Calavera
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Cage Type - All mesh 2ft tall x 18 x 12
Lighting - Reptisun 5.0 UVB & zoomed 75 watt incandescent basking light
Temperature - 75 degrees with a 87 degree basking spot. Nighttime temp drops to about 70 degrees.
Humidity - Humidity is usually maintained at 60% by misting BID.
Plants - One living Ficus tree and all all other foliage is artificial.
Location - Cage is located in my room, with all my other herps.
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Male, F. pardalis (Blue bar Ambilobe), 7 months old. Feeding - Crickets as a staple (12 crickets, 4 times a week gutloaded with Flukers High calcium cricket feed) wax-worms and kingworms fed in between.
Supplements - Repcal Calcium w/ vit D3 & Miner-all w/o D3. 2 feedings with rep cal, one with minerall, and 1 without dust.
Watering - Dripper is on at all times (except when Chameleon is asleep) and the cage is sprayed twice daily.
Fecal Description - Normal "KING-SIZED" log and urate after spray. (see photo)
History - Purchased him at three months from the Kammers. Until now, he has been happy and healthy and has grown like crazy.
Current Problem - Today i woke up and found that Kelvin's heat lamp was burned out. He went most of the night without it and i didn't realize it was burned out because it is an infrared light. He was colder then he usually was, but in general, my house didn't get that cold last night (probably 70 degrees). I immediately replaced the infrared light with his normal 75 watt basking light. I then noticed that he seemed a bit lethargic and was more sluggish then he usually is. Anyone who owns a panther knows how active and fast they can be; Kelvin was not acting like this. He doesn't seem to be weak so to speak, just less fortified then his normal self. When he walks on my hand, his grip seems a bit less tight then it usually does, although he isn't falling or anything. I later noticed a bolus of partially masticated cricket matter, which he had vomited up (see photo). This primarily is what concerns me. He drank a bit more then usual today and afterwards, he began to open his mouth and remain with it open. He ate yesterday and does not appear any less skinny then his normal self. However, his eyes do appear slightly more sunken then they usually do. O average, he does not seem to enjoy drinking as much as my other chameleons do. Do you think he could be dehydrated? Whatever is wrong with him, it appears to have been onset very sudden. He did not appear this way yesterday. I would greatly appreciate ANY advice at all. I may be overacting, but i am very vigilant with his care and react to the most subtle changes in his behavior. I will just die if anything happens to him. I love him very much and we both would appreciate you help.
Cheers, Cala.
Lighting - Reptisun 5.0 UVB & zoomed 75 watt incandescent basking light
Temperature - 75 degrees with a 87 degree basking spot. Nighttime temp drops to about 70 degrees.
Humidity - Humidity is usually maintained at 60% by misting BID.
Plants - One living Ficus tree and all all other foliage is artificial.
Location - Cage is located in my room, with all my other herps.
Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Male, F. pardalis (Blue bar Ambilobe), 7 months old. Feeding - Crickets as a staple (12 crickets, 4 times a week gutloaded with Flukers High calcium cricket feed) wax-worms and kingworms fed in between.
Supplements - Repcal Calcium w/ vit D3 & Miner-all w/o D3. 2 feedings with rep cal, one with minerall, and 1 without dust.
Watering - Dripper is on at all times (except when Chameleon is asleep) and the cage is sprayed twice daily.
Fecal Description - Normal "KING-SIZED" log and urate after spray. (see photo)
History - Purchased him at three months from the Kammers. Until now, he has been happy and healthy and has grown like crazy.
Current Problem - Today i woke up and found that Kelvin's heat lamp was burned out. He went most of the night without it and i didn't realize it was burned out because it is an infrared light. He was colder then he usually was, but in general, my house didn't get that cold last night (probably 70 degrees). I immediately replaced the infrared light with his normal 75 watt basking light. I then noticed that he seemed a bit lethargic and was more sluggish then he usually is. Anyone who owns a panther knows how active and fast they can be; Kelvin was not acting like this. He doesn't seem to be weak so to speak, just less fortified then his normal self. When he walks on my hand, his grip seems a bit less tight then it usually does, although he isn't falling or anything. I later noticed a bolus of partially masticated cricket matter, which he had vomited up (see photo). This primarily is what concerns me. He drank a bit more then usual today and afterwards, he began to open his mouth and remain with it open. He ate yesterday and does not appear any less skinny then his normal self. However, his eyes do appear slightly more sunken then they usually do. O average, he does not seem to enjoy drinking as much as my other chameleons do. Do you think he could be dehydrated? Whatever is wrong with him, it appears to have been onset very sudden. He did not appear this way yesterday. I would greatly appreciate ANY advice at all. I may be overacting, but i am very vigilant with his care and react to the most subtle changes in his behavior. I will just die if anything happens to him. I love him very much and we both would appreciate you help.
Cheers, Cala.
Thanks again everyone for the superb advice you consistantly give! 
