Hello,
After over 5yrs of Chameleon husbandry, I've come across a new problem with my 1st Panther. He is about 7-8months old & for the past 2 months or so he has been unable to catch his food at any distance. I've been feeding him out of a feeding dish, he eats great, & manages to feed, but with a bit of difficulty. Let me explain: when It comes to feeding time, instead of shooting out his tong, he crawls head first into the dish, barely sticks his tong out and gobbles up his food(I've seen other chameleons do this but not 100% of the time, like mine), instead of firing from a distance. This method is less effective because when ever he gets close the crickets they tend to move out of the way. Furthermore, when he does shoot his tong he blatantly misses his target. Otherwise, he seems to be in great health. I think he might not be stereoscopically aligning his eyes, thereby causing him to miss. Should I be concerned? Could someone please shed some light on my dilemma?
Cheers,
Brad ~
After over 5yrs of Chameleon husbandry, I've come across a new problem with my 1st Panther. He is about 7-8months old & for the past 2 months or so he has been unable to catch his food at any distance. I've been feeding him out of a feeding dish, he eats great, & manages to feed, but with a bit of difficulty. Let me explain: when It comes to feeding time, instead of shooting out his tong, he crawls head first into the dish, barely sticks his tong out and gobbles up his food(I've seen other chameleons do this but not 100% of the time, like mine), instead of firing from a distance. This method is less effective because when ever he gets close the crickets they tend to move out of the way. Furthermore, when he does shoot his tong he blatantly misses his target. Otherwise, he seems to be in great health. I think he might not be stereoscopically aligning his eyes, thereby causing him to miss. Should I be concerned? Could someone please shed some light on my dilemma?
Cheers,
Brad ~