kelgan
New Member
Hello
So my panther chameleon has recently stopped eating. It has been 3 days now that he has not eaten the crickets that we have offered him. During the past month or so he has had a reduced intake of food, but we just assumed this was because he was just maturing into eating every other day. We continued to offer him food everyday, his daily intake would vary. But for the past 3 days he does not even seem remotely interested in crickets. He ate 4 days ago (4-5 crickets and 2 silk worms) but not since then. We are just wondering if anyone has any idea as to what could be going on with him? It may be early for a post but we just don't want to take any risks!! He also seems to have some dry, yellowish crust sticking out a little from his bum. He had something similar before, which I determined was his dried sperm, but he does have some now also. Also he is an obsessive dirt eater, we placed rocks over the soil of his plants which has seemed to deter him quite a bit. Sometimes we see him picking up rocks to move them but since we first noticed him eating it a few months ago (placed rocks shortly after) it has seemed to be reduced significantly. Also - just about a week ago we saw him hanging from his vine with a small branch with a few half-dead leaves on it. As we tried to pry it from his hands he ended up eating a leaf and from what I saw he ate the whole thing.... could be affecting all of this? Just don't know what to do. Any help is greatly appreciated!!
Here's a little more info:
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Panther, male, almost 9 months
How long has it been in your care? 5 months
Handling -every other day, doesn't love it, but doesn't hate it
Feeding - Mostly crickets with usually either wax, silk or horn worms 1-3 times a week. Gutload feeders with a variety of fruits and vegetables and also cricket food.
Supplements - calcium 5-6 times a week, vitamins twice a month
Watering - dripper and 3-5 misting a day
Fecal Description - looks normal from what I've seen, although he hasn't pooped in a couple days.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - screen 48x24x24
Lighting - 9am - 9pm 20x uvb
Temperature - 75-85 and mid 70s at night
Humidity - ranges but between 30-70%
Plants - Umbrella plant
Placement - cage is elevated on desk about 3.5 feet off the ground + size of cage. there is a ceiling fan in the room that is sometimes on
Location - Toronto, ON
Extra: Saw him hanging around the bottom a bunch - but seems to be both up and down. The past day he hasn't been as mobile as he usually is. Spent close to 2 hours in the same spot today
So my panther chameleon has recently stopped eating. It has been 3 days now that he has not eaten the crickets that we have offered him. During the past month or so he has had a reduced intake of food, but we just assumed this was because he was just maturing into eating every other day. We continued to offer him food everyday, his daily intake would vary. But for the past 3 days he does not even seem remotely interested in crickets. He ate 4 days ago (4-5 crickets and 2 silk worms) but not since then. We are just wondering if anyone has any idea as to what could be going on with him? It may be early for a post but we just don't want to take any risks!! He also seems to have some dry, yellowish crust sticking out a little from his bum. He had something similar before, which I determined was his dried sperm, but he does have some now also. Also he is an obsessive dirt eater, we placed rocks over the soil of his plants which has seemed to deter him quite a bit. Sometimes we see him picking up rocks to move them but since we first noticed him eating it a few months ago (placed rocks shortly after) it has seemed to be reduced significantly. Also - just about a week ago we saw him hanging from his vine with a small branch with a few half-dead leaves on it. As we tried to pry it from his hands he ended up eating a leaf and from what I saw he ate the whole thing.... could be affecting all of this? Just don't know what to do. Any help is greatly appreciated!!
Here's a little more info:
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Panther, male, almost 9 months
How long has it been in your care? 5 months
Handling -every other day, doesn't love it, but doesn't hate it
Feeding - Mostly crickets with usually either wax, silk or horn worms 1-3 times a week. Gutload feeders with a variety of fruits and vegetables and also cricket food.
Supplements - calcium 5-6 times a week, vitamins twice a month
Watering - dripper and 3-5 misting a day
Fecal Description - looks normal from what I've seen, although he hasn't pooped in a couple days.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - screen 48x24x24
Lighting - 9am - 9pm 20x uvb
Temperature - 75-85 and mid 70s at night
Humidity - ranges but between 30-70%
Plants - Umbrella plant
Placement - cage is elevated on desk about 3.5 feet off the ground + size of cage. there is a ceiling fan in the room that is sometimes on
Location - Toronto, ON
Extra: Saw him hanging around the bottom a bunch - but seems to be both up and down. The past day he hasn't been as mobile as he usually is. Spent close to 2 hours in the same spot today
if he is eating other things like worms and such he just must be getting tired of them. I would recommend some dubia or another staple feeder that slowly try crickets again.
