Panther Chameleon Baby
- Thread starter Brina
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I'm at work right now but when i get home tonight i will for sure but for right now i will tell you he is in a repti breeze screen cage i am using a 100 watt mvb bulb and a ceramic heat emitter at night. i have a fogger we use for humidity set up next to his cage trying to keep humidity between 60 and 70. we bought him fruit flies and pin head crickets but not sure how to get him to eat them he is absolutely tiny.
@Brina Thank you for ur quick reply,no hurry with the pic n beware with ur boss since u at work...lol
"Depending on his current size" ,my suggestions to u is place the baby chamy in some where not too big just for him to find his food,if u can take a pic with him on ur finger or ruler later on,that will give us a better idea for his current size.
"Depending on his current size" ,my suggestions to u is place the baby chamy in some where not too big just for him to find his food,if u can take a pic with him on ur finger or ruler later on,that will give us a better idea for his current size.
Yes his size is not that far away from a new born panther baby cham,I will definitely place him in a container for now jus for him to find his food easily,and these are just my pesonal experience,u can take a look on my album by clicking my name to see how I place them in the container,good luck with ur cute little baby,he is adorable!!
Carlton
Chameleon Enthusiast
Check your basking area temps extremely carefully! Seems like a lot of heat for such a tiny baby. Remember, little ones like this can dehydrate and overheat very quickly. Unless the room his cage is in gets lower than 60 F at night you don't need ANY additional heat at night. I'd ditch the ceramic heat emitter. All it will do is dry out the cage faster. IMHO, the breeder shouldn't be selling babies this young. I hope you have good luck with him!
U are more than welcome,and I agree with Carlton n carol5208,he is very tiny,at that size of cham,it is a big challenge for anybody,especially the food part that u have to worry,they need constant feeding n searching for tiny feeders n misting which will take away lots of u and ur husband valuable time,I hope all our support will at least take out some guessing work for u guy,best luck to ur chamy.
Hi Brina,please go to the tool button on ur post and edit ur words ,put @Carlton just in case she is busy helping someonelse,she might not getting the reply.
Antihero383
Established Member
For that size I wouldn't personally have a basking spot over 82 degrees. MVB usually aren't the best option, but can be doable with a proper setup, but t8 or t5 uvb fluorescent tubes are much preferred.
bobcochran
Chameleon Enthusiast
I use a 16 quart plastic tub for a baby that small. You can buy a cheap aquarium plastic plant for him to climb around on and to hold water drops for him to drink. Put very small crickets, maybe 6-8in the bottom for him to eat. I almost never see them eat when that small, only way to tell is I see little poops on the bottom of the tub.
I have to warn you that even without the lid, the tub will heat up very rapidly, be very careful of the temperature, which should be between 79-83F. daytime and down to 63-65 night. Keep him in the tub until he becomes more proficient at hunting the food prey.
I have to warn you that even without the lid, the tub will heat up very rapidly, be very careful of the temperature, which should be between 79-83F. daytime and down to 63-65 night. Keep him in the tub until he becomes more proficient at hunting the food prey.
Ok thank you i was wondering what we should put him in it just seems when in the enclosure he is just too high and not able to see them on the bottom. I put him in a bowl but he still didnt eat the crickets were even crawling on him. Really hoping tonight when i get home he eats or first thing in the morning when i wake him up. he is drinking when we mist the cage so i thought that was a positive.
