McGuyver needs to work on this ASAP.
Everytime I go away for work or vacation I have to bother my brother or friend to take care of Dexter. They don't mind doing it, but I know it's a hassle. And I always have to wash my sheets and lysol my couch when I come back. Hehe.
It's only been a few days. It'll take him a while to settle in. And I guess it really depends on the chameleon too. Best thing to do now is to leave him be and have crickets available to him. Cup feeding is good so you know how much he eats. Even if you just leave the cup in his enclosure. But...
Both. If he's chilling on the plant already I just take the plant outside with him already on it. But sometimes I still have to take him out of his enclosure.
On a side note:
If you're going to use a fake plant similar to the one I have just make sure you prop it firmly with heavy objects...
I just took these pictures now.
That's pretty much how his enclosure/free range is set up.
That's Dexter chilling outside his enclosure.
So he's pretty used to me walking by him all the time.
He's not as skittish now. He's pretty used to me now. I leave the screen door open when I'm home so he got used to me being around, I guess. I also have the fake tree right outside his cage so he just walk in and out of his enclosure. He doesn't come up to me to be let out like some of the other...
I live in NJ too. I took my little guy out this morning. Feels warm enough under direct sunlight. I had him soak up some sun for an hour. I have a fake plant I purchased at Michael's. I usually just put him on that for his sun time.
It does look like sleeping colors and definitely sleeping position. I don't think that's normal for 3 in the afternoon.
I suggest you fill out the ask for help form, attach the picture again, and maybe start a new thread under the Health Clinic section if the moderators doesn't move this...
Here's one....
https://www.chameleonforums.com/fubar-red-blue-bar-ambie-growth-photos-94720/
I think the color progression is what makes them special. You can say that you've had a red bar and a blue bar with just one chameleon. Hehe.
Very hard to tell with Panthers. I think someone posted a growth progression with pictures here at the forum. And their colors just keep changing. I have a 5 month old Panther myself from a red bar sire. My little guy was showing a lot of potential for being a red bar at first but is now...
Yeah, don't waste them. Just let them loose in your sister's golf bag....then let Michelle borrow them. Money well spent! Hehe.
But I can't help you there pal. Those things are huge. Let Action have a go at it. Time for that little guy to man up.
Haha. All good.
Here's Dexter:
Unboxing.
From two nights ago. After a shed. Looking like a red bar.
Got him when he was 3 months old. Had him for 2 months now.
Awesome. Vlad or the dam might snuck a red bar gene in there though. Haha. He looks great!! Reminded me unboxing Dexter. Same box and packaging and everything.
I was just going to start a thread about this!!
I have a 5 month old panther. Voracious eater when it comes to crickets. So I decided to order some silkworms and hornworms online to give him more variety. The silks and the horns arrived yesterday and I tried feeding them to Dexter. No luck...