My Panther is different today any advice

[Meg4433]

I don't think he was getting enough to drink to start with. Yesterday we did some drips and he drank for a while. I have had him 1 1/2 weeks. He is 5 months old. Today he has been wobbly a little yesterday too. He ate normal yesterday and the day he ate a few crickets and a7 meal worms. He is sleepying in a weird way not his usual spot. What do u guys think. I am very worried. Oh also fell off the side of his cage. He got up and went on. Do they fall sometimes?

Please read my bottom post. It has lots of information.

 

[Andie]

What age? Captive bred or wild caught? Do you have a picture? Who did you buy him from?

 

[Meg4433]

Panther

He's 5 months old. Local breeder whom was recommended. Captive breed. Not sure how to dos picture.

 

[Meg4433]

Do they fall sometimes

 

[ChamDE86]

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Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
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Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
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Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.

 

[Meg4433]

My Panther not feeling well

Male Panther chameleon age 5 months
In my care a little over one week
I have been picking him up for about 5 minutes each day. Will eat meal worms from my hand.
Vitamins repti calcium without D every other day. Multivitamin every other day calcium with D 3 once every two weeks
Misting about 3 to 4 times a day. Saw him drink once in a week. Then yesterday did a lot of misting and drips. He drank the drips a lot.
Never tested for parasites that I know of
Eats proably 10 crickets a day or more
Today he ate 2 crickets that I saw and 7 mealworms out of my hand.
He eat usual in morning and off and on throughout the days.
Poop everyday but today. Poop white and brown

Cage screen cage 18x18x30
Lights ugh light regular size everyone uses
Basking light 60 watt daytime light. It's the double fixture
Light is on a little over 12 hours. Not too much though over
Temps haven't been measured just figured out how to put thermontor in. But the top of cage is not too hot bottom cooler. Night time temp proably upper 60s haven't measured humity
Ficus plant. Them a few fake and a jungle vine
Cage was in bedroom. Moved to living room. Thought to much going on in the living room so put in bedroom.
The room keeps a nice temp
The cage is on a card table not near a window
I live in Northern California

Problem is. Today a bit wobbly not as sure footed. Fell almost the height of the cage got up and walked on. He ate a today a few crickets, 7 mealworms, drank a little. Sprayed because when he shed two days ago couldn't open eye due to shed stuff in his eye. He is sleeping different spot legs not touching anything head lower then back legs. Tail wrapped twice. Color is okay. Concerned of different behavior wobbly the fall didn't poop today and his weird sleeping position

 

[ChamDE86]

Male Panther chameleon age 5 months
In my care a little over one week
I have been picking him up for about 5 minutes each day. Will eat meal worms from my hand.
Vitamins repti calcium without D every other day. Multivitamin every other day calcium with D 3 once every two weeks
Misting about 3 to 4 times a day. Saw him drink once in a week. Then yesterday did a lot of misting and drips. He drank the drips a lot.
Never tested for parasites that I know of
Eats proably 10 crickets a day or more
Today he ate 2 crickets that I saw and 7 mealworms out of my hand.
He eat usual in morning and off and on throughout the days.
Poop everyday but today. Poop white and brown

Cage screen cage 18x18x30
Lights ugh light regular size everyone uses
Basking light 60 watt daytime light. It's the double fixture
Light is on a little over 12 hours. Not too much though over
Temps haven't been measured just figured out how to put thermontor in. But the top of cage is not too hot bottom cooler. Night time temp proably upper 60s haven't measured humity
Ficus plant. Them a few fake and a jungle vine
Cage was in bedroom. Moved to living room. Thought to much going on in the living room so put in bedroom.
The room keeps a nice temp
The cage is on a card table not near a window
I live in Northern California

Problem is. Today a bit wobbly not as sure footed. Fell almost the height of the cage got up and walked on. He ate a today a few crickets, 7 mealworms, drank a little. Sprayed because when he shed two days ago couldn't open eye due to shed stuff in his eye. He is sleeping different spot legs not touching anything head lower then back legs. Tail wrapped twice. Color is okay. Concerned of different behavior wobbly the fall didn't poop today and his weird sleeping position

To get into the important things first, I did not see any mentioning of a UVB light? If you do have one, is it a 10.0 or 6.0 bulb? It's also very important that his basking temperature be about 90 degrees for proper digestion. Multivitamins are suppose to be given twice a month and not every other day. I would cut back on that altogether for the next few weeks. Mealworms aren't the best feeders as they contain a high level of chitin, which makes it more difficult for chams to digest. Superworms are a better alternative, but I would still mix up his feeders.

 

[Meg4433]

Reply

I think my light uvb is 5.0. I thought that maybe the guy was wrong on the multivitamin. But that's what the breeder said he does. So I should give him calcium without d3 everyday and multivitamin every two weeks. Calcium withd3 each week. Should a hand mister be sufficient or maybe a drip system?

 

[Meg4433]

Reply

I meant calcium with D3 twice a month

 

[ChamDE86]

I think my light uvb is 5.0. I thought that maybe the guy was wrong on the multivitamin. But that's what the breeder said he does. So I should give him calcium without d3 everyday and multivitamin every two weeks. Calcium withd3 each week. Should a hand mister be sufficient or maybe a drip system?

Calcium without d3 at every feeding and calcium with d3 twice a month (same as vitamins). Hand misting is fine as long as you misting for a couple of minutes 3-4 times a day. It's also important to have a decent amount of foilage to trap the humidity. Before I got my mistking, I would mist 3-4 times a day for a minute, and then run a dripper that lasted for a little over an hour (small cup).

 

[Meg4433]

Reply.

Thank you for your help. It is a 5.0 UVB light.