My new male panther chameleon (1.5 years old) has only been under my care for one week as of today. I suspect that the past caretaker have not been following very good practices as he is closing one eye or both during the day. I have been doing much work to give him a proper enclosure in hopes to fix his behavior but no luck yet.
- Handling - I have taken him out twice to let him explore plants within my home as he quickly trusted me to walk him.
- Feeding - Every other day, first two meals were superworms as they were given to me but he will now be eating black fly larvae, hornworms, and crickets.
- Supplements - I have boughten Calcium w and w/o D3 as well as Reptivite. I plan on giving calcium w D3 and the Reptivite Bi-weekly and the Calcium w/o D3 for all other feedings.
- Watering - I have been misting 3 times a day for two minutes as well as using a dripper during the day. I also have a water cycled which he prefers to drink out of, I see him drink from it often in the morning.
- Fecal - He has left only two droppings with a cream/white urate and runny poop.
- History- I don’t know every detail about his past ownership but I can tell that he is overweight and I believe that they left food available to him more often than not. I am going to limit his feedings until he is a healthy weight.
- Cage - screen enclosure that measures 3ft tall, 1.5 ft wide and deep ( I plan on building him a larger enclosure )
- Lighting - T5 UVB and a 10 watt incandescence bulb for heat. Both on from 7:30 AM to 7:00 PM.
- Temperature - 80 - 83 F basking zone with a gradient to 65F. Overnight temp 70F. Measured using an electronic gauge.
- Humidity - Peaks at 80% then drops to 60% throughout the 4 hour misting schedule during the day. At night humidity rests near 70%. Measured using electronic gauge
- Plants - Umbrella plant and a Japanese aralia.
- Placement - 3ft above ground near a large window for natural light, near kitchen which has some commotion during the day but little to none by his bedtime.
- Location - Norco, California (SoCal).