Normal?

[Klinger #4077]

Chameleon Info:

• Your Chameleon - Panther cham. Almost 7 months old. Very active
• Handling - at least 2-3 times a day. He openly crawls onto my arm as I put crickets in his cage.
• Feeding - feed around 4-6 crickets a day. He seemed to lose interest in Dubia roaches. I gutload them carrots. He hasn't been eating as much for the past couple months, was told he was going through a puberty phase and is more focused on mating.
• Supplements - calcium without D3 almost everyday. Calcium with D3 twice a month as well as multivitamin twice a month.
• Watering - I have a dripper always running and dripping where he can lap it up on leaves. Mist every couple hours for around 30 sec. Has an automated misting system.
• Fecal Description - feces looks normal, every once in a while there will be a slight orange tint to the white mass.
• History - got him when he was around three months. Very active. Has had major issues in the past.

Cage Info:

• Cage Type - screen cage, 18 x 18 x 36
• Lighting - One UVB bulb, one 75W basking bulb, one 75W day bulb.
• Temperature - basking temp is around 82. Mid cage is around 75. Bottom is around 70ish.
• Humidity - always around 60-65% humidity with a high of around 80% at times. I have a fogger, mister, and dripper.
• Plants - I have around 4 live lipstick plants growing around. Provides cover and can be climbed on and etc.
• Placement - in my room with plenty of daylight coming in, not a lot of foot traffic.
• Location - Hillsboro, Oregon.

Current Problem - Bort (my cham) has recently been voluntarily climbing down to the bottom of the cage, then climbs back up. Seen him do this a few times today and probably two times yesterday. Could this just be a weird habit he's developing? Any response is appreciated!

 

[brownie64]

As long as he doesn't seem to want to stay there I would just say he is hunting, and exploring nothing to worry about IMO.

 

[nightanole]

Perfectly normal for a male. They will "patrol" at least once a day looking for rookie males invading their turf, regardless if its a small cage or an entire room. If you have muliple chams, the one thats out will try to punk down the others that are still in the cages.

 

[Qwerty]

Maybe its time to upgrade the cage i suggest to go for 24x24x48.