Hey all,
I am new to the forum and just received my first panther in the mail 2 weeks ago. He's a 3 and a half month old male Ambilobe from Epic Chameleons.
He's been closing one eye on and off for over a week now, he has taken food the whole time. Thinking he had respiratory issues I brought him to a very good exotic animal vet recently. The location just happens to be 5 min from my place. He had no signs of respiratory problems so I was sent home with saline eye drops to be used twice daily applying 2 drops for 10 days. His eye seems to be making small improvements but its hard to tell. He is now opening his mouth on and off only while basking and I have read that this can be another possible sign of respiratory problems. I am considering taking him back in to get a throat and mouth culture but don't want to put him through any more unnecessary stress for obvious reasons...
In addition I haven't seen him drink more than twice in two weeks I've had him. I constantly see him licking branches like he is searching for water but he never seems to recognize the drip or puddles on the leaves. His waste has a white tip and not a yellow one. He is in a 16 x 16 x 36 inch Reptibreeze with many live plants, vines and branches criss crossing his environment. All plants are safe to Chameleons and no soil is exposed to him. I have been heavily misting down his cage several times a day with fresh non ionized bulk water from my local natural foods store. I am avoiding to spray him directly I also give him a drip cup daily. Humidity is between 30-40 percent in his basking spot when the upper area of the enclosure is dried out, and is between 50 and 65 percent in the mid to low range. He spends most of his time basking. I have a 60 watt house bulb for basking a T-5 Reptisun 5.0 for UVA and UVB exposure and a T-5 plant bulb for those tricky plants and orchids. His basking spot is about 90 degrees at the Very Highest Point with varying branch elevations below for temperature regulation. The mid to lower range is 70 to 75 day time and low 60's at night time. He eats 10 to 15 insects a day mostly crickets and silk worms, I just got a dubia colony so he's had quite a few roaches recently. I dust crickets with repashy calcium powder daily as recommended by the breeder. I have also brought him out to bask several times and plan to bring him out as much as possible.
Thanks so much for any expert advice much appreciated!!
Adam
I am new to the forum and just received my first panther in the mail 2 weeks ago. He's a 3 and a half month old male Ambilobe from Epic Chameleons.
He's been closing one eye on and off for over a week now, he has taken food the whole time. Thinking he had respiratory issues I brought him to a very good exotic animal vet recently. The location just happens to be 5 min from my place. He had no signs of respiratory problems so I was sent home with saline eye drops to be used twice daily applying 2 drops for 10 days. His eye seems to be making small improvements but its hard to tell. He is now opening his mouth on and off only while basking and I have read that this can be another possible sign of respiratory problems. I am considering taking him back in to get a throat and mouth culture but don't want to put him through any more unnecessary stress for obvious reasons...
In addition I haven't seen him drink more than twice in two weeks I've had him. I constantly see him licking branches like he is searching for water but he never seems to recognize the drip or puddles on the leaves. His waste has a white tip and not a yellow one. He is in a 16 x 16 x 36 inch Reptibreeze with many live plants, vines and branches criss crossing his environment. All plants are safe to Chameleons and no soil is exposed to him. I have been heavily misting down his cage several times a day with fresh non ionized bulk water from my local natural foods store. I am avoiding to spray him directly I also give him a drip cup daily. Humidity is between 30-40 percent in his basking spot when the upper area of the enclosure is dried out, and is between 50 and 65 percent in the mid to low range. He spends most of his time basking. I have a 60 watt house bulb for basking a T-5 Reptisun 5.0 for UVA and UVB exposure and a T-5 plant bulb for those tricky plants and orchids. His basking spot is about 90 degrees at the Very Highest Point with varying branch elevations below for temperature regulation. The mid to lower range is 70 to 75 day time and low 60's at night time. He eats 10 to 15 insects a day mostly crickets and silk worms, I just got a dubia colony so he's had quite a few roaches recently. I dust crickets with repashy calcium powder daily as recommended by the breeder. I have also brought him out to bask several times and plan to bring him out as much as possible.
Thanks so much for any expert advice much appreciated!!
Adam
