and he was very bright in his sleep so indicates to me this may not be the case? I have 5 other chameleons in the same room who are all fine and all of my husbandry variables have been fine. Nothing has changed for him to suddenly react to this either.
Does anyone have any other ideas as to why he would suddenly 'dull-up' or should I be expecting another shed?
Thanks
Your Chameleon - Male, 1 year old Ambilobe Panther chameleon. I have owned this chameleon for 9 months.
Handling - Every couple of days
Feeding - I feed him locusts, occasionally crickets and very occasionally mealworms as I dust his food with calcium D3 powder.
Watering - I hand spray his cage once in the morning, once at lunchtime and once in the evening.
Fecal Description - Fecal matter looks normal but I will confirm this later as I haven't looked.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Screen Reptibreeze 3ft high vivairum
Lighting - I am using a 60watt spot bulb for heating and a T5 UV strip.
Temperature - Basking spot is about 85-90
Humidity - Hunidity varies from about 50-80
Location - WI am located in the south-west of England?
Current Problem -In the last couple of days, one of my male Panther chameleons (who is usually very active and boisterous) is displaying very dull and dark colours. He is usually very energetic and runs out of the cage at the first sign of me being there. He also is very fiery in front of other chameleons and is extremely bright most of the time.
I was thinking he may be about to shed but I checked him last night when he was asleep and he was very bright in his sleep so indicates to me this may not be the case? I have 5 other chameleons in the same room who are all fine and all of my husbandry variables have been fine. Nothing has changed for him to suddenly react to this either.
Does anyone have any other ideas as to why he would suddenly 'dull-up' or should I be expecting another shed?
Thanks