Hi i am new to this site i just registred now. I was wondering if anyone can help me. when i feed my chameleon i put the food in the tank an she has to get right up to the food to eat it she not fireng her tongue out very far only about 2 inches and it only started yesterday i was wondering if any 1 know why

thanks

greg

what kind of chamelion do you have? my female veild dose the same thing when she can get to it witch seems to be all the time but i have seen her take some long shots in her time my blue bar is lazy and shoots far for everything he can

You're going to need to provide more details about your setup, feeding and supplementation regimens, and the history of the chameleon.

When you say that she has to go right up to the insect to get it: does she shoot from a further distance and miss, or have a weak/limp tongue?
It could well be that it is a deficiency of some sort (either calcium or other micro-nutrient) or lack of UVB exposure.

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This information might be enough to allow some of the experienced keepers on here help you with your current problem.
And posting some pictures would be very helpful as well.

i dnt no how to post images but i made my set up myself it is 4 ft tall 3ft wide an 2ft deep so it is fairly large on the top it is completley coverd in mesh ant he sides are perspex top to botton and the front is glass sliding doors. i feed her every day give her 5-6 locusts dusted every other day with nutro bal i give her the odd waxworm every other day and she sometimes has meal worms but very rerely. i have never had any problems with her she is yemen chameleon about 17 months old. she got burnt at 1 time and is healing very good bin takeing her to the vet every month to check she is ok and he sez she is doing well and gettin better and she has no problems.

In my set up i have bark as the substrate i have a large real fiscus plant and a medium umbrella plant and some other fake ones stuck on the sides.i have a 100w sunglow bulb which keeps the tempratue nicely at about 30-32 celcius. i have a uvb light in there it is the repti glo 5.0

she just started going right up to them an her tongue only comes out about 2 inch but wen she tries from a distance she somtimes misses but its not weak it seems strong an like she just cant be boverd fireing from a distance


thanks

I would get rid of the substrate,no substrate is the best substrate Could it be that she ate some?

ok then al get rid of it then so what should i replace it with paper. no i dnt fink she ate some of it becase ive been keeping a close eye on her

Paper towels in the bottom of your cage works really well. It absorbs water quickly and efficiently and is easily replaced when your cage needs cleaning. I clean my cages 2-3x/week depending.

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1.3 veileds and 72 eggs

ok then thats great av sorted her out now got paper towels in the bottom anybody have any idea of a few real plants you can put in its a veiled cham i already got fiscus an umbrella

I only use ficus and umbrella in my cages. Hibiscus are great plants to use. I have a couple Hibiscus plants outside for them to bask.

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2.2 F. Lat. Lateralis, 4.3 F. Pardalis, 1.1 jacksonii xanth, 1.0 Veiled, 1.0 Rieppeleon brev., 0.0.1 Melleri, 41 Pumpkin eggs

ok then thanks al get some more then