Thompson
Chameleon Enthusiast
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - 1 month old male panther chameleon
Handling - Never handled before
Feeding - He gets fed 1/8 crix baby silkworms and fruit flies as much as he can eat for 5 minutes 2x a day. The crickets are gutloaded with greens, mustard greens, yams, butternut squash and carrots. Also gutloaded with cricket crack.
Supplements - they are supplemented with calcium plus very lightly every feeding. If I have the chance to give them a lot of sunlight I will skip a day of supplementing.
Watering - He is watered every other hour for about 2 minutes so they babies cage is dripping. All hatchlings drink when misted.
Fecal Description - Brown and white.
History - None
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Large Tupperware
Lighting - used 5.0 linear UVB bulb.
Temperature - underneath the linear tube it gets to 80 degrees max, ambient temp ranges from 70 degrees to 75 degrees. I measure their temps with a digital thermometer.
Humidity - humidity levels are usually at 60% and spike to 80% during mistings. I also use a digital hydrometer to measure humidity.
Plants - I'm using fake plastic plants.
Placement - Their cage is on a dresser near all my other chameleons near no vents or fans and about 3ft off the ground.
Location - Where are you geographically located? Las Vegas Nv
Current Problem - my male hatchling yesterday was fine. He ate and drank as normal and had a nice and healthy looking poop and urate. This morning I took the three outside to bask since it is cool and he started gaping for air. Over heating was not the problem because even after taking them inside he was still gaping for air. I suspected a URI at first but it seems he has a swollen throat. I checked the other two for this and neither have a swollen throat. He is going down hill quickly so I took him back outside by himself do he could get a little more extra heat and some natural UVB. He has his eyes closed and gapes from time to time. I'm not sure what I can do to help him.. I certainly do not want to lose him but he isn't looking good. Any suggestions? I also do not heavily supplement them either so I'm not sure why he has a swollen throat? Sometimes I even skip a day and do not supplement their feeders. Could calcium plus be too strong for him? Please help!
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Your Chameleon - 1 month old male panther chameleon
Handling - Never handled before
Feeding - He gets fed 1/8 crix baby silkworms and fruit flies as much as he can eat for 5 minutes 2x a day. The crickets are gutloaded with greens, mustard greens, yams, butternut squash and carrots. Also gutloaded with cricket crack.
Supplements - they are supplemented with calcium plus very lightly every feeding. If I have the chance to give them a lot of sunlight I will skip a day of supplementing.
Watering - He is watered every other hour for about 2 minutes so they babies cage is dripping. All hatchlings drink when misted.
Fecal Description - Brown and white.
History - None
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Large Tupperware
Lighting - used 5.0 linear UVB bulb.
Temperature - underneath the linear tube it gets to 80 degrees max, ambient temp ranges from 70 degrees to 75 degrees. I measure their temps with a digital thermometer.
Humidity - humidity levels are usually at 60% and spike to 80% during mistings. I also use a digital hydrometer to measure humidity.
Plants - I'm using fake plastic plants.
Placement - Their cage is on a dresser near all my other chameleons near no vents or fans and about 3ft off the ground.
Location - Where are you geographically located? Las Vegas Nv
Current Problem - my male hatchling yesterday was fine. He ate and drank as normal and had a nice and healthy looking poop and urate. This morning I took the three outside to bask since it is cool and he started gaping for air. Over heating was not the problem because even after taking them inside he was still gaping for air. I suspected a URI at first but it seems he has a swollen throat. I checked the other two for this and neither have a swollen throat. He is going down hill quickly so I took him back outside by himself do he could get a little more extra heat and some natural UVB. He has his eyes closed and gapes from time to time. I'm not sure what I can do to help him.. I certainly do not want to lose him but he isn't looking good. Any suggestions? I also do not heavily supplement them either so I'm not sure why he has a swollen throat? Sometimes I even skip a day and do not supplement their feeders. Could calcium plus be too strong for him? Please help!
Pictures are helpful