LCoyote
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Description of Problem:
Hey, my name is Lucas and I have a around 1 year old panther chameleon, (probably female though I have not seen eggs). My Chameleons name is Smaug.
Around a week ago Smaug started acting weird, she stopped eating out of the cup, (which she has done before so I didn't think anything of it). Then 3-4 days ago she stopped eating all together. I thought she got bored of crickets, but that was not the issue. I realized she had started sleeping during the day and decided to look it up. It seems it could be many things from viruses to fungal infection but I needed some more input. If necessary I will definitely take her to the vet. I got her out of the cage today and feed her some reptile boost and some water. I will continue this everyday until she starts eating.
When I took her out of the cage I realized her eyes had sunk in. It is probably because she has not eaten in 3 days. She is looking a bit better but I still don't know what it is
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Panther Cham, prob female, around 1 year old
I’ve had it since November of 2017
I Handle her when she grabs onto my hand
(I give her my hand and let her grab on if she wants)
I feed my Cham large crickets from pet smart (5-7 a day) I also feed her some small beetles (mealworm beetles) I use fluckers High-Calcium Cricket Diet
My supplements are Rep-Cal Calcium and Rep-Cal Multivitamins and calcium with d2 I feed most of my crickets with normal calcium, and I feed her multivitamins once a month. calcium with d2 every month.
I use a monsoon mister and also spray the cage by hand, The mister is on a 1 hour basis and I’ll also hand mist once a day
I used to see my cham drink everyday but right now she just sleeps.
Fecal matter: The urine is yellowish white and the fecal matter is brown/dark brown (not seeing much rn)
I got her from DFW Reptarium, (which I wouldn’t do again they are not very good with Chams)
I have a screen cage 4 by 2 by 2 Feet
I have a Zoo Med UVB/LED light also I have a basking light 50 watts
Bottom of the cage 74 degrees Fahrenheit
The basking spot 94-100 degrees Fahrenheit
I use a exp terra probe one
The people at dew reptarium said I did not need a humidity sensor
I use the monsoon and the spraw bottle for humidity
The cage is located in the corner of the living room by my fishtank there is no AC systems nearby
I’m in the southern United States (Texas)
It has been around 86-90 degrees Fahrenheit (is also summer in Texas rn)
I have a Hoya plant and a Bromila plant
I’m concerned about my chameleon not eating and sleeping during the day
I'm very worried, willing to go to the vet, change her food, or anything else
Thank You very much for your help and time