This is a stress sign and a bad indicator. It may simply be because a lot has happened to such a relatively young cham, or it can be a sign of illness. Especially since you said lights aren't even on for a full 12 hours, your baby should not be trying to sleep early.
Hopefully someone else will add more feedback, this is just some of the major things
•Panther ambilobe hatchling chameleon. Unsure of sex. I think he’s super young (I did order a hatchling). Got him July 14th 2021, so last Wednesday.
Your baby is very young... Probably a month or less. They are...
She's still showing only juvenile coloring (assuming your photos are a good representation of how she looks normally), so you're probably safe to keep giving her as much as she'll eat in a 10-15 min window each day. You could cut her down to every second day, or maybe 4 days/week, but keep an...
Definitely female, does not appear to be currently carrying eggs. But it's never too early to introduce a laying bin! You'll probably notice a color change when she goes through her first receptive period; most likely she'll be a nice peachy to tan for a week or two (though one of my girls gets...
Uh, bumblebees definitely have stingers... I believe they (like wasps) also lack barbs on the stinger so they can sting multiple times without dying, unlike honeybees. Bumblebees have definitely nearly killed me before; don't want anyone to go out trying to catch them thinking they're safe ☠️
Have you looked in the 'Chameleons for Sale' section (https://www.chameleonforums.com/forums/chameleons-for-sale.47/)?
I have some juveniles, @salty dog usually has some panthers ready, I believe @PlowShredder does or will soon too.
Those are buffalo beetles (Alphitobius diaperinus), also known as lesser mealworms, a species of darkling beetle like @jamest0o0 said.
They're interesting in that the larvae/worms get bigger than the beetles they pupate into... Helpful clean up crew, but can get a little overpopulated at...
I'm not the person you asked, but a lot of my colonies seem to cycle between wanting high carb or high protein foods... Like some weeks they'll literally fight over the small bit of cat food I chuck in, and others it just sits there for days (which usually coincides with carrots being demolished...
Glad to see her healthy and with lots of foliage! Might be a good idea to add more horizontal branches; it'll make a lot of that open space more accessible and functional!
I do this too, everyone seems to love them! Point of clarification; we're talking about the scarab beetle Popillia japonica, not the ladybug mimics that are also commonly called japanese beetles
Second video seems to happen when they're climbing and don't have a great grip; happens a lot with screen climbing 😄 First video looks like courting, especially if he started head bobbing or twitching. Did he get a look at Nix right before?
Ooh, I've heard the lone star tick can carry something that'll cause people to go into anaphylaxis if they eat red meat! Sounds horrible, I'm sorry for your dad