I have a juvenile male panther chameleon who has recently become dehydrated. I have increased his drip, I am misting him extra, and I have showered him a few times, and added a humidifier to the room, but he is not improving. I think the shower stresses him out too much and he won't drink in it. He used to drink right from the dripper every morning when I turned it on full, but now he will not.



I have decided to start shooting water into his throat with a syringe. I did this this morning, and he seemed to immediately become more alert.



My question:

How much water can he have at one time, and how often?



I got this chameleon in great condition, and a female who was dehydrated and underweight due to excessive egg laying. The woman I got them from was told that females are supposed to look like that, and was unaware that her chameleon was unhealthy. She took her to the vet before giving her to us. One of the things the vet prescribed was Carnivore Care, a powdered substance to be mixed with .6 cc of water, given 2x daily. The female is now doing very well, slowly gaining weight and eating and drinking regularly. She is not showing signs of dehydration. (She likes the shower)



Anyway, I have a bunch of leftover Carnivore Care, so Mr. Chameleon will be getting his nutrition, and this will account for two .6 cc doses of water daily. I am assuming that .6 cc is an acceptable amount of water to give him at one time since the vet prescribed it, but I need to know how often he can have this.



I apologize for the painfully long story, but I want answers, not people asking me more about the situation.



Thanks!
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