panther chameleon sleeping during the day

[Cainschams]

Your chameleon looks very skinny and malnourished. I would follow what ataraxia said about giving it more heat. Also feeding it crickets that are very well gut loaded.

Another thing I see is that you may be giving too much water. If the enclosure does not dry out completely it can cause many problems from mold/fungus to respiratory infections.

I really dont think you need to give it a bath. If its urates are white then it is getting enough hydration. I just dont see that doing any good but I do see it stressing out the cham even more which isnt good if its already sleeping.

 

[areyouben]

Your chameleon looks very skinny and malnourished. I would follow what ataraxia said about giving it more heat. Also feeding it crickets that are very well gut loaded.

Another thing I see is that you may be giving too much water. If the enclosure does not dry out completely it can cause many problems from mold/fungus to respiratory infections.

I really dont think you need to give it a bath. If its urates are white then it is getting enough hydration. I just dont see that doing any good but I do see it stressing out the cham even more which isnt good if its already sleeping.

i got him some more heat and some small crickets. he wont touch the crickets though :/ he was sitting there staring at one for like 20 mintes! i would have gotten smaller ones but all the smaller ones they had were mostly dead -_- stupid petco... as for watering. i mist for probaly less than a minute and it usually dries in between misting. i mist a lot, but as i said, i dont mist for too long. ill get a drip system eventually... yeah i dont think ill be bathing him anytime soon..
heres some more pics of him from today. are you sure you think he looks skinny/ malnourished?

 

[Cainschams]

It looks a lot better in those pics. Maybe it was just the picture. I do however think you may have a female. A side profile pic with the tail base in it would help determine better but Im not seeing a bulge in those pics and it seems to have female coloration.

 

[JimO]

It sounds like you are feeding bean beetles, which are not wild caught but typically cultured. The beetles don't feed on the dried beans, but their larvae do. They cannot be gut loaded because the adult phase only lasts about two weeks and they need neither food nor water during their adult life. Their reproductive cycle lasts from 4 to 8 weeks depending on the strain of beetle and environmental conditions (light duration, temps, and humidity). Bean beetles are a nutritious feeder and only slightly larger than hydei fruit flies, so they make a good feeder for small chams. However, you'll most certainly need a variety of feeders.

Here is a link to a scientific article on bean beetles:

http://www.beanbeetles.org/handbook/

Sandrachameleon's blog discusses their use and recommends that they comprise no more than 30% of the diet. Check out this link. It has a comprehensive list of suitable feeders.

https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/74-feeders.html

 

[areyouben]

It looks a lot better in those pics. Maybe it was just the picture. I do however think you may have a female. A side profile pic with the tail base in it would help determine better but Im not seeing a bulge in those pics and it seems to have female coloration.

thats good he has been a lot more active today, although he did have his eyes closed for a while... a female you say?? i might have a baby girl on my hands hrmm the breeder said it was a male >.< bahh
ill try to get a side profile pic tomorrow.

 

[areyouben]

It sounds like you are feeding bean beetles, which are not wild caught but typically cultured. The beetles don't feed on the dried beans, but their larvae do. They cannot be gut loaded because the adult phase only lasts about two weeks and they need neither food nor water during their adult life. Their reproductive cycle lasts from 4 to 8 weeks depending on the strain of beetle and environmental conditions (light duration, temps, and humidity). Bean beetles are a nutritious feeder and only slightly larger than hydei fruit flies, so they make a good feeder for small chams. However, you'll most certainly need a variety of feeders.

Here is a link to a scientific article on bean beetles:

http://www.beanbeetles.org/handbook/

Sandrachameleon's blog discusses their use and recommends that they comprise no more than 30% of the diet. Check out this link. It has a comprehensive list of suitable feeders.

https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/74-feeders.html

they are bean beetles! thank you very much for the info!!

 

[squeekz1992]

is this enough foliage?!?! xD

That's much better

 

[Baby Lobie]

your chameleon is very cute..! how old is he/she? i'm no expert but i think your problem was too much D3.. you should dust your baby's food with Calcium w/ No D3 every day... and use a multivitamin and Calcium w/D3 only every 2 weeks.. I also have a baby Panther and i personally feed him crickets and dubias.. sometimes mealworms, but not too much. Also, and again I'm no expert... If it were my cage, i would not allow the branches and stuff to get too close to the heat lamp. I read somewhere that they are too little to "not" get too close to the heat.. causing them to burn. And anyone correct me if im wrong. but again, i think your problem was too much D3. Good luck!

 

[areyouben]

It looks a lot better in those pics. Maybe it was just the picture. I do however think you may have a female. A side profile pic with the tail base in it would help determine better but Im not seeing a bulge in those pics and it seems to have female coloration.

heres a better side profile of the little fella.

 

[Baby Lobie]

heres a better side profile of the little fella.

I believe thats a babygirl..