I posted this in a thread and wanted to keep it for future reference!
You can tell if your cham is drinking enough by the colour of the urates (white part of the poop). If it is white it means the animal is well hydrated. A small amount of yellow in the urate is ok. A very dark yellow or orange urate is a bad sign - they are very dehydrated. But, having said that, my adult male only poops every two weeks or so and the urate that has been in his body since the last poop can be quite orange, but the bit that comes out last is always white, as it should be. The longer the urate is in the body, the more water gets absorbed from it too, thus adding to the orange coloration. I also see my boy drink each time I mist and also from his dripper, so I know that he is drinking and the colour of his urate is down to the length of time it is retained in his body! I wish he would poop more often, just for peace of mind!
You can tell if your cham is drinking enough by the colour of the urates (white part of the poop). If it is white it means the animal is well hydrated. A small amount of yellow in the urate is ok. A very dark yellow or orange urate is a bad sign - they are very dehydrated. But, having said that, my adult male only poops every two weeks or so and the urate that has been in his body since the last poop can be quite orange, but the bit that comes out last is always white, as it should be. The longer the urate is in the body, the more water gets absorbed from it too, thus adding to the orange coloration. I also see my boy drink each time I mist and also from his dripper, so I know that he is drinking and the colour of his urate is down to the length of time it is retained in his body! I wish he would poop more often, just for peace of mind!
