Thanks a ton for responses guys.
He is still completely sapped of energy, but I will continue to force feed water. If he is not showing signs of improvement by tomorrow mid-morning I think I will take him to the vet.
I can't thank you enough for the advice on how to treat him.
To be clear what is very quickly? Within hours?
I have had his cage outside under screened patio in Florida. Humidity in the cage dropped over the last 2 weeks. He stopped eating and I misdiagnosed as a hunger strike, when I believe he just wasn't getting enough water.
Hi everyone,
It looks like my panther is dehydrated to the point of not being able to hold his own weight. This happened quite suddenly. I have mouth fed 50/50 mix of water and pedialyte. I was wondering what the expected recovery time would be with this treatment, assuming he recovers? I...
The reason for my concern is that I have not been able to remove him from his cage to give him a shower. He stresses out and fires up as soon as I attempt to remove him.
Based on the info provided I think he is in good shape, but was hoping you guys might be able to confirm: pics
What are the specific signs of a hydrated vs dehydrated chameleon?
How can I confirm that my chameleon has adequate water in his system?
Thanks in advance.
thanks so much for this info tkilgour. it is amazing how complex changing skin color is in chameleons. i found this wiki article while researching your response - really interesting stuff.
Thanks for the info guys.
Yes the electrical tape was to protect his tongue but melting would've worked too.
I ended up just using a plastic Solo cup. The crickets have yet to escape, but my cham hasn't been able to figure out to eat out of it - granted he did just arrive today!
Got it! Thanks for those pics Jayce.
I will be adding screening and switching out the bottle for an opaque milk carton or sunny d container. I love the idea of decorating around the feeder. Are those fake flowers?
Thanks! I guess it is pretty easy to just scoop them by hand. I figured they would just hop out of the feeder.
I was planning on mounting this thing in the cage and dropping the crickets inside:
So I built a cricket feeder out on orange juice bottle and will be getting my cham on Tuesday.
Question is how do you guys get the crickets out of the keeper, into a cup for dusting, and then into the feeder in the cage? Also, once in the feeder, how long can they possibly stay in there...