Do panther chameleons eat veggies???

[Ashleigh]

Every time I take my panther cross Cham 'Loki' outside on the weekends for some sun, he ends up trying to eat buds off a tree he's on, or whatever plants he may get his mouth on! If it fits in his mouth he tries to eat it...is this a normal thing, or is it a quirk he has? I just thought They ate bugs? lol Just curious....

 

[Hoj]

i often find that chams that are eating alot of vegitation are lacking hydration, and as such trying to get it from the plant meterial. i would suggest more frequent misting or drippings.
on that note, i offered my panther a pc of kiwi ( my veileds fav ) and he readily took it.

 

[Ashleigh]

i often find that chams that are eating alot of vegitation are lacking hydration, and as such trying to get it from the plant meterial. i would suggest more frequent misting or drippings.
on that note, i offered my panther a pc of kiwi ( my veileds fav ) and he readily took it.

I was wondering about that....I will see if I can't get him more water, or maybe it gets too warm for him outside? I mist him 3 times a day and have a bottle with a pin hole that drips for him too. I just found it strange lol I'll try some fruit and see if he doesn't take it

 

[LLLReptile]

It doesn't hurt to offer the greens. Occasionally customers mention their chameleons eating vegetation, and you can offer the greens using a hanging clip from the side of the cage. Lettuces are often relished, and some chameleons are partial to more fragrant types of greens, such as cilantro or parsley.

Doesn't hurt to offer greens once in a while, if they're eating them for moisture might as well offer it to them while they're willing to eat it. It can be an indication of minor dehydration, as one poster mentioned, but if your chameleon is otherwise well hydrated sometimes they do just feel the need to graze!

-Jen

 

[Ashleigh]

It doesn't hurt to offer the greens. Occasionally customers mention their chameleons eating vegetation, and you can offer the greens using a hanging clip from the side of the cage. Lettuces are often relished, and some chameleons are partial to more fragrant types of greens, such as cilantro or parsley.

Doesn't hurt to offer greens once in a while, if they're eating them for moisture might as well offer it to them while they're willing to eat it. It can be an indication of minor dehydration, as one poster mentioned, but if your chameleon is otherwise well hydrated sometimes they do just feel the need to graze!

-Jen

Good to know thanks!

 

[Canny Chams]

it sounds like hes dehydrated, the only panther ive ever had that ate veggies turned out to be dehydrated, you are suposed to mist very thouroughly for afew minutes 4 times a day to give them proper hydration, if you can afford a misting system, they are a must have, there is the mistking, which is highly recomended, and is about 90 bucks for a system, or you can get the habba mist, which isnt very good, but its only 50 bucks, its often reffered to as the habba spitter, here on the forum. Just in case you should probably fill out the form cause there may be other things at play here, it could be just he likes the buds though


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[sandrachameleon]

Every time I take my panther cross Cham 'Loki' outside on the weekends for some sun, he ends up trying to eat buds off a tree he's on, or whatever plants he may get his mouth on! If it fits in his mouth he tries to eat it...is this a normal thing, or is it a quirk he has? I just thought They ate bugs? lol Just curious....

some panthers do eat vegetation. Try hanging good gutload leaves in his cage things like dandelion leaves, grape vine leaves, romain lettuce or basil or arugula or mustard greens
not too much kale or parsley or others high in oxalic acid