Need some help/advice. Frodo is a 2 year old NosyBe blue panther, male, kept on Chameleon Canopy, has a Westron Mega-Ray SB 100-WATT FLOOD LAMP, humidity 50%, basking temp 90 degrees. I use Radiance vitamin mix that I got through the internet from Dr. Donaghue (after reading about it on this forum) a couple of years ago. I went away for a 9 days. When I came back, his environment was infested with tiny ants. He had not eaten out of his food cup for about 4-5 days based on the number of insects left in there. Caregiver said she saw him drink from his drip vine. His color is good, but his eyes seem to be bothering him. Lots of puffing them out, as if they are irritated. One eye had a shed about 3 days after I got back. More troublesome is the fact that I now have to feed him his crickets by hand and he often misses his shot. This has never happened before. Also, he sawys weirdly when looking at the cricket, leans back, holds mouth open for a few seconds like he's trying to figure out how to get his tongue to work. I don't think he is dehydrated but I've been misting him alot and making sure he drinks by spraying his mouth area and he smacks his lips and drinks. His grip seems strong and he seems to be navigating and climbing OK but more slowly than usual. He seems tired. Any idea what could be causing this weird & troubling behavior?
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1.0 Nosy Be panther Chameleon (Frodo)

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