Sleeping during the day

[shawn_melanson]

So I have no idea if there is anything wrong with my female panther chameleon she's sleeping alot during the day and she's very dark almost black we'll sleeping but if I wake her up or touch her she turns her normal healthy looking colors she's eating fine and pooping fine she doesn't look sick but she's sleeping during the day all different hours I don't understand why

 

[NHenn]

She could be sleeping for a bunch of reasons. Most of them are related to something being wrong. I would fill out the https://www.chameleonforums.com/how-ask-help-66/ as that will give us some more insight to possible causes.

Could you post some pictures of your setup as well as some of her too.

 

[shawn_melanson]

She could be sleeping for a bunch of reasons. Most of them are related to something being wrong. I would fill out the https://www.chameleonforums.com/how-ask-help-66/ as that will give us some more insight to possible causes.

Could you post some pictures of your setup as well as some of her too.

Your Chameleon - Panther chameleon nosy be female I've had her 2 weeks and she's 6 months

Handling - For the first week she was completely left alone but is usually handled for a couple minutes daily doesn't seem to scare her she doesn't really darken up or puff up or hiss

Feeding - I've been feeding her crickets dusted with calcium every other day and calcium with d3 ever two weeks also have her tamato worms 2 days ago

Supplements - Using rep cal calcium and rep cal calciums with d3

Watering - she has a auto mister witch goes off every three hours for 40 seconds also I give her a 3 minute misting in the morning

Fecal Description - Brown with a little bit of white

History - None

Cage Info:
Cage Type - Repti breeze medium cage so 18x18x30

Lighting - I use a a solar glo 125 watt witch does the full spectrum of lighting same one the pet shop was using I do 12 hours on 12 hours off

Temperature - Basking are is 88.2f rest of the cage is 77.8f drops to 72-75f at night

Humidity - No idea the humidity gaudge is broken I have to get a new one

Plants - No real plants

Placement - Cage is on my dresser in my room not real high traffic in here I'm at work 5-8 hours a day


Ill
Post a picture I got of her this morning before work and ill post her set up when I get home

 

[Saldarya]

When you say tomato worms, did you get them from outside off the tomato plants or did you order actual hornworms raised for feeding reptiles?

 

[NHenn]

Your care looks to be fine. I would recommend getting a tube uvb bulb over the compact one.

She is indeed a female mad looks older than 6 months, at least a few months old. I would make sure you have a laying bin in her cage at all time from today on. She could develop eggs at this stage in her life.

I would check out Jann's Blog https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/jannb/345-egg-laying-laying-bin.html
And Dez's Video https://www.chameleonforums.com/laying-bin-set-up-educational-video-77225/

Also, could you take some more pictures of her. I could just be the angle but her eye looks bulged out? Do you happen to know her weight as well?

 

[zsazsa85]

Do you use any multivitamin?
Are you sure that solar glo light does provide uvb as well? I think I read it here on the forum that they not necessarily do.

 

[shawn_melanson]

When you say tomato worms, did you get them from outside off the tomato plants or did you order actual hornworms raised for feeding reptiles?

I got them from a reptile store

 

[shawn_melanson]

Your care looks to be fine. I would recommend getting a tube uvb bulb over the compact one.

She is indeed a female mad looks older than 6 months, at least a few months old. I would make sure you have a laying bin in her cage at all time from today on. She could develop eggs at this stage in her life.

I would check out Jann's Blog https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/jannb/345-egg-laying-laying-bin.html
And Dez's Video https://www.chameleonforums.com/laying-bin-set-up-educational-video-77225/

Also, could you take some more pictures of her. I could just be the angle but her eye looks bulged out? Do you happen to know her weight as well?

I do have a laying bin in her cage I will get more pictures when I get home a in couple hours and her weight I think was 44grams

 

[shawn_melanson]

Do you use any multivitamin?
Are you sure that solar glo light does provide uvb light as well? I think I read it here on the forum that they not necessarily do.

Ill look into getting a compact one the solar glo was the one they used for her at the pet store she was fine I do use a multi vitamin but only once a months hours I give her more?

 

[zsazsa85]

Multi you can give twice a month as well.
Unfortunately products what petstores use are not necessarily good. But make it sure and check it!
I personally don't like the 2 in 1 lights,'cause sometimes they like to just basking and sometimes "sunbathing". I read this here as well!

 

[shawn_melanson]

Multi you can give twice a month as well.
Unfortunately products what petstores use are not necessarily good. But make it sure and check it!
I personally don't like the 2 in 1 lights,'cause sometimes they like to just basking and sometimes "sunbathing". I read this here as well!

I use it for my male too and he seems to be fine with it some could be better then others though, ill just buy a compact light for them

 

[shawn_melanson]

Her setup

Here's her set up

 

[shawn_melanson]

And here's a photo of her she was sleeping when I came home it's 6:30pm here I didn't wanna move her so here's the only picture I could get

 

[xraygirl]

Is it just me, but is her eye swollen?

 

[shawn_melanson]

Is it just me, but is her eye swollen?

I don't know what would it mean if they wree

 

[shawn_melanson]

So I've noticed she has one swollen eye witch guessing would be an eye infection how do I treat her?

 

[brownie64]

worried about my female Jackson

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