Missing his food, are his eyes going?

MadSince95

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So recently Kaleo will flip his tongue in the air missing his food before finally flicking and hitting it. I noticed he can't eat from a cup anymore he misses every time now. He is physically looking great his eyes are even clear and bulged and alert he show no signs of illness but its just he misses his food lately. Am I over worried?
 
post the information found under the how to ask for help thread... it could be a vitamin A def... but need the info filled out.
 
So recently Kaleo will flip his tongue in the air missing his food before finally flicking and hitting it. I noticed he can't eat from a cup anymore he misses every time now. He is physically looking great his eyes are even clear and bulged and alert he show no signs of illness but its just he misses his food lately. Am I over worried?

has the problem occurred grandually over time, or quite suddenly?

You may find this link informative: https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/232-tongue-troubles.html
 
I take it back.I think he hurt his tongue I noticed his tongue looked a bit funny I think he injured it and I looked up other threads and they said it might be like that so i think he will be okay.
 
im gonna to improve my gutloading

Chameleon Info:
Male Ambilobe panther chameleon - 8 months old I've had him for 4 months
Handling - I handle him only to feed him, clean his cage or he will crawl out when I mist him.
Feeding - I feed him crickets and meal worms sometimes, I feed him 3 times a day 4 in the morning, 5 in the afternoon and 4 at night. I gut load carrots, lettuce romaine, etc. Squash, watermelon, banana, mango, cucumber, some artificial.
Supplements - I use repashy plus every feeding and the repcal multivitamin twice a month.
Watering - I use filtered water mist 3-4 times a day and make sure he drinks plus watermelon is juicy when i hand feed that straight.
Fecal Description - droppings are brown with white urate haven't been a concern
History - i was placing a cricket in his cage and he got excited and flicked his tongue at the tongs and got stuck briefly.

Cage Info:Cage Type - Open air repti breeze 18x20x18
Lighting - lighting reptisun uvb 18" 5.0 and reptisun 75 watt basking bulb 6 inches from nearest branch. Lights on from sun up to sun down.
Temperature -88 degrees basking any warmer he gapes, 75-80 normal cage temp bottom of cage never lower then 65 I have thermometers
Humidity - humidity gauge 70-80 I have boards to keep heat in.
Plants - schefflra umbrella plant small
Placement - cage on a table in the corner of my room I block off vents and I have a lol vine bridge to my window he likes to go to my window but i always keep them closed
Location - middle of wisconsin its been high 80s lately

Current Problem - he sometimes misses his crickets I think its his tongue :( but I al going to improve vitamin a supplementation
 
If I feed him by hand an inch or so away he can reach or he will just bite, is that okay? Till he heals?
 
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