danielle609
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Well first off I hope everyone has had a good start to the New Year! I haven't been on as much because my laptop crashed and I just bought a new one...this time I didn't have enough $ for a mac, so I am back in the PC world 
Alright so I guess I should get to the main point of this thread.. I sorta freaked out a couple days before Christmas because my male Panther didn't want to eat and on top of that he has been on a schedule of defecating only 1-2 times a week. He is/was very well hydrated so I got worried. Well the vet couldn't get me in that saturday but someone cancelled on christmas eve, so I took him in at 8 in the morning (poor guy I had to wake him up ) By that time I had gotten a fecal sample and that came back negative. He gave Dizzy a good check-over and didn't see anything wrong. He weighed 1gram more than he did at his last check-up. So the only thing the vet could conclude is that since it is winter his body can sense that and will automatically slow down a bit. He also wants me to bring him in every couple of weeks for a couple of months to get a weight chart on him. Since then he hasn't refused crickets and I am going to order some silkies once it warms up.
So this is my question(s); is it true that chameleons will slow down a little during winter? Since it is colder in my house should I try to switch to a higher watt basking bulb to increasing the overall temp in the cage? I know with certain animals it is good to provide them with a "winter slowdown" but I am not sure if Madigascar has that large of a difference in seasons, maybe someone can give me a better idea of the climate in Madagascar?
Alright last question I promise... Is it normal for a Cham to only defecate 1-2 times a week? My female is very regular and he was when he was younger, but he hasn't been for 6 months or so. I did hear somewhere that as they get older they don't "go" as much. I just did the math (he was born in April 2005) so he will be 3 in April, is that old for a Cham?Sorry for all the questions....but it has been a while since I have posted last Thanks in advance!
Dani
Alright so I guess I should get to the main point of this thread.. I sorta freaked out a couple days before Christmas because my male Panther didn't want to eat and on top of that he has been on a schedule of defecating only 1-2 times a week. He is/was very well hydrated so I got worried. Well the vet couldn't get me in that saturday but someone cancelled on christmas eve, so I took him in at 8 in the morning (poor guy I had to wake him up
) By that time I had gotten a fecal sample and that came back negative. He gave Dizzy a good check-over and didn't see anything wrong. He weighed 1gram more than he did at his last check-up. So the only thing the vet could conclude is that since it is winter his body can sense that and will automatically slow down a bit. He also wants me to bring him in every couple of weeks for a couple of months to get a weight chart on him. Since then he hasn't refused crickets and I am going to order some silkies once it warms up.So this is my question(s); is it true that chameleons will slow down a little during winter? Since it is colder in my house should I try to switch to a higher watt basking bulb to increasing the overall temp in the cage? I know with certain animals it is good to provide them with a "winter slowdown" but I am not sure if Madigascar has that large of a difference in seasons, maybe someone can give me a better idea of the climate in Madagascar?
Alright last question I promise... Is it normal for a Cham to only defecate 1-2 times a week? My female is very regular and he was when he was younger, but he hasn't been for 6 months or so. I did hear somewhere that as they get older they don't "go" as much. I just did the math (he was born in April 2005) so he will be 3 in April, is that old for a Cham?Sorry for all the questions....but it has been a while since I have posted last
Thanks in advance!Dani
