mbarbie24
New Member
Hey! I’m needing educated recommendations for my panther chameleon! She’s been sick about 6 weeks, loss of appetite, dehydrated, closed eyes, lethargic. I’ve taken her to the vet 2 weeks ago, they did an ultrasound to check for eggs. (None seen) they treated for parasites just in case. They gave her fluids. She still hasn’t gotten any better.
Cage Info:
- Your Chameleon - female panther chameleon 11 months old. Had her 6 months
- Handling - How often do you handle your chameleon? We only held her once in the first 5 months, but had to get her out to take her to the vet 2 weeks ago, and now every day when we go to check on her she comes right to us & crawls onto our hand
- Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What is the schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders? Crickets, roaches,super worms. She was eating at 9:30am and 4pm. She was eating about 10-20 small bugs a day, then she started losing her appetite & only eats one or 2 every few days. The insects get the gel calcium and then veggies/fruits daily
- Supplements - What brand and type of calcium and vitamin products are you dusting your feeders with and what is the schedule? She was getting zoo med repti calcium without d3 every feeding and the multiple vitamins every other Friday
- Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? How often and how long to you mist? Do you see your chameleon drinking? She had a fountain and I would see her drink daily, but after she got sick I read that fountains could breed bacteria so I took it out & have a dripper & her cage gets misted 3 times a day and has a fogger on 9:30pm-9:30am
- Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings. Has this chameleon ever been tested for parasites? Her feces was brown but urinate was orange. The vet didn’t test it but treated her for parasites anyways
- History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
Cage Info:
- Cage Type - Describe your cage (Glass, Screen, Combo?) What are the dimensions? 24x24x 48 screen
- Lighting - What brand, model, and types of lighting are you using? What is your daily lighting schedule? Her lights are on 9:30am-9:30pm t5 ho 5% zoomed 75 w heat lamp
- Temperature - What temp range have you created (cage floor to basking spot)? Lowest overnight temp? How do you measure these temps? 80-85 basking. 70-75 lowest area in cage. Night 65-70. Thermometer
- Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels? What do you use to measure humidity? 40% during day, 70-80 at night. She has foggers & humidifiers
- Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind? 2 money trees
- Placement - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas? At what height is the top of the cage relative to your room floor? Not near any vents, she’s in the corner up on a stand about 2 ft away from ceiling low traffic.
- Location - Where are you geographically located? Indiana
& no the vet said nothing about follicles, I’m not sure what that is. The light is a t5 ho repti zoo 24 w. I’ll attach pics of the vitamins . And she’s been having me give her this liquid food every other day
but I’ve never been around reptiles at all, she’s our first one. & just trying to take care of her, I thought it’s been crazy long for her to go so long with her eyes closed, 6 weeks. But it’s not like she’s getting worse. She’s just staying the same. & she will open her eyes( or one) if you scare her or touch her, and she’ll come to us if we put our hand out n look around for a bit while she’s out. But she’s not been at the bottom of her cage & I’ve never even seen her step foot into the egg bin.
