Hi All,
I know this questioned has been asked alot and i've read alot of threads about it but i'll give you a little background.
About 6 months now i've had my panther chameleon that was my girlfriends, we are long distance so she is at mine more and said it makes sense for the chameleon to live with me which i have no issue's with this. She got him from a friend as they could no longer look after him.
Before i got him he was always hand feed with tongs i've tried to not to do this unless its necessary. He has an issue with his tongue where his aim is off most of the time or hes lazy and goes right up to the locust/cricket etc . Doesn't make it a challenge for himself, after more reading i realised he may be defiant in d3 . I started using rapashy multi vitamin as well as normal calcium. It has improved but not the best. He doesn't seem to be able to steady himself sometimes when hunting for food and throws him off balance another reason why i'm looking into his uvb.
He's due a new uvb and i was doing more research into this, he currently has a 12% but after alot of reading i feel this may be too much, he doesn't have alot of coverage to escape the high uvb . His cage size is 24x24x48 and the light sits on top of the mesh. I know this filters some of the light out.
I've attached a photo so show you his layout, he doesn't have any issue's getting about and is active all day but my worry is the UVB lamp may be too strong for him.
Any help or input would be greatly appreciated.
I know this questioned has been asked alot and i've read alot of threads about it but i'll give you a little background.
About 6 months now i've had my panther chameleon that was my girlfriends, we are long distance so she is at mine more and said it makes sense for the chameleon to live with me which i have no issue's with this. She got him from a friend as they could no longer look after him.
Before i got him he was always hand feed with tongs i've tried to not to do this unless its necessary. He has an issue with his tongue where his aim is off most of the time or hes lazy and goes right up to the locust/cricket etc . Doesn't make it a challenge for himself, after more reading i realised he may be defiant in d3 . I started using rapashy multi vitamin as well as normal calcium. It has improved but not the best. He doesn't seem to be able to steady himself sometimes when hunting for food and throws him off balance another reason why i'm looking into his uvb.
He's due a new uvb and i was doing more research into this, he currently has a 12% but after alot of reading i feel this may be too much, he doesn't have alot of coverage to escape the high uvb . His cage size is 24x24x48 and the light sits on top of the mesh. I know this filters some of the light out.
I've attached a photo so show you his layout, he doesn't have any issue's getting about and is active all day but my worry is the UVB lamp may be too strong for him.
Any help or input would be greatly appreciated.