1) Panther chameleon, male, and has been in my care for almost two months
2) Recently I take him out two times a day to give him eye drops I was prescribed . But before it was once a day to give him the other ones that were prescribed from the exotic vet.
3) I give BSF and Dubian roaches, I give him 4 roaches and 3 BSF. I gut load them with tomatoes and lettuce.
4) calcium without D3 every feeding and reptivite.
5) I spray water into his cage and also turn on a humidifier for 5 minutes in the morning and night.
6) his fecal looks the same Everytime two brown sacks with a lil peach color thing. I don’t know if he’s ever been tested for parasites, I assume the vet did it though.
7) don’t know much about his history the pet shop I bought him from said someone sold him to them but when I got it he seemed fine just he was in a small enclosure.
CAGE INFO
1) it’s a 16x16 30 screen cage. I know it’s not the best but it’s a beginner one I plan on changing soon.
2) he has a zoo med blue light as his heat bulb, but it’s not actually blue. He has an Arcadia linear 6% T5 light.
3) His basking spot is 85-88 I turn it off after it hits 90 because in LA it’s been getting hot lately. The bottom of his cage is at mid to high 70’s.
4) I keep forgetting to buy the humidity thermometer. But he does have a humidifier that I turn on in the morning for 5 mins and at night for 5 mins
5) he had a money tree when the problem started took it out cause u thought maybe I didn’t wash it right. Now he has that one plants that looks like vines and I don’t know the name of the one in the middle but I know it’s harmless
6) his cage is in the living room, but it’s the most of room temp room in house. Never too hot or too cold.
7) I’m in Californian, LA.
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1) Panther chameleon, male, and has been in my care for almost two months
How old is he?
2) Recently I take him out two times a day to give him eye drops I was prescribed . But before it was once a day to give him the other ones that were prescribed from the exotic vet.
3) I give BSF and Dubian roaches, I give him 4 roaches and 3 BSF. I gut load them with tomatoes and lettuce.
Do not use tomatoes for your gutload. See gutload image.
4) calcium without D3 every feeding and reptivite.
Reptivite with D3 or without? What is your schedule for supplements?
5) I spray water into his cage and also turn on a humidifier for 5 minutes in the morning and night.
Do not use a humidifier during the day when temps are increased. This can make them develop a respiratory infection. Temps should be below 68 at night when you use this. How long are you misting for? Are you hand misting?
6) his fecal looks the same Everytime two brown sacks with a lil peach color thing. I don’t know if he’s ever been tested for parasites, I assume the vet did it though.
You have to request a fecal sample be tested. So you have to take one in to the vet for this to be run. This is the first thing I would due based on where you got him from and him being a surrender to them. The urate is what you are referring to as the peach thing... It actually should not be peach colored should be a white color maybe with a bit of orange.
7) don’t know much about his history the pet shop I bought him from said someone sold him to them but when I got it he seemed fine just he was in a small enclosure.
CAGE INFO
1) it’s a 16x16 30 screen cage. I know it’s not the best but it’s a beginner one I plan on changing soon.
Really need to get him into a 2x2x4 as soon as you can. He is too big for the cage he is in.
2) he has a zoo med blue light as his heat bulb, but it’s not actually blue. He has an Arcadia linear 6% T5 light.
What is the distance from the UVB to the branches below it?
3) His basking spot is 85-88 I turn it off after it hits 90 because in LA it’s been getting hot lately. The bottom of his cage is at mid to high 70’s.
Really do not want basking over 85 for him.
4) I keep forgetting to buy the humidity thermometer. But he does have a humidifier that I turn on in the morning for 5 mins and at night for 5 mins..
See info above for running a fogger only at night.
5) he had a money tree when the problem started took it out cause u thought maybe I didn’t wash it right. Now he has that one plants that looks like vines and I don’t know the name of the one in the middle but I know it’s harmless.
Money trees are totally safe for them.
6) his cage is in the living room, but it’s the most of room temp room in house. Never too hot or too cold.
I would move his cage away from your electronics. This is an accident waiting to happen. When you have the amount of water going into a cage that we need to for these guys the last thing you want is electronics near it.
7) I’m in Californian, LA.
Post a few more pics of the cham for me please...
Eye issues/closing can be linked to a few things. Health issue, Supplement issue, UVB issue, incorrect misting, Also wrong vines being used. Supplements I need to know your schedule to rule this one out. Uvb is fine but you need to make sure you have an 8-9 inch distance to the branch with your fixture and bulb type. Not misting long enough to trigger the ability to clean their eyes. Most will not do this with a hand held misting bottle. So this ends up being an issue if they get something in their eye and they can not clear it. Most keeper will use an automatic misting system like a mistking for this. Most are private about even drinking water so this is another bonus to a misting system. If only closing one eye this could be the issue that he can not clear what is in the eye. Your using the moss vines which are not recommended for them. They hold bacteria and can not be cleaned off. The black jungle vines are also not recommended because the coating flakes off. This can be an issue when they rub their faces on them and a piece gets into the eye.
If he is closing both eyes and sleeping during the day... This is almost always a sign of a health issue. Parasites can cause a decline like this. Which is why a fecal sample is always a good idea to rule it out. Incorrect supplementation can also cause them to close eyes. So I would need more info on schedule to rule that out.