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Hey Rach, sorry that Victoria didnt get to see Doctor Greek, hang in there, always keep learning and dont make the same mistake twice! 
NEED IMMEDIATE HELP very sick chameleon
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Zen Reptiles
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Sounds like there were a lot of factors in the demise of this cham, sorry for the loss.
First, light 24/7 is not good. Without proper sleep in complete darkness, there are few diurnal animals who could function properly with exposure to light 24/7.
Did the temperature fluctuate? Did the chameleon have a basking spot? 76 degrees is ok for ambient temp, but it needs a basking spot to thermoregulate, digest food properly, and perform all necessary bodily functions. Primarily this helps with digestion and absorption of food and nutrients.
50% humidity just isn't good enough. 50% should be the extreme low. If the humidity was only at 50% for the last month and a half, I'm sure that was a big cause of this.
You had her under a window. Windows are the WORST spot for any lizard because of cold nights and hot days. Even if the cage was under the window, the temperature can fluctuate greatly, especially when using a glass cage.
By a SNAKE cage??????????????? Was the snake visibleSnakes are recognizable by any lizard as 'AHH GET ME THE HELL OUT OF HERE!!'. That'd be major major major stress. Stress alone from this could kill a chameleon.
Handling is okay, but not in excess at that age. If you are going to handle your cham (and I do recommend it), you have to do it by slow progression. If you were handling every day and not taking it nice and slow, this may have caused the stress of the snake/beardie to get worse.
Rep-Cal 3 times a week. Was this WITH or WITHOUT d3? If it was with d3, it could have been an overdose. Even without d3, 3 times is quite a lot if you are dusting every cricket thoroughly. If you dust every feeding, it should only be one or two crickets (think of you taking pills).
Watering was good, but if a chameleon is stressed and thinks it is in danger (ie: knows a snake is nearby) it will not drink.
Don't get discouraged though, we all make mistakes. It sounds like you got the runt of the litter to begin with, so that doesn't help. Hope you have much more luck with your next panther, maybe look into getting one that is about 6months+ old and well established. It's always better to buy a juvenile than a baby,
First, light 24/7 is not good. Without proper sleep in complete darkness, there are few diurnal animals who could function properly with exposure to light 24/7.
Did the temperature fluctuate? Did the chameleon have a basking spot? 76 degrees is ok for ambient temp, but it needs a basking spot to thermoregulate, digest food properly, and perform all necessary bodily functions. Primarily this helps with digestion and absorption of food and nutrients.
50% humidity just isn't good enough. 50% should be the extreme low. If the humidity was only at 50% for the last month and a half, I'm sure that was a big cause of this.
You had her under a window. Windows are the WORST spot for any lizard because of cold nights and hot days. Even if the cage was under the window, the temperature can fluctuate greatly, especially when using a glass cage.
By a SNAKE cage??????????????? Was the snake visibleSnakes are recognizable by any lizard as 'AHH GET ME THE HELL OUT OF HERE!!'. That'd be major major major stress. Stress alone from this could kill a chameleon.
Handling is okay, but not in excess at that age. If you are going to handle your cham (and I do recommend it), you have to do it by slow progression. If you were handling every day and not taking it nice and slow, this may have caused the stress of the snake/beardie to get worse.
Rep-Cal 3 times a week. Was this WITH or WITHOUT d3? If it was with d3, it could have been an overdose. Even without d3, 3 times is quite a lot if you are dusting every cricket thoroughly. If you dust every feeding, it should only be one or two crickets (think of you taking pills).
Watering was good, but if a chameleon is stressed and thinks it is in danger (ie: knows a snake is nearby) it will not drink.
Don't get discouraged though, we all make mistakes. It sounds like you got the runt of the litter to begin with, so that doesn't help. Hope you have much more luck with your next panther, maybe look into getting one that is about 6months+ old and well established. It's always better to buy a juvenile than a baby,
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