Lil P
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Background Info: I have a young ambilobe panther cham who is about 6 weeks old right now. He has been pooping and urinating normally, as well as eating and drinking normally. He eats a diet of small crickets tossed in a calcium powder and about 2 times a month the crickets are tossed in vitamins. I just recently bought bug burger gut loader to start feeding my crickets as well. In the last week or so when he started to grow more, I have added in a few baby horn worms to spice up his diet. Sometimes he hand feeds, (if I'm lucky) but usually eats from his feeder cup or hunts the few crickets I let roam his enclosure.
Cage Info: Med Exo Terrarium, with Monsoon running 60 seconds every 2 hours (as well as me offering drinks, and misting with a spray bottle throughout the day). I have a Honey Suckle vine, small geranium, and a new golden pathos in the cage for live plants, as well as a few other fake vines for hiding and climbing. Temps stay around 75-85 during the day with a 95-100 basking point and lower temps near the bottom of the cage, with humidity staying around 55-70%. Temps drop to 65-75 at night, and humidity drops to about 45-50 as well.
Question: The cham has been in my care for about 3 weeks and I have not seen a shed yet. In the last 2 days he has seemed to like an extra hour or two of sleep (going to bed earlier in the night time). He has also has been rubbing his eyes against vines occasionally, but I do not think this is a hydration problem, as I watch him drink, and his urates are normal. Could this be a sign of a shed coming on? Is there anything I can do to help when he starts to shed?
(picture is just so you can see the little guy, nothing to point out)
Sorry for the long post, I appreciate anyone who takes the time to read and respond
Cage Info: Med Exo Terrarium, with Monsoon running 60 seconds every 2 hours (as well as me offering drinks, and misting with a spray bottle throughout the day). I have a Honey Suckle vine, small geranium, and a new golden pathos in the cage for live plants, as well as a few other fake vines for hiding and climbing. Temps stay around 75-85 during the day with a 95-100 basking point and lower temps near the bottom of the cage, with humidity staying around 55-70%. Temps drop to 65-75 at night, and humidity drops to about 45-50 as well.
Question: The cham has been in my care for about 3 weeks and I have not seen a shed yet. In the last 2 days he has seemed to like an extra hour or two of sleep (going to bed earlier in the night time). He has also has been rubbing his eyes against vines occasionally, but I do not think this is a hydration problem, as I watch him drink, and his urates are normal. Could this be a sign of a shed coming on? Is there anything I can do to help when he starts to shed?
(picture is just so you can see the little guy, nothing to point out)
Sorry for the long post, I appreciate anyone who takes the time to read and respond
