Sleeping during the day ALOT!?!?!

[Chill]

Hey,

A couple of days ago my big male amby was just fine, eating and drinking and then i noticed him doozing off a little bit during the day. But now he sleeps alot and his eyes are slowy sinking, I know this isnt a good sign. But what could of made him fall so fast? Could it just be age, im not sure how old he is. Or parasites or somthing?


PLEASE ANY INFO WOULD HELP!!!


-Chill

 

[shannond81391]

sleeping during the day is not good at all. is hydrated enouhg during the day? 2-4, one mintue mistings a day plus a dripper always works for me. check to make sure its not just something in his eyes. if you have live plants in your enclosure the sap/leaves could be bothering his eyes which is making them shut. has he been moving around or no?

 

[Chill]

No he's not moving, he was fine the other day. He has a dripper in his cage, a humidifier and i spray the cage in the morning and the afternoon. I jus dont know could it be somthing else like parasites?

 

[Chill]

I jus sprayed the cage and sprayed around him, and he moved and opened his eyes. He moved a little bit and then stopped.

 

[Nicodemayo]

i know this can be a pain in the ass but we need all the info you can give us.

Cage Info:

* Cage Type - What kind of cage are you using? What is the size?
* Lighting - What kind of lighting are you using? How long do you keep the lights on during the day?
* Temperature - What temperature range have you created? Basking spot temp? What is the temperature at night?
* Humidity - What are your humidity levels? How are you creating and maintaining these levels?
* Plants - Are you using live plants? If so, what kind?
* Location - Where is your cage located? Is it near any fans, air vents, or high traffic areas?


Chameleon Info:

* Your Chameleon - The species, sex, and age of your chameleon.
* Feeding - What are you feeding your cham? What amount? What kind of schedule? How are you gut-loading your feeders?
* Supplements - What are you dusting your feeders with and what kind of schedule do you use?
* Watering - What kind of watering technique do you use? Do you see your chameleon drinking?
* Fecal Description - Briefly note colors and consistency from recent droppings.
* History - Any previous information about your cham that might be useful to others when trying to help you.
* Current Problem - The current problem that you are concerned about.

 

[Chill]

Cage Info:

I built my own cage it's 6' tall and I can walk around in it
3 UVB 2 5.0 and 1 2.0, I use red heat lamps too both 75w, I keep them on for 12 hours
The ambient temp is never below 67F on cold night its usually 78-80 during the day
The humidity is usually around 40-60% i have a humidifier, live plants, and I mist
3 Pothos, 1 ficus, and one schefflera?
Its in the corner of my room, It takes up a good chunk of it actually, Its near a fan that i use to help create a breeze.


Chameleon Info:

* Male Ambilobe Panther not sure of the age, he's full grown id say 1 1/2
They eat silkies, every day, and i feed them thier worm food
I havent been dusting the silkies, but i usually use vitamins and calcium, with and with out D3
I use a dripper and i mist and yes i see them drink
whole brown mostly and some white, I have seen some yellow in the white parts before...
He was fine until a couple of days ago, Hes been fine hes lost some weight since ive owned him but he moves around more now too
He's sleeping alot during the day, his eyes are starting to look sunken as well



Thanks for the time really guys,


-Chill

 

[Chill]

Goopy White Gunk In Eye!!

Ok, I think I figured it out. When I pck him up and look at him, he opens his eyes. One eye is fine it jus looks like its sunken because of stress, However the other eye is cloudy and looks like its white and goopy over it!?!? I dunno if this is an eye infection of maybe he might have punctured his eyeball!!!

Im not sure anyone have any help wth eye issues, please leave somthing.



-Chill

 

[dodolah]

Ok, I think I figured it out. When I pck him up and look at him, he opens his eyes. One eye is fine it jus looks like its sunken because of stress, However the other eye is cloudy and looks like its white and goopy over it!?!? I dunno if this is an eye infection of maybe he might have punctured his eyeball!!!

Im not sure anyone have any help wth eye issues, please leave somthing.



-Chill

seems like you're blasting him with too much UV radiation.
He might have develop conjunctivitis.
3 UVB lamps are too excessive even for chameleon.
I say leave 1 UVB (5.0) and then get rid of the other.
change the infra red heat lamp to a normal incandescent bulb.

 

[Chill]

I turned two of them off, I misted him a bunch and he opened his eyes for a bit


thanks alot ill keep you all updated,


- chill

 

[dodolah]

i think he'll b a bit better now.
but, the crusted eye need a vet attention.

keep us posted.

 

[Chill]

The second thier lights went off he opend his eyes and started wandering around. What are the signs of conjuctivitis and how can I help him?

The thing I dont get is i have a female veiled that also lives in the cage and her eyes are fine. It could be that she spends most of her time in the lower levels of the cage around the food haha.


Any way thank you soo much, he's already starting to look better.


-Chill

 

[dodolah]

goopy, crusty, and swollen eyes (it's all because of extreme uvb radiations).
the female probably have a place to hide from the uvb.
plus veiled is more tolerant of uvb than panther.

remember, too much of uvb is as deadly as no UVB at all.
generally, 1 source is enough.

glad to help.

I recommend to make an appointment with your exotic vet about the eye.

 

[dodolah]

The second thier lights went off he opend his eyes and started wandering around. What are the signs of conjuctivitis and how can I help him?

The thing I dont get is i have a female veiled that also lives in the cage and her eyes are fine. It could be that she spends most of her time in the lower levels of the cage around the food haha.


Any way thank you soo much, he's already starting to look better.


-Chill

i hope this is just a misunderstanding from my side.
are you insinuating that the veiled lived in the same cage with your panther?
if it is you need to separate them.

plus you might want to turn off the extra lights in your veiled cage also.

 

[Chill]

The thing is though its not crusted, It just looks like cloudy and white. Ill try to get a pic of it. But his pupil looks bigger and the entire eye looks watery, glazed over and white...



Ill try to get pics up,


_chill

 

[stevereecy]

I just wrote about this last week. See my blog.

www.chameleonplantation.com/blog

Pay attentiion to the stuff about eye infections in the second to last paragraph.

 

[mczoo]

my cham did the same thing before he got worse from dehydration, possibly parasite He saw the vet yesterday, I regret not seeing the vet sooner, please go if you can i am sure your be happier you did
good luck

 

[royden]

The thing I dont get is i have a female veiled that also lives in the cage and her eyes are fine. It could be that she spends most of her time in the lower levels of the cage around the food haha.

-Chill

This is a big E on the eye chart. It's very bad to keep two chams together in the same cage, unless they are planning to consumate there loose aquaintance. Chams are territorial, unsocial, creatures. They tolerate us because there is a screen between us and them.

If you're female is hanging around on the lower part of the cage, that's probably why. She won't get Uv's down there, or warmth, or relaxation.

It's very important to seperate them asap. It's not even good to have two chameleons housed seperately in cages next to each other