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I've been told that two captive breed panthers won't breed, both by cham breeders, is this anyone elses experience? captive and wild caught yes, captive and captive no (England). Also I've recentley bought a (captive) ambanja cham (male) he has lost his appetite and has some glazing over his eyes (not mucus) he does not eat a lot but has grown. I've been told a possible respitory infection but the glazing was palmed off as de-hydration, yet he drinkes constantly and eats little. Any suggestions?

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Here's a suggestion, take him to the vet. No one can diagnose over the internet. One needs to see the animal and ask you questions.
As for breeding yes you can breed captive bred animals together.
Maybe you misunderstood what they were saying.
But if what you say is true, then i would look for a different breeder to buy from, one that knows what he talking about.

Can you give a better description of the symtoms that your cham has? I agree that a vet is needed, but I also understand that a vet isn't always financially or readily available. There are somethings you can try out, but your best bet is going to a vet.

Why do you think it is a respirator infection?
How long has it been since he last ate?
What is your setup like?
Are you doing anything to clear out his eye?

If you can provide more details, maybe someone on this forum can share a similiar experience with you.

Vincent.

If people can't afford a vet they shouldn't be keeping chams.

Also, there could still be hydration problems even if he's drinking a lot. His kidneys might be damaged preventing the resorption of water. The result could be excessive drinking to compensdate for the excessive water loss (such as occurs in the human condition of diabetes insipidus..... although the cause of diabetes insipidus is hormonal).

REnal damage can occur from too much supplementation among a host of other things. But this cham needs a vet now.
Ed