Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
Supplements -...
Many chameleons will be this color when basking. How’s your cage temps? I would fill out the how to ask for help form for a husbandry review if you have not done so.
Sorry for your loss. Did you get him from a breeder? If so, have you contacted them to see if they are aware of other clutches from this lineage that have had a similar issue...not that they would admit to it if they did. Could be good for them to know as well if they take your word for it.
As @MissSkittles indicated, T5 is recommended but a T8 linear is not the worst thing if your UVB levels are good at the basking branch. I use the Arcadia ProT5 single bulb reflector with a 6% bulb myself.
I don’t really see any basking branches up top, and having a T8, your cham will need to be even closer to the UVB bulb. I’ll post the Arcadia UVB chart. Regarding the supplementation, I believe the Flukers multivitamin has just slightly more D3 than Repashy Calcium Plus LoD. If that’s the case...
The dragging on the branches could just be him trying to get the shed off. Please fill out the form above and post some pictures of his current situation.
Also clarify his UVB situation. You said you bought a linear. Does that mean he is currently using something different? If so, what? And what type of linear bulb did you get?
I would worry about getting to a vet first
Reptile vet in your area:https://careanimalhospital.org/
After hours urgent care in your area:
https://urgentvet.com/urgentvet-brandon-florida/?utm_source=ref&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=Care