I woke up this morning and fed my chameleon like always. He usually attacks the crickets as soon as they're in the cage, (he has a huge appetite) but today he only ate maybe five and moved very slow. Just a few minutes ago I misted his cage, and he drank for a second, but then stopped and started making a weird noise. It sounded sort of like a little cough or a wheeze. He did it six times in a row and his chin would puff up each time he did it. Can anyone tell me what this means?
Sick Panther?
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raphael14
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trying to help you out Please fill this up.
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor?
Location - Where are you geographically located?
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor?
Location - Where are you geographically located?
Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.
ChameleonFan1989
New Member
Is there any mucas inside his mouth or making any weezing noises? Chams can pick up respitory infections.
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Ambilobe panther chameleon. 4.5 months old. I've had him about a month and a half.
Handling - Only once. I took him out for some sun yesterday.
Feeding - He usually eats around 35 to 40 1/2 inch crickets everyday, offered to him shortly after the lights come on.
Supplements - Rep-Cal Calcium with D3 every other day, Rep-Cal Multivitamins twice a week.
Watering - I have a misting system that sprays every 3 hours for 30 seconds. I also occasionally use a spray bottle to make sure he's drinking.
Fecal Description - Slimy and dark brown with a white tip. He's never been tested for parasites.
History - He has a normal routine, except for yesterday, when I took him outside for a half hour. Also, I found out that my father went behind my back the other day and used some bug killing spray to get rid of some ants that were getting close to his cage.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - 18X18X24 aluminum screen cage.
Lighting - Ceramic heater with a 60W blue bulb placed on top of the cage, and the Reptisun 5.0 bulb placed on top as well. Lights come on at 8 a.m. and turn off at 8 p.m.
Temperature - 75F at bottom and around 90F at top. Temperatures stay above 70F at night. Using a digital thermometer placed inside the cage for measuring.
Humidity - Humidity stays around 30, but gets up to 40 and 45 when I mist.
Plants - Fake branches and foliage placed at different heights in the cage.
Placement - There's not much room in the house, so he stays in my room, which is a really high traffic area at night. His cage is on a wooden stand roughly two feet off the ground.
Location - Manchester TN, USA.
Current Problem - The little coughing that he did several times in a row. First time that I've ever seen it. He's not eating as fast as normal either.
Your Chameleon - Ambilobe panther chameleon. 4.5 months old. I've had him about a month and a half.
Handling - Only once. I took him out for some sun yesterday.
Feeding - He usually eats around 35 to 40 1/2 inch crickets everyday, offered to him shortly after the lights come on.
Supplements - Rep-Cal Calcium with D3 every other day, Rep-Cal Multivitamins twice a week.
Watering - I have a misting system that sprays every 3 hours for 30 seconds. I also occasionally use a spray bottle to make sure he's drinking.
Fecal Description - Slimy and dark brown with a white tip. He's never been tested for parasites.
History - He has a normal routine, except for yesterday, when I took him outside for a half hour. Also, I found out that my father went behind my back the other day and used some bug killing spray to get rid of some ants that were getting close to his cage.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - 18X18X24 aluminum screen cage.
Lighting - Ceramic heater with a 60W blue bulb placed on top of the cage, and the Reptisun 5.0 bulb placed on top as well. Lights come on at 8 a.m. and turn off at 8 p.m.
Temperature - 75F at bottom and around 90F at top. Temperatures stay above 70F at night. Using a digital thermometer placed inside the cage for measuring.
Humidity - Humidity stays around 30, but gets up to 40 and 45 when I mist.
Plants - Fake branches and foliage placed at different heights in the cage.
Placement - There's not much room in the house, so he stays in my room, which is a really high traffic area at night. His cage is on a wooden stand roughly two feet off the ground.
Location - Manchester TN, USA.
Current Problem - The little coughing that he did several times in a row. First time that I've ever seen it. He's not eating as fast as normal either.
ChameleonFan1989
New Member
Way to much supplimentation. He needs Calcium without D3 everyday. Calcium with D3 twice a month and multivitamins twice a month.
ChameleonFan1989
New Member
Alot of members including me use the Repashy All In One, also called Calcium plus, it has everything a chameleon needs without guessing games with dusting and won't have inbalances with suppliments 
Alot of members including me use the Repashy All In One, also called Calcium plus, it has everything a chameleon needs without guessing games with dusting and won't have inbalances with suppliments
How often do you dust with that?
ChameleonFan1989
New Member
You can dust everyday with that, you won't have to use seperate tub of suppliments
ChameleonFan1989
New Member
Not really sure, hopefully a more advanced keeper may chime in, but my guess would be caused by the supplimenting scheduel but that's just my opinion
ChameleonFan1989
New Member
When is your next day off? Personally I wouldn't like leaving it for too long without treatment.
camimom
New Member
he should be ok till then, just keep an eye on him. may want to up his basking temp a bit, and give him some warm mistings
