I have a year and half panther cham, I have noticed lately that her ribs are showing thru her skin? is this normal she eats ok 5 gutloaded crickets with calcium powder on them and 3 worms daily and drinks quite a bit especially if i mist a leaf beside her and hold it up to her.
panther cham ribs showing?
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skully23
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Cage Info:
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* 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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* Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
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* 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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EDIT: My cham is around 6-7months...and eats 8-10 adult size crickets..I think your starving the cham
* Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
* 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?
* Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor?
* Location - Where are you geographically located?
Chameleon Info:
* 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?
* History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
* Current Problem - The current problem that you are concerned about.
Add pictures
EDIT: My cham is around 6-7months...and eats 8-10 adult size crickets..I think your starving the cham
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Panthe Chameleon female anbout a year and half, i've had her for about 4 months
Handling - very rarely she doesn't seem to like it
Feeding -she eats 3 sm superworms in the morning at about 10am then 5-6 gut loaded crickets with calcium sprinkled on them at about noon
Supplements - repti calcium
Watering - i use a drip system and i mist about 30 times a day when i see the humidity too low, and i do see her drink atleast once a day
Fecal Description - white and black she poopes atleast once a day
Cage Info:
Cage Type - exo terra all mesh 50 or 75? i can't remember
Lighting - lights go on at 8 am and off at 8 am she has a exo terra sun glo 50 w and a exo terra 5 uvb
Temperature - basking area is at about 80 f and middle of the tank is at about 20c i keep humidity up at 65% or higher i have a digital temp in the middle of the tank and little exo terra themometer at the basking area
Plants - no live plants right now just plastic with coconut shells on the bottom of cage
Placement -it is placed beside a salt water tank and not high traffic in the corner of the room
Location - located in calgary alberta canada
Current Problem - the problem is- i can see her ribs thru her skin is this normal?
Your Chameleon - Panthe Chameleon female anbout a year and half, i've had her for about 4 months
Handling - very rarely she doesn't seem to like it
Feeding -she eats 3 sm superworms in the morning at about 10am then 5-6 gut loaded crickets with calcium sprinkled on them at about noon
Supplements - repti calcium
Watering - i use a drip system and i mist about 30 times a day when i see the humidity too low, and i do see her drink atleast once a day
Fecal Description - white and black she poopes atleast once a day
Cage Info:
Cage Type - exo terra all mesh 50 or 75? i can't remember
Lighting - lights go on at 8 am and off at 8 am she has a exo terra sun glo 50 w and a exo terra 5 uvb
Temperature - basking area is at about 80 f and middle of the tank is at about 20c i keep humidity up at 65% or higher i have a digital temp in the middle of the tank and little exo terra themometer at the basking area
Plants - no live plants right now just plastic with coconut shells on the bottom of cage
Placement -it is placed beside a salt water tank and not high traffic in the corner of the room
Location - located in calgary alberta canada
Current Problem - the problem is- i can see her ribs thru her skin is this normal?
sandrachameleon
Chameleon Enthusiast
Sounds like enough food, though imho not enough variety
I can usually see the ribs on all my chameleons, to a degree.
how does her head look in terms of the fat pads? what does she weigh?
Elizadolots
New Member
You're new so might not have upload rights yet. Syn's right, upload it to another site then insert the picture in your reply. If you have questions on how to do that, PM me. I think you're supposed to be able to see their ribs at times.
sandrachameleon
Chameleon Enthusiast
check this out:
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/74-feeders.html
also you may find this interesting:
http://www.chameleonnews.com/?page=article&id=98
