Hey all,
So as some know, my fiancee and I's veiled chameleon, Horatio, passed away over Thanksgiving due to Kidney Failure at the age of 11 months. He was a rescue from a return at PetSmart back in February and most likely his severe undernourishment and burns from the original owners contributed to his short life.
The "silver lining" was that we were introduced to little leaf here on the forums through the exotic pet vet we took Horatio to. And from her, we adopted our first Panther. He is a double blue bar from two rehomes she took in. Hatched April 2016. We have had him a week and he is already warmed up greatly. He knows and waits for food time already and is comfortable in all areas of the cage. Water is provided via two drippers directly over Pothos plants and dual misting nozzles that run for 2 minutes four times a day. Lighting is a fluorescent UVB 5.0 and 2.0 bulb and a heating is a 50w halogen bulb.
Also, a huge shout out to little leaf and the work she does. She is only 20 minutes away from me so my fiancee and I drove down to visit her rescues when we picked up Ares. She takes tremendous care of her animals and is not hesitant to try to rehabilitate even the most severe cases. Being in the medical field I have gotten very accustomed to seeing and treating human ailments...but when I see the things that can happen to animals even as small as these reptiles at the hands of neglect, it's very disheartening and sad. I am glad there are people like her out there doing good for these little guys.
Thanks!
The picture of him halfway in the container is his way of eating...he prefers to get right down to the food and lick it up rather than shoot his tongue. Yet when it comes to drinking from the drippers he'll shoot halfway across the cage. Whatever works for him I suppose.
So as some know, my fiancee and I's veiled chameleon, Horatio, passed away over Thanksgiving due to Kidney Failure at the age of 11 months. He was a rescue from a return at PetSmart back in February and most likely his severe undernourishment and burns from the original owners contributed to his short life.
The "silver lining" was that we were introduced to little leaf here on the forums through the exotic pet vet we took Horatio to. And from her, we adopted our first Panther. He is a double blue bar from two rehomes she took in. Hatched April 2016. We have had him a week and he is already warmed up greatly. He knows and waits for food time already and is comfortable in all areas of the cage. Water is provided via two drippers directly over Pothos plants and dual misting nozzles that run for 2 minutes four times a day. Lighting is a fluorescent UVB 5.0 and 2.0 bulb and a heating is a 50w halogen bulb.
Also, a huge shout out to little leaf and the work she does. She is only 20 minutes away from me so my fiancee and I drove down to visit her rescues when we picked up Ares. She takes tremendous care of her animals and is not hesitant to try to rehabilitate even the most severe cases. Being in the medical field I have gotten very accustomed to seeing and treating human ailments...but when I see the things that can happen to animals even as small as these reptiles at the hands of neglect, it's very disheartening and sad. I am glad there are people like her out there doing good for these little guys.
Thanks!
The picture of him halfway in the container is his way of eating...he prefers to get right down to the food and lick it up rather than shoot his tongue. Yet when it comes to drinking from the drippers he'll shoot halfway across the cage. Whatever works for him I suppose.
