Chameleon fecal concern (warning gross)

lainezor

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Your Chameleon - Male panther chameleon 8 months old
How long has it been in your care? About 2 months
Handling - only if I have to
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? crickets mostly but he showed no interest them all week so hes liked silk worms. I saw him eat a few crickets today. Superworms and hornworms for treats. so What amount? 5-6 silks a day. What is the schedule? not been long enough for this really.
How are you gut-loading your feeders? carrots, cricket formula, cricket water with calcium,apples, romaine lettuce.Supplements - Calcium without d3 monday-friday, saturday plain crickets, sunday-alternating between heptivite and calcium with d3(showing little interest in crickets lately)

Watering -Misting and he has a little water bowl at the top of the cage that drips for about 20 mins 2 or more times a day. How often and how long to you mist? Frequently and until things are pretty wet Do you see your chameleon drinking? Yes.

Fecal Description - greyish brown and pretty mucusy looking, not very solid, appears to have mucus in it.Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? Yes. As of 2 weeks ago it was negative. History -Had really smelly fecal so I took him to vet, The vet gave me Flagyl and I gave him that once daily for 7 days. Fecal looked a bit better. The test came back positive for pinworms about 3 days later. I gave him Panacur once about a month ago and then 1 more 3 weeks later. Test came back to see if 3rd dose was needed and came back negative.

Cage Info:

Cage Type - screen What are the dimensions? 24*24*48 inches Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? Incandescent light bulb for basking. uvb 5.0 tropical(reptiglo) linear.What is your daily lighting schedule? light are on a timer goes on at 6am and off at 8:30pm.

Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? 1.4 at very bottom, 91-93 in bask area, 77.3 in non bask area.Lowest overnight temp?would need to measure at night but lights do go off. How do you measure these temps? temperature gun Humidity - What are your humidity levels? around 70%-90% How are you creating and maintaining these levels? Misting and drip system.What do you use to measure humidity? Hydrometer(water gauge thing) Plants - Are you using live plants? yes If so, what kind? 1 hibiscus 1 pathos

Placement - Where is your cage located? in my bedroom on the 6th floor of an apartment complex, canada beside tarantula shelf Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? no. At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor? 5.5 feet Location - Where are you geographically located? Ontario Canada

Current Problem -Chameleon is parasite free but hes been grey and dark green lately.Spending most of his time in the very bottom of the cage or mid cage. His fecal is very concerning because it look muscusy. See photos below.

Fecal picture:
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Him at the bottom of the cage:
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Him again at the top of the cage (both were taken today):
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This morning liquid came out at well as something very similar to the above picture. He's been dark green and black for the past few days and spent most of his time near the bottom or on the floor of his cage
 
Do you have a free range for him to spend some time out side of his cage? when i do this my chameleon brightens right up and looks way happier
 
"warning gross" made me have to look. just like your mom telling you not to touch the stove because is hots, and what do I do? yup, that's right, burn the bejesus out of my finger.

those aint no bunny pellets. Why is poop talk funny? giggle giggle.... sure looks solid.
 
a diet heavy in soft feeders (like silkworms) can make for loose fecals. so Could just be what he is eating. make sure he gets some "crunchy" food along with the silkworms, such as a mealworm or mealworm beetle, a couple crickets, a superworm, a couple roaches, etc

so long as he is roaming the cage and not staying constant at the bottom, its not a problem. He's likely just that age when he wants to explore (look for ladies).
double check temperatures (with a different temp guage) to be on the safe side
 
There was actually liquid in his fecal this morning and his urates are more of a concern to me. It looks almost translucent and has the consistency of an egg yolk.
 
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