Panther chameleon stopped eating

[JoeyGao]

Hi guys i got my panther for 6days and he doesnt eat anything i give him, but he drinks... what should i do ? is this gonna be a serious problem?

 

[NHenn]

Congrats on your new panther!

I would fill out https://www.chameleonforums.com/how-ask-help-66/ so we can better help you and your chameleon.

Also, some pictures of your little one and of the cage would be very beneficial.

 

[Balizar]

How are you monitoring his feeding. Do you have a cup, free range or hand feed? He is still prob a little shaken up if he is only 6 days new to his environment.

 

[JoeyGao]

he is an Ambilobe panther and here are the pics his poop . and himself

http://imgur.com/x7WLSX6,J60jDiV

http://imgur.com/x7WLSX6,J60jDiV#1

 

[JoeyGao]

i think he is sick i use cup feed him . i give him superworms and crikets i post some his poop pics.

 

[JoeyGao]

hi i forgot to tell u guys his cage its an exo terra small tall 18 18 24 size glass tank. all the plants i use are fake plants

 

[sandrachameleon]

good that he is drinking - are you sure he's getting enough though? that urate part of the poop you posted a photo of is orange in colour, rather than bright white. this suggests dehydration. They don't eat well if they are dehydrated.
what colour is the cup you are putting the prey into?
where within the cage is it located, how large is it?
what prey are you offering and are you sure the prey is appropriately sized?
how old is the chameleon?

you should provide answers to all the questions in the "how to ask for help" sticky

 

[Carlton]

he is an Ambilobe panther and here are the pics his poop . and himself

http://imgur.com/x7WLSX6,J60jDiV

http://imgur.com/x7WLSX6,J60jDiV#1

If he's not eating you won't see fecal matter in his poop, just urates. His urate looks orange which is a sign of dehydration. There is very little foliage in his current cage which will make it harder for him to drink enough.

 

[JoeyGao]

i used exo terra monsoon auto misting system and im pretty sure he gets enough water , i set the cage on a empty table which is in my another bedroom . so he got a good environment.

 

[JoeyGao]

18 18 24 cage.

 

[NHenn]

That cage is way too small for a Panther. You will need to get a much larger cage asap.

As Allison said, his urate looks orange and is most likely dehydrated. I recommend you give him a nice long shower so he has time to drink as much as he wants.

As I said before you need to fill out the how to ask for help I posted. Without that you are only going to get little bits and pieces of the puzzle.

 

[Andee]

I agree his urates are way too orange, just because you use an auto misting system doesn't mean he's drinking from it on a regular basis. It takes a while for chams to be stimulated to drink, usually it takes around at least 1 and half minutes to two for them to drink just from the misting itself. And since you have so few leaves for him to drink from is why he probably isn't getting enough. I also agree that 18x18x24 is way too small of a cage for that size of cham, for a panther of that size he needs at least a 24x24x48 cage.