Growing issues 🤔

[SerpeRoma]

Hey everyone! I hatched a panther on Feb 11th so he's now 3 months old, but his size is a little concerning.. I've cultured all of his food so I don't think it's due to parasites, any thoughts on why he's not growing as he should?

 

[kinyonga]

I had one Chamaeleo Chamaeleon hatchling grow very slow. It lived for over a year but never got anywhere near full size. Made me wonder if there could be a form of dwarfism in chameleons or if it was a nutrient issue.

 

[SerpeRoma]

I had one Chamaeleo Chamaeleon hatchling grow very slow. It lived for over a year but never got anywhere near full size. Made me wonder if there could be a form of dwarfism in chameleons or if it was a nutrient issue.

He has a deformation on his tail already, so I wouldn't be surprised if it's a genetic problem.. I'll keep you posted!

 

[jannb]

He’s really cute! Do you know how much he weighs?

 

[kinyonga]

He has a deformation on his tail already, so I wouldn't be surprised if it's a genetic problem.. I'll keep you posted!

Was the egg in a hotter part of the incubator...or were all the eggs for sure incubated at the same temperatures? Back normal/straight?

 

[SerpeRoma]

Was the egg in a hotter part of the incubator...or were all the eggs for sure incubated at the same temperatures? Back normal/straight?

It was a single egg from chameleons101

He’s really cute! Do you know how much he weighs?

I'll put him on the scale later today and report

 

[kinyonga]

What temperature did you incubate the egg at?
What would the egg temperature have been during shipping?

 

[SerpeRoma]

What temperature did you incubate the egg at?
What would the egg temperature have been during shipping?

72°-74° incubating. I got it at an expo, drove 2h from there to my house, max 77° in the car (estimate).

 

[kinyonga]

Just trying to see if I can figure out what might have led to its slow growth.

 

[yoteango]

How long did you have him for and when was he laid? Mostly just asking because I got one myself and have been setting up a cage and still have a few months left to wait. I got an egg that was a little older and realized that was probably not the wisest thing, even though the egg wasn't wise in the first place.

 

[SerpeRoma]

He’s really cute! Do you know how much he weighs?

Hey, sorry for the delay, I always got home from work too late to weight him.

I just did but my scale is not reading correctly (different numbers with the same deli cup and sometimes negative numbers)

I tried numerous times and I think the correct weight is around 1.58 grams (again, might be wrong, but it's the only number I trust out of the ones I got) I grew up with in Europe so I'm pretty confident with how much 1 gram weights, seems close enough to me.