Could use some tips or advise please

[shomegirl]

Chameleon Info:

• Your Chameleon - Panther BB 8 months. In my care 4 months.
• Handling - I don't handle really, occasionally see if he will walk on my hand in enclosure. That's about it.
• Feeding - Feeders are crickets, dubia roaches . On occasion wax worms. Feed crickets and roaches daily, alternating qty of each. Maximum 10 crickets per day with 3-5 roaches.
• Supplements - Calicuim without D3 daily, can't remember brand off hand, will check later. 1-3 Sunday calcium w d3. 2-4 Sunday reptivite.
• Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? Mist King with rain dome. How often and how long to you mist? 9:30 am one he after lights on for 4.5 minutes. 11:00 am 1 min . 12:35 pm 3.5 minutes. 3:30 pm 4 minutes. 6pm 1 minute Do you see your chameleon drinking? Sometimes.
• Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? Normal colors. Brown/white. Not tested
• History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you. No known

Cage Info:

• Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? Dragon Strand clear sided enclosure . 24x24x48
• Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? Zoo med mini combo with two 50w bulbs. Zoo med T5 tube
• Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? Range is 70-72 ambient, lower part of cage maybe 68. Overnight lower cage temps around 64-66. Basking temps 82-88 use temp gun.
• Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? 40-50% spikes to 85-90%
• Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? two pothosand fake leaves
• Placement - Where is your cage located?living room, moderate traffic, fan on clear side of enclosure. Tv nearby , not a lot of traffic. At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor? Sitting on a three foot table, so top of enclosure is about 1 ft from ceiling
• Location - Where are you geographically located? Missouri

Current Problem - for the past couple of days he has been scratching and trying to climb the clear sided of enclosure . The bottom part of enclosure was open broken so he had escaped and climbed to the very top of enclosure while we were gone and looked content. I placed him back inside enclosure and later he wanted out again. hoping it is something simple

 

[jannb]

He most likely just wants to be out of the cage. Do you have a safe area where you could set up a free range? It would need to be safe from small children and other pets.

 

[shomegirl]

Not really. Maybe get a fake tree and set in the bath tub and let him climb on that. I have dogs so have to be sure they can't get to him. It is weird, he just started doing that a couple of days ago. Coming of age I guess

 

[shomegirl]

He looked content and happy when he escaped and perched on top of enclosure

 

[Decadancin]

He may just want some outside time. You could put a fake tree next to his enclosure and put the dogs away for a little while and allow him to explore.