Male Panther Problems

[Coltcorban99]

I just got a male panther chameleon from somebody on these forums about 2 1/2 weeks ago. Ever since he's been here he as moved very rarely and I have never seen him eat or drink, but he has no signs of dehydration and he doesn't look to skinny. Does anybody know how to get him active and comfortable?

 

[NickTide]

My Panthers wouldn't eat the first few days until I fed them flies. After that, they ate dubias from a branch then crickets and dubias from my hand.

 

[Graves923]

What are the temps in the cage at the basking area? Sluggish behavior can sometimes be caused by temps being too cool.

Also, keep in mind that they may take a while to get used to their new home. Its normal for them to freeze when they see movement around the room if they are nervous.

 

[Coltcorban99]

Ok. The temperature is around 31.3 degreed celcius in the basking area. I just hope there is nothing wrong with him.

 

[kinyonga]

Please post a couple of photos of it.

 

[Coltcorban99]

These pictures are really bad but the are hard to get because he is in the corner.

 

[Graves923]

Are you using light at night? Chameleons need near complete darkness at night to sleep. Any lights on could keep them up and interrupt their sleep cycle.

 

[Graves923]

Fill the form out found here please: https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/how-to-ask-for-help.66/

 

[Coltcorban99]

Chameleon Info:

• Your Chameleon - Male Ambilobe Panther Chameleon. I have had him for about 2 weeks.
• Handling - Once so far.
• Feeding - I am giving him crickets and super worms so far, but I haven't seen him eat anything. I gutload them with vegetables and a pet store gutloader.
• Supplements - I only have calcium with d3 right now but am looking to calcium without d3 and multivatamins. I give the calcium with d3 5 days a week.
• Watering - I have a monsoon mister that sprays every 2 hours. I also hand mist a bit. I have not seen him drink yet.
• Fecal Description - He has not pooped yet. Seems kind of long to not go to the bathroom.
• History - Got him from bobochran, and not sure of anything else.

Cage Info:

• Cage Type - Screen Reptibreeze 24x24x48
• Lighting - I have the deep dome dual lamp with a 60 watt heat light and a Reptisun 5.0. I have 12 off, 12 hours on roughly.
• Temperature - The basking spot is around 100 degrees fahrenhiet and the rest of the cage is between 70-90. It is about 75 at night.
• Humidity - Between 40-50%. I mist occaisionaly and also have a automatic mister.
• Plants - One ficus plant.
• Placement - In an open closet in my room. It is not near anything, and the only movement is me when I am in my room which is not that much.
• Location - Newberg, Oregon, USA.

Current Problem - I have not seen him eat, drink, and has rarely moved. I have not found any poop either. Wondering what is wrong and what I should do.

 

[kinyonga]

Imuse a regular white incandescent household bulb of a wattage that produces the appropriate basking temperature colored lights are not natural IMHO and that may be part of the problem.

 

[bobcochran]

You need some horizontal branches. No light at night! Panthers can handle down to 60F. easily. My basking temps are about 90F. This is a very healthy male, he will adjust to reasonable conditions if you provide them.

 

[zordtaz]

His eyes look a little bit sunken. I might be wrong about this. What is your misting schedule?

 

[Coltcorban99]

His eyes don't look sunken to me. Thank you for your unput.