New panther chameleon...and already have a question!

[Mr.Pickles]

Chameleon Info:

• Your Chameleon - 4 month old male ambilobe panther. Brought him home on Sunday (3 days ago) and named him Mr. Pickles.
• Handling - only to get him into his new home so far
• Feeding - He hasnt eaten yet :-( tried Crickets (3/4"), small/medium Dubias, waxworms and hornworms so far.
• Supplements - calcium w/o d3 daily. Cal w/d3 twice a month and multivit twice a month.
• Watering - mist king misting system. Mists 3 times daily. 5 minutes first two mistings, 4 minutes last misting. One mist nozzle and one rainfall fixture. He drank for a few minutes straight immediately after we put him in his new home
• Fecal Description - gelatinous with orange tinged urate
• History - was housed with his brother at the reptile store we got him at. They sprayed the fake plant in their cage twice a day. Urates in this cage had orange tinge

Cage Info:

• Cage Type - dragon strand screen 24x24x48
• Lighting reptisun 5.0 and 100w powersun uv basking bulb. On from 630 to 8
• Temperature - highest basking temp of 85-86. Ambient low 70s. Measured with a thermometer/hydrometer combo
• Humidity - low of 50%, high of 75% (during/right after misting)
• Plants - live large pothos plant. Sterilized grape vines and bamboo for climbing. Two fake plants
• Placement - cage is in living room (We started a little exotic wing, also have a bearded dragon and a green conure). Top of cage is about 7 feet off the ground
• Location - Southeast Wisconsin

We are very excited to be new chameleon parents but as first time parents we are worried about him not eating the past 3 days. Is this normal after moving them? I knew that he wasnt being hydrated properly at the reptile shop where we got him (see above) so we moved up our schedule so we could get him home sooner. Hopefully our misting system will get him hydrated, I have seen him drinking a couple times already. So far Mr. Pickles has been very a very chill guy (doesn't mind us cleaning cage or putting bugs in and didn't mind us handling him at all when we got him home). He has been actively exploring his new home after basking for about an hour every morning. Does everything else about our care check out? Will post a picture in a minute!

 

[El Chameeno]

It is common for chameleons to not eat or drink several days after they get moved in due to stress. Just keep feeding and he will eventually eat.

 

[Mr.Pickles]

Thank you the reassurance and the fast reply! I actually just saw him eat a cricket like 2 seconds ago so now I can relax a little lol

 

[carol5208]

He should start eating soon. It is not uncommon for them not to eat right away. Some do immediately though. Your set up seems good for what you described. It is always a good idea to post a picture of your set up so we can make sure everything is set up properly.

 

[carol5208]

Thank you the reassurance and the fast reply! I actually just saw him eat a cricket like 2 seconds ago so now I can relax a little lol

You spoke too soon!

 

[El Chameeno]

Sweet, and congrats on the new Cham.

 

[Mr.Pickles]

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