My panther threw up

[PaulTB]

My male panther is about a year old ambilobe no health problems as of what i know i noticed he was acting a little weird today not sitting by his heat lamp but at the bottom of the cage so i picked him up to put him by his lamp walked away he started moving around but then i noticed at the bottom of the cage it looked like he threw up all the crickets he ate could is possible be that he ate to fast ?

 

[AnvilsHammer]

Are you giving him any medication at all? has anything changed? Different gutload, different supplier of the crickets?

 

[PaulTB]

nope nothings changed at all no medication/crickets or anything same suppliment's and everything first time hes done this but now that he threw up he seems to be doing better hes moving around a lot more not sitting at the bottom of the cage could it possible just be an upset stomach or he couldve eaten to many to fast

 

[GabeCastro]

He may have ate too much...Chams can over eat and I'm sure he had a full stomach and couldn't digest all of it. So the only option he had was to throw it back up.

Be sure to keep an eye on him. Make sure he's not closing his eyes, changing to super dark colors, etc.

Tomorrow just hook him up with a few crickets. He should be eating atleast 6-8 adult crickets a feeding.

 

[PaulTB]

He may have ate too much...Chams can over eat and I'm sure he had a full stomach and couldn't digest all of it. So the only option he had was to throw it back up.

Be sure to keep an eye on him. Make sure he's not closing his eyes, changing to super dark colors, etc.

Tomorrow just hook him up with a few crickets. He should be eating atleast 6-8 adult crickets a feeding.

kk thank you very much appreciate the input =)

 

[ferretinmyshoes]

This is an unusual symptom in chameleons, and reptiles in general, and in chameleons I would not say that overeating is generally a contributing factor. Poor digestion could be caused by inadequate basking temperatures, dehydration, intestinal parasites or bacterial overgrowth. Make sure prey items are the correct size (no longer than the space between your chameleon's eyes) and that basking temperatures are appropriate to encourage good digestion. If the vomiting continues despite this submit a fecal sample to your reptile vet and other diagnostics like bloodwork or x-rays may be needed. Sitting at the bottom is not normal either.

 

[PaulTB]

This is an unusual symptom in chameleons, and reptiles in general, and in chameleons I would not say that overeating is generally a contributing factor. Poor digestion could be caused by inadequate basking temperatures, dehydration, intestinal parasites or bacterial overgrowth. Make sure prey items are the correct size (no longer than the space between your chameleon's eyes) and that basking temperatures are appropriate to encourage good digestion. If the vomiting continues despite this submit a fecal sample to your reptile vet and other diagnostics like bloodwork or x-rays may be needed. Sitting at the bottom is not normal either.

ok def will do and ya it seems to be very strange first time ive seen him do this before this week i plan on introducing some horn worms to him instead of crickets and wax worms but he seems like he is doing a lot better already after he threw up his colors arent dark hes extremely bright right now and moving around his cage but i will definately keep an eye on him

 

[pepezkakap]

Has the issue been addressed? Hope all is fine. I had the same problem the other day. I am new owner so I don't have much to say.