Resting Spot During Day????

[ballin]

Cage- 18x18x36 screen
Lighting- 5.0 linear tube 75 watt exo terra heat bulb
temp- basking 90-95 bottom 75-80
plants- umbrella tree
placement- bedroom, not to much traffic

my chameleon- panther, 5 months, male
handling- none
feeding- crickets, wax worms, superworms, meal worm beetles and moths
supplements- repcal w/o d3 5 days a week, vitamin 2x month w/ d3 2x month
watering- misting 3 times, once in morning, after school, and early evening
fecal- brown with white urnate
problem: the past 2 days he has been going down to his resting spot in the middle day but not sleeping. what am I doing wrong?

 

[bridgofaith]

The basking temp up to 95 degrees for a panther is high. Somewhere in the mid to upper 80s is good. He is probably trying to cool off by going down to the middle. He shouldn't be sleeping during the day at all.

 

[Malicious]

As Heather said, the basking temps are on the high side. A 75 watt bulb seams like too much. Try replacing it with a 40 watt bulb, and measure the temps again.

You want to shoot for 83-85 degrees. Your set-up seams fine, so i'd say hes going to his resting spot to beat the heat.


Good luck, and keep us updated.



-Jay

 

[ballin]

alright cool, ill try that, he still is eating and drinking fine, yeah that could be it because he seems fine in the morning there then later on as it warms up he moves down. thanks and i will keep you guys updated