Panther cham life span?

[joopasaur]

I was thinking of getting a panther cham and i was just wondering what the average life span for them is.

 

[golf33]

strictly repeating what I've read from other sources, I'd say the average is about 5 years. Once again, I'm not sure on that though

 

[hallenhe]

This one pops up on here occasionally (can be a bit tricky to search for...) Males, with good husbandry, you can expect ~ 5-7 years; 8 years is the oldest I've personally heard of, but I haven't heard everything. Females a bit less; mating/egg laying will shorten their lives.
My male is 4 years, 9 months.

 

[chams1]

I currently have one male that is 7.5 years old and still kicking.

 

[OOOst16]

Good lord that's an old man

 

[unknown]

Bert is 8+. Not sure exactly how old, but I've had him for 8 years; I believe he was 3-4 months old when I got him.

It's heartbreaking to think my beautiful Bert is nearing the end of his life. *sigh*

 

[enigmacell]

Bert is 8+. Not sure exactly how old, but I've had him for 8 years; I believe he was 3-4 months old when I got him.

It's heartbreaking to think my beautiful Bert is nearing the end of his life. *sigh*

I currently have one male that is 7.5 years old and still kicking.

I hope mine lives to that age. Any pics of Bert or the 7.5 year old cham?

 

[unknown]

I don't have any recent photos uploaded, I've been meaning to, but Bert's in recovery right now and I have been busy trying to help him get back in shape. My advice, don't be a bad person like me and assume your chameleon is drinking just because you're providing water!! I feel so terrible Thankfully his bloodwork came back as okay and we can continue with rehab... hand feeding and watering (+antibiotics and a booster supplement) for a few weeks! poor guy.

I posted some older photos of Bert in this thread: https://www.chameleonforums.com/grandpa-chameleon-35762/

 

[enigmacell]

I've had my cham for a year now and only seen him drink about 5 times in total!! Because they don't drink from a dish its so hard to monitor.

I hope the poor guy recovers and lives another while for you. Love to see him now. He was lookin mighty grand at 5.

 

[chams1]

Any pics of Bert or the 7.5 year old cham?

Here is a picture taken in September '09 of my "old man", Nano (7.5 yrs.).

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