emiliopchameleo
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Here's my basic information-- and at the bottom I hope someone can help me out.
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - 7 month old panther chameleon (male)
Handling - Not handled
Feeding - 4-5 crickets a day, trying to get him interested in worms but no luck so far
Supplements - Repashy calcium with D
Watering - Dripper system over Artificial plant leaves, misted 2-3 times a day, dripper 2x a day
Fecal- brown plus white and yellow urates
History- I originally got a panther from a breeder, and he came home, ate for a few days and then he stopped, activity level dropped and he just seemed to be not doing well, the breeder exchanged him for me for a different male, (this was Monday) and now I have this guy and he doesn't seem to have interest in crickets at all, even though that was his exclusive diet....
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Alum. Screen cage, 4ft by 2 x 2
Lighting - ExoTerra UVB100 bulb (26w) and 100w basking spot lamp and night bulb (50w)
Temperature - 89* basking, and 75* ambient-- measured with reptile room digital thermometer, and checked with temp gun
Humidity - around 60-80% in reptile room, maintained with humidifier
Plants - Artificial
Placement - Cage is in the reptile room, in the corner, sheltered on two sides by walls and then a third side by a snake rack. It is raised off the floor about 1.5 ft
Location - Central Alberta
Current Problem - as I mentioned in the history portion, this is my second panther, as my first was taken back by the breeder when he stopped eating. I've had my replacement for about 5 days, and I haven't seen him eat, and I've retrieved all the feeders from his drip pan or the cage. I feel like my setup has something wrong with it. I don't know if my lighting is deficient or something? I am really down about all this... I don't want to make this guy sick!!
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - 7 month old panther chameleon (male)
Handling - Not handled
Feeding - 4-5 crickets a day, trying to get him interested in worms but no luck so far
Supplements - Repashy calcium with D
Watering - Dripper system over Artificial plant leaves, misted 2-3 times a day, dripper 2x a day
Fecal- brown plus white and yellow urates
History- I originally got a panther from a breeder, and he came home, ate for a few days and then he stopped, activity level dropped and he just seemed to be not doing well, the breeder exchanged him for me for a different male, (this was Monday) and now I have this guy and he doesn't seem to have interest in crickets at all, even though that was his exclusive diet....
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Alum. Screen cage, 4ft by 2 x 2
Lighting - ExoTerra UVB100 bulb (26w) and 100w basking spot lamp and night bulb (50w)
Temperature - 89* basking, and 75* ambient-- measured with reptile room digital thermometer, and checked with temp gun
Humidity - around 60-80% in reptile room, maintained with humidifier
Plants - Artificial
Placement - Cage is in the reptile room, in the corner, sheltered on two sides by walls and then a third side by a snake rack. It is raised off the floor about 1.5 ft
Location - Central Alberta
Current Problem - as I mentioned in the history portion, this is my second panther, as my first was taken back by the breeder when he stopped eating. I've had my replacement for about 5 days, and I haven't seen him eat, and I've retrieved all the feeders from his drip pan or the cage. I feel like my setup has something wrong with it. I don't know if my lighting is deficient or something? I am really down about all this... I don't want to make this guy sick!!