Don't feel badly - you had a ton of information about an entirely new subject thrown at you while stressing out about your new chameleon. You are doing the best you can, and we are all pulling for you both. Keep up the progress and let us know if you have any questions.
I'm so sorry your experience with a panther is starting out this way. At this point as Beman said just changing the lights to avoid further stress, and we will keep our fingers crossed that he makes it to the vet visit. Either way, please file a complaint with the BBB about the store, because...
I raise my own silkworm eggs from my silkworms that I've bought online. I keep the silkworms and the eggs in the reptile room, which tends to be a degree or 2 higher than in the rest of the house. I tried hatching some in my kitchen and they didn't hatch, however the next batch I kept in the...
Welcome to the forums! Your female will love the larger cage coming for her - I have 3 chameleons (2 veileds, and a panther), and they all use every bit of the space in the Large Dragon Strand Atriums that they have. Feel free to ask any questions you need, we are all here to help.
That superworm story is just a myth - it's been going around for years, but isn't true. Your cham will chomp down on them, crushing them in their teeth, so no danger from them eating their way out of cham tummies!
I have 3, and they fit perfectly into my reptile room, so no plans to get any more. I've got 2 veileds (brother and sister), and a male panther. I'd say the 2 boys are my favorites, as they both like coming out for alone time on the lanai to enjoy the sunlight. The female is the devil...
For me I do it between 9 months and a year, depending on how much he is growing. At that point you can decrease a day per week of feeding and then get down to every other day. I have 2 veileds that will be 3 at the end of this month, and a panther who is 1 1/2 years old. All of them are fed...
I've been keeping chameleons around 13-14 years, and can remember this as some of the first info I learned. I don't have the article, unfortunately, but it was part of the commonly passed around information. I do remember though that it was being disproved back then. It's interesting to see...