Help! My chameleon is dying

[hyunho6]

So here is the chameleon that is not having a good day.
I think shes dying please someone help!!!
I think the reason is because I used the bright light in the picture for her because it is too cold in where I live.
She is panther female and about 2 years old not even 2 yet please help!!!!







and this is when shes healthy

 

[tatz4ever]

You have to fill this out. All info is needed.

Here is some recommended information to include when asking for help in the health clinic forum. By providing this information, you will receive more accurate and beneficial responses. It might not be necessary to answer all these questions, but the more you provide the better. Please remember that even the most knowledgeable person can only guess at what your problem may be. Only an experienced reptile veterinarian who can directly examine your animal can give a true diagnosis of your chameleon's health.


Chameleon Info:

Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon. How long has it been in your care?
Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon?
Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule?
Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites?
History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.


Cage Info:

Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions?
Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule?
Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps?
Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity?
Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor?
Location - Where are you geographically located?


Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about.

 

[pigglett79]

Please do fill out the info above. Also in the picture that you say is her when she was healthy, she looks underweight to me.

 

[hyunho6]

Chameleon Info:

Your Chameleon - Panther chameleon, Female, and she is almost 2 years old. I had her for 1 year or so.

Handling - I handle her once a month or so (I handled her to day).

Feeding - I feed her crickets and meal worms and wax worms if I have them. I give her about 5 cricket a day or 10 meal worms a day. I gut-load my crickets with a home made gut load feeder (Its really healthy and I dont put stuff in that is not good for them) and for meal worm I just give them Oak meal (I think).

Supplements - flucker is the brad that I use for calcium and vitamin and I dust my feeders ever week and feed them.

Watering - I use water sprayer and spray on the wall or leaf and she still drinks it. I mist her 3 times a day. I see her drinking often.

Fecal Description - no I didnt never tested parasites because she is CB and I only feed her store bought feeders.

History - she looks sick right now and it happened after I put the light (UVB/UVA) on her enclosure and she was doing fine before oh and she pooped like goo of white stuff but not alot.


Cage Info:

Cage Type - Exo terra large.

Lighting - I use UVB and UVA and they are both from Exo Terra.

Temperature - its room temperature at day time and it gets cold at night.(I live in canada).

Humidity - 70 percent

Plants - I only use fake ones ( plastic I put them in after washing them).

Location - Where are you geographically located? Canada.


Current Problem - The current problem you are concerned about I think shes dying!!.[/QUOTE]

 

[hyunho6]

I think so too and I think shes smaller compared to another females (just my guess)

 

[pigglett79]

What us the temperature at her basking spot? Also the norm is phosphorus and D3 free calcium daily (or each feeding), and multivitamins and D3 twice a month. How exactly are you supplementing and what are the contents?

Edit: has she ever laid eggs? Does she have a laying bin?

 

[hyunho6]

It was around 29 or something but not too hot.
I supplementing them every week with D3 and vitamins.

Edit: Yes she have layed eggs and Yes she does I put them in if shes pregnant.(I think shes pregnant right now but not too sure it was over 2 months that I think she was pregnant so I took the laying bin out of her enclosure. [/QUOTE]

 

[hyunho6]

any more help?? shes breathing in and out now really loudly with her month

 

[Lathelia]

You should definatly test her for parisites. She does look quite underweight. Is she eating at all?

 

[TruBlu]

get to a reptile specialist vet

 

[camimom]

She looks pretty underweight and is very dehydrated.

You need to read the care sheet on caring for panthers.

You need to improve your bug choices, as mealies and wax worms are treat bugs, not daily feeders. Mealies can cause impaction.

Although, wax worms right now would be good because they are fatty. but you need to offer a better variety and better quality bug.

Your supplementing is way off. you need a calcium with no d3 for every feeding, a calcium with d3 for twice a month, and a multivitamin for twice a month.

You aren't heating her enough. Her basking temps need to be around 83-86.

you aren't misting enough, so you need to start doing that. I would also do a good shower for her. if you don't know what that is, search for it.

do you have a lay bin in with her? if not, you need one asap, females can lay eggs even when not bred. In the breeding section, dez has a good vid on making one.

you don't gutload your bugs at all, so that's another serious issue. please find blogs by sandrachameleon on gutloading.

 

[Olimpia]

I actually think this is another egg-binding case or something of that nature. She looks very thin everywhere except around her abdomen, where I see lumps. I think she had eggs and never got the chance to lay them properly or something went wrong and she couldn't lay them.

 

[Psychobunny]

I dont have any females, but she looks eggbound (due to dehydration and lack of a place to lay them) to me!?

 

[hyunho6]

You should definatly test her for parisites. She does look quite underweight. Is she eating at all?

no not today but shes a really good eater.
Parasites? even thought it CB? (I dont feed her wild caught insect)

 

[hyunho6]

get to a reptile specialist vet

Dont have one here

 

[hyunho6]

I actually think this is another egg-binding case or something of that nature. She looks very thin everywhere except around her abdomen, where I see lumps. I think she had eggs and never got the chance to lay them properly or something went wrong and she couldn't lay them.

thats what I think too but I did had a egg laying bin in the cage she just didnt lay eggs.

 

[drcrossfire]

thats what I think too but I did had a egg laying bin in the cage she just didnt lay eggs.

sometimes this isnt enough.

I have some that only lay if i take them out and put them into a separate container from their cage, isolated from everything else.

try giving her a shower~

you may need to go to a vet to induce laying.

 

[hyunho6]

I dont have any females, but she looks eggbound (due to dehydration and lack of a place to lay them) to me!?

I think so too.

 

[hyunho6]

She looks pretty underweight and is very dehydrated.

You need to read the care sheet on caring for panthers.

You need to improve your bug choices, as mealies and wax worms are treat bugs, not daily feeders. Mealies can cause impaction.

Although, wax worms right now would be good because they are fatty. but you need to offer a better variety and better quality bug.

Your supplementing is way off. you need a calcium with no d3 for every feeding, a calcium with d3 for twice a month, and a multivitamin for twice a month.

You aren't heating her enough. Her basking temps need to be around 83-86.

you aren't misting enough, so you need to start doing that. I would also do a good shower for her. if you don't know what that is, search for it.

do you have a lay bin in with her? if not, you need one asap, females can lay eggs even when not bred. In the breeding section, dez has a good vid on making one.

you don't gutload your bugs at all, so that's another serious issue. please find blogs by sandrachameleon on gutloading.

Ok Ill do that

 

[hyunho6]

sometimes this isnt enough.

I have some that only lay if i take them out and put them into a separate container from their cage, isolated from everything else.

try giving her a shower~

you may need to go to a vet to induce laying.

Ok.
So if shes ready to lay eggs do you put them into separated container(egg laying bin)?