The tongue is stored on the hyoid spike/horn…so even when the tongue is lost, there is still the spike to stick out….you can see the part of the tongue/spike in the photo in this site…
http://reptilis.net/lacertilia/chamaeleonidae/tongue.html
One more…...
If they are fungus gnats maybe some of these things will help..
https://themosquitocompany.co.uk/blogs/news/home-remedies-for-fungus-gnat-infestations
Just be sure that whatever you use won’t be toxic to the chameleons if ingested by either them or the insects they will eat free range in the...
I wanted to be able to hibernate/brumate them properly back then but I couldn’t find a way to do it in my house safely. I’m reasonably sure I didn’t get eggs the third season because I couldn’t cool them for the winter months at that time.
As @Sonny13 said, the tongue is retracted completely in an opening near the front of the mouth, on the floor of the mouth…so he hopefully isn’t missing his tongue.
You can see just the tip of the tongue peeking out of the hole in this photo…...
I figure that the sitting in the dishes was their attempt to find a place to hibernate/brumate…I'm not sure why they drank out of the dishes other than they were taking advantage of available resources in a nit so natural environment. All but one of them was with me for 5 years or so…and all...
My Chamaeleo chamaeleons would drink from the water dishes I used back in the early 90’s before everyone started saying chameleons don’t drink from dishes. More amazing than that they would curl up in the dishes and sit there when the dishes were empty…in the fall as the temperatures dropped.
Cage Type - combo 2ft by 4ft
Lighting - I use a reptisun uvb light and a heater UVB ..long linear type? Heat bulb …what type?
Temperature - 85 degrees top and 70 bottom I have 2 temperature and humidity thermometers, one by the top and one by the bottom
Humidity - We mist ourselves and keep it...
I’m not a vet and can only tell you what I think…please be aware of that.
He needs to see a good chameleon vet asap IMHO. His vent looks like there is some issue with it…maybe infection.
Your husbandry needs some changes asap…especially supplements, gutloading, feeding. More on that later if...